Broadcom Corporation Partners with RSA Security to Extend Ubiquitous RSA SecurID(R) Authentication

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Broadcom Corporation Partners with RSA Security to Extend Ubiquitous RSA SecurID(R) Authentication
  Broadcom Joins RSA SecurID Ready for Authenticators Program; RSA SecurID
 Technology to be Embedded within New Broadcom(R) BCM5890 Secure Processor

    BEDFORD, Mass., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA Security (Nasdaq:
RSAS) today announced that Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global
leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, has joined
the RSA SecurID Ready for Authenticators program -- an extension of the
trusted RSA Secured(R) Partner Program. As part of this, Broadcom plans to
license RSA SecurID technology for integration within the new Broadcom(R)
BCM5890 secure processor.
    Launched today, Broadcom's BCM5890 is a secure silicon processor with
integrated radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. By embedding
RSA SecurID technology within the BCM5890 secure processor, Broadcom will
enable its customers to leverage native support for one-time passcodes
(OTPs).
    "Broadcom's customers are continually under pressure to deliver
solutions to the enterprise that solve real IT problems," said Joseph
Wallace, Senior Director for Broadcom's Security Line of Business. "By
embedding RSA SecurID technology into the BCM5890, Broadcom would enable
unique and substantially more effective solutions to businesses trying to
protect identities and information."
    Launched in February 2006, the RSA SecurID Ready for Authenticators
program supports RSA Security's effort to foster ubiquitous stronger
authentication. The program enables partners, such as Broadcom, to
transform their own solutions into platforms for stronger authentication by
embedding the RSA SecurID algorithm. By doing so, RSA Security and its
partners can offer enterprises greatly expanded options for delivering
stronger authentication to employees, customers and partners. In addition,
these partnerships can present cost-savings opportunities as enterprises
can leverage a single device (e.g., hardware built around the BCM5890
secure processor) to support additional capabilities.
    "As businesses manage increasingly sophisticated security threats,
there is a growing recognition of the need to strongly protect identities
and information. However, these new threats have completely reshaped the IT
security landscape -- customers understand that one-size-fits-all is not
sufficient, and demand flexible, cost-effective technology options," said
John Worrall, senior vice president of marketing at RSA Security. "In our
partnership with Broadcom, we will work to address this market reality by
offering an integrated solution, which will help enterprises balance
convenience, security and costs when deploying stronger authentication."
    About RSA Security Inc.
    RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and
digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the
Internet, the Company leads the way in strong authentication, encryption
and anti-fraud protection, bringing trust to millions of user identities
and the transactions that they perform. RSA Security's portfolio of
award-winning identity & access management solutions helps businesses to
establish who's who online -- and what they can do.
    With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity,
leadership and proven technologies, we serve more than 20,000 customers --
including financial institutions representing hundreds of millions of
consumers around the globe -- and interoperate with over 1,000 technology
and integration partners. For more information, please visit
http://www.rsasecurity.com
    RSA Security and SecurID are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other
products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective
companies. Broadcom(R), the pulse logo, Connecting everything(R), and the
Connecting everything logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation
and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or
the EU.
    For more information:
    Kelli Gail                               Dave Howell
    OutCast Communications                   RSA Security Inc.
    (646) 442-3772                           (781) 515-6303
    rsa@outcastpr.com                        dhowell@rsasecurity.com
SOURCE RSA Security Inc.
http://www.rsasecurity.com/
CONTACT:
Dave Howell of RSA Security Inc.,
+1-781-515-6303, dhowell@rsasecurity.com; or Kelli Gail of
OutCast Communications, +1-646-442-3772, rsa@outcastpr.com