Access360 Unveils Global Channel Program with Announcement of New Partners; PricewaterhouseCoopers, Unisys, SolNet and Adsotech Speak to Value of Program.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001

Access360, a leading provider of policy-based provisioning solutions, today announced the launch of its global channel program, Fusion360. The Fusion360 program provides leading channel, integration and technology companies with the tools and resources needed to add policy-based provisioning to their product solution set. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Unisys, SolNet, and Adsotech were also announced today as the newest partners to join the Fusion360 program.

Businesses today need a security ecosystem of meta-directory, Web authentication, single-sign-on (SSO), and policy-based provisioning to satisfy their enterprise infrastructure requirements. Resellers and system integrators will find the Fusion360 program provides everything they need to add Access360's enRole software to their portfolio, completing the security ecosystem.

Access360's award winning enRole provisioning solution automates the process of granting employees, contractors and business partners with access rights to the resources they need-whether inside or outside the corporate firewall-while ensuring policy, privacy and security. EnRole consists of an enterprise server and a collection of over 70 software agents that interface with managed enterprise resources such as applications and databases to add, delete, suspend, resume, modify, audit and reconcile access rights.

"PwC is very pleased to have joined the Fusion360 program. By partnering with Access360, we can provide our customers with an e-business infrastructure to meet today's ever changing demands for provisioning access rights across the extended enterprise," said Gary Loveland, partner, global risk management solutions, PwC.

"Access360 is solving an extremely important issue faced by today's enterprise companies. The solution is easy to use and they have the broadest and deepest range of software agents. As a value-added reseller and a global systems integrator, we believe that Access360's policy-based provisioning solution is a high priority for our customers," said Sunil Misra, managing principal, worldwide e-Business security, Unisys Corporation.

"This program has everything we need to provide an end-to-end independent solution. Access360 provides a single technology that allows partners to add their own value in services and implementation without having to learn multiple technologies. This is important as it keeps the solution simple while addressing customer requirements," said Paul Muller, managing director, SolNet.

"Access360 understands the cultural differences that every market faces. Our global customers have needs that vary geographically. Now we have an advantage to addressing those needs as a reseller within this global program," said Christer Makela, managing director, Adsotech.

The program offers a broad set of sales, marketing, technical, training and certification programs that enable organizations worldwide to resell Access360 products and provide consulting and integration services. Benefits to members of the program include the ability to purchase discounted Access360 software, co-op marketing funds, demand generation programs, 24/7 technical support, access to the Fusion360 extranet, customized go-to-market plans and more.

"The Fusion360 program exemplifies our commitment to providing our partners with the tools and information needed to make them successful and self-sufficient," said Yuri Pikover, CEO, Access360. "We're pleased that this program already has substance from the solutions being delivered to customers today. To expand the program further, we're looking for select organizations that understand the importance of interoperability and identify with the needs of policy-based provisioning in virtualizing an enterprise."

Fusion360 is now openly recruiting qualified resellers and integrators to the program. Organizations interested in joining the Fusion360 program are invited to submit a partner application located at http://www.access360.com/partners3.html.

About Access360

Access360 (www.access360.com) provides policy-based provisioning solutions that automate the process of granting employees, contractors and business partners with access rights to the resources they need, whether inside or outside the corporate firewall. The company's flagship offerings, enRole and Access360.net powered by VeriSign, ensure the right people have access to the right resources while maintaining corporate policies, individual privacy and security. Access360, headquartered in Irvine, Calif. U.S.A., has offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia and is a privately held company with leading international investors, including Crosspoint Venture Partners, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Inc., Pivotal Asset Management, Oracle Corporation and VeriSign, Inc. Customers include national and global corporations such as BP p.l.c., E-TRADE, OppenheimerFunds, Overseas Union Bank and Sony Electronics.

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