AXENT and ActivCard Enhance Strategic Relationship With Integrated Solutions to Securely Manage e-Business Applications.Business/Technology Editors ROCKVILLE, Md. and FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2000 Partnership Provides Customers with Flexible and Versatile Authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. Technology AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AXNT), one of the world's leading e-security solutions providers for e-business, who recently entered into a definitive agreement with Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ) to be acquired, and ActivCard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACTI ACTI Advanced Cleanup Technologies, Inc (Rancho Dominguez, CA) ACTI Advanced Computational Technology Initiative ACTI Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation ACTI Aircrew Coordination Training Instructor ), a leader in digital identity and electronic certification technology, today announced plans to expand their long-term relationship to provide customers with flexible and versatile authentication through the use of smart card technology. With password hacking tools readily available for free on the Internet, password-protected resources are more vulnerable than ever. Traditional authentication methods, such as username, and static password A static password is a password that does not change, or is rarely altered. Static passwords are also called weak authentication. Example Your password to access your computer is by default a static password. pair, do not provide the level of security needed for today's Internet-dependent environments. The combination of Defender 4.0 and ActivCard(R) provides the highly secure authentication See authentication token and SecurID card. required, helping to ensure that only authorized users can gain access to corporate networks. Since 1997, AXENT(R) and ActivCard have partnered to bring customers the very best in two-factor authentication The use of two independent mechanisms for authentication; for example, requiring a smart card and a password. The combination is less likely to allow abuse than either component alone. See authentication. , using state-of-the-art handheld synchronous tokens. Now, by combining the strengths of AXENT's Defender(TM) 4.0 two-factor authentication software, ActivCard Gold(TM) software, and smart card technology into Defender SmartCard Gold, customers will have an integrated and convenient solution to a wide range of security issues facing many e-business customers. "AXENT is pleased to broaden the scope of our partnership with ActivCard," said Ann Marie Beasley, director of product management at AXENT. "Using Defender SmartCard Gold, customers are now armed with two-factor authentication and powerful desktop/LAN security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the . The combination of these two technologies provides a synergistic and powerful security solution." By incorporating support for ActivCard's Gold software, Defender customers immediately receive all of the additional benefits offered by ActivCard software including public key infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ) key generation, certificate downloads (including support for Baltimore(TM), Entrust(TM), and Verisign(R)), and the storage of static passwords on the card. Additionally, the Defender SmartCard Gold includes many desktop utilities to enhance the use of the smart card. "This relationship ensures that Defender customers will have the best authentication tools and technologies available on the market," said Tom Arthur, senior vice president of worldwide sales and business development for ActivCard. "Our combined solution enables customers to enhance their e-business initiatives, be competitive in the new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. economy and be confident that their e-business environment is secure." In addition to the planned joint development of products, the expanded partnership will allow all parties to leverage each company's sales and marketing organizations. AXENT and ActivCard, Inc. will also cooperate on joint business opportunities and cross selling into their respective customer bases. About ActivCard, Inc. ActivCard S.A., a leader in digital identity and electronic certification technology, delivers core components required to enable next generation e-business communication and transactions. ActivCard's technology suite offers the ease-of-use of an ATM transaction with a security level better than a face-to-face meeting. ActivCard's solutions, in conjunction with the applications support for public key based data confidentiality and integrity, allow individuals and businesses to perform secure online transactions over the Internet. Today, more than 1.5 million people use ActivCard products for secure Internet banking, Web access and remote access to corporate networks. ActivCard's operational headquarters is in Fremont, California For the unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, see . Fremont (IPA: /ˈfriːmɒnt/) is a city in California that was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: , with global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. in France, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Singapore and Japan. For more information call 800.529.9499, or visit www.activcard.com. About AXENT(R) AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize its customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets, as well as to facilitate Trust Level Management(TM) within its customers' environments. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) Methodology, combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the `right' level of trusted e-security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , authentication and authorization technology, virtual private networking, Web access and single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. for enterprises and e-businesses. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50, one-third of the Fortune e-50 and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com. Statements in this release concerning AXENT's future prospects are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of provisions of the Federal securities laws and involve risk and uncertainties. Those statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause anticipated future results not to be achieved or actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, (1) management's ability to manage growth, accurately forecast revenues and control expenses, (2) the highly competitive environment for AXENT's products and services and the consolidation of the information security industry, (3) the possibility of rapid technological advances and new product introductions in AXENT's market, (4) AXENT's ability to manage recent and potential acquisitions and (5) other factors identified under the caption "Certain Factors Affecting Future Performance" in the Company's Annual Report. The Company assumes no obligation to update or correct forward-looking statements due to events or changes after the date of this release. AXENT, AXENT Technologies, the AXENT logo, Defender, Trust Level Management, and Lifecycle Security are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. ActivCard and ActivCard Gold are trademarks or registered trademarks of ActivCard, Inc. VeriSign is a registered trademark exclusively licensed to VeriSign, Inc.; Baltimore is a trademark of Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies was an internet security firm founded in 1976 by Michael Purser. It was acquired in 1996 by a team financed by Dermot Desmond and led by Fran Rooney, who became CEO. , Inc.; and Entrust is a trademark of Entrust Technologies, Inc. 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