Combination of Next-Generation Architectures Provides Enterprises with First
Noninvasive Enterprise Identity Management Solution
GARTNER SYMPOSIUM/ITxpo, ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Waveset
Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of secure identity management
solutions, and OpenNetwork Technologies, a leader in Web identity and access
management security solutions, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver
an integrated identity and access management solution to global enterprises,
public sector and healthcare organizations worldwide. Through the alliance,
OpenNetwork and Waveset are offering an integrated solution that will enable
enterprises to extend access and identity management to thousands of
employees, customers, partners, suppliers and contractors across Web and
legacy systems.
With this combined solution, featuring Waveset Lighthouse and
DirectorySmart by OpenNetwork, security managers struggling with the
challenges of managing identities and access privileges across the enterprise
can, for the first time, leverage a seamless management solution without
redundant infrastructure and excessive management overhead to speed ROI. This
unified identity management solution provides Web access management, automated
user provisioning, self-service, delegated administration, auditing and
reporting from a single management console. DirectorySmart by OpenNetwork,
which secures growing online user communities access to Web applications and
resources, in combination with Waveset Lighthouse, which offers a unique,
agent-less approach to enterprise identity management and provisioning, allows
enterprises to rapidly gain control of their user populations, manage them
securely, and increase operational efficiencies.
"Due to complex integration and redundant architectural components, prior
market offerings of this nature often experience real deployment issues that
consume any potential investment returns," said Michael D'Eath, vice president
of business development at Waveset. "The Waveset and OpenNetwork solution is
highly noninvasive, with an architecture that eliminates hard-to-install
components, speeds deployment, and maximizes operational efficiency to secure
appropriate access privileges throughout enterprise user communities."
"This alliance between OpenNetwork and Waveset allows enterprises to
quickly realize the benefits of a unified end-to-end security management
solution that supports the entire infrastructure from e-business to inside the
enterprise," said Adrien Ransom, vice president of marketing and alliances at
OpenNetwork. "This combination is a huge win for customers seeking to improve
both the security of system access and the quality of service provided to the
employees, customers and partners that need access to a variety of enterprise
systems to conduct business."
Availability
The combined DirectorySmart by OpenNetwork and Waveset Lighthouse solution
is available immediately. For more information please visit
http://www.waveset.com, http://www.opennetwork.com, or contact your local
Waveset or OpenNetwork sales office. For more information on partnership
opportunities with Waveset please visit http://www.waveset.com/Partners/index.html.
For more information on partnership opportunities with OpenNetwork please
visit http://www.opennetwork.com/alliances/.
About OpenNetwork Technologies
OpenNetwork is a global provider of directory-enabled Web identity
management and access management security software for bridging the security
gap between .NET and J2EE Web Services. The company's flagship product,
DirectorySmart(R), enables businesses to secure and manage millions of users'
access to confidential information and multiple applications over the Web
regardless of platform or domain. DirectorySmart is the first and only pure
directory-based security product that leverages an LDAP directory as the
central trusted identity store for both user and policy information for e-
business. This streamlined and flexible security approach enables companies
to fully take advantage of the power of directory technology and quickly bring
their e-business initiatives to market securely and easily to manage, scale
and support millions of users with the least impact to their organization
while providing the highest return on investment.
Headquartered in Clearwater, Fla., OpenNetwork has offices across the
United States and in Europe and partners with leading technology companies,
including Microsoft, BEA, IBM and Plumtree. For more information about
OpenNetwork and DirectorySmart, visit http://www.opennetwork.com, send an e-mail to
info@opennetwork.com or call (877) 561-9500.
About Waveset Technologies, Inc.
Waveset Technologies, Inc. is a provider of identity management software
that enables the secure control of business initiatives across enterprise,
intranet and extranet environments. Waveset's unique, non-invasive approach
delivers rapid ROI while ensuring that customers' mission-critical information
assets are protected. Founded by former executives from IBM, BMC, Microsoft
and Novell, Waveset counts industry leaders such as GMAC Financial Services,
Kraft Foods, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, American Red Cross,
ProBusiness Services, Inc. and numerous other Fortune 500 companies among its
customers. Waveset is funded by Lightspeed Ventures Partners, Austin
Ventures, Origin Partners, Silverton Partners, AV Labs, and other private
investors. For more information, please visit: http://www.waveset.com.
Waveset and the Waveset logo are trademarks of Waveset Technologies, Inc.
All other company and product names may be trademarks, registered trademarks,
or service marks of the company with which they are associated.
Contacts:
Waveset Technologies, Inc.
Heidi Johnson, 512-338-1818 ext 154, heidi.johnson@waveset.com
Lois Paul and Partners for Waveset
Melanie Lima, 781-782-5781, melanie_lima@lpp.com
OpenNetwork Technologies
Candice Crain, 877-561-9500 ext 208, ccrain@opennetwork.com
SOURCE Waveset Technologies, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Heidi Johnson of Waveset Technologies, Inc.,
+1-512-338-1818 ext. 154, heidi.johnson@waveset.com; or Melanie
Lima of Lois Paul and Partners for Waveset, +1-781-782-5781,
melanie_lima@lpp.com; or Candice Crain of OpenNetwork
Technologies, +1-877-561-9500 ext. 208, ccrain@opennetwork.com
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