Applied Identity Introduces Identisphere Unified Access Policy Management at RSA Conference 2007.

New Identisphere[TM] Solutions Suite to Add Directory Virtualization and Unified Policy Management to AI's Identity-Driven Access Control Product Line

SAN FRANCISCO -- Applied Identity, a developer of identity-driven access control solutions, today announced that it is introducing a new product suite called Identisphere[TM]. Extending the company's identity-driven offerings and expertise, the Identisphere hardware and software combination solutions suite offers unified policy access management functionality that provides organizations with a seamless solution for both managing multiple & disparate directories, and for developing and managing fine-grained user policy.

Identisphere enhances the access control capabilities of companies currently using Applied Identity's existing Identiforce appliance, while also providing all organizations with a new, relatively low impact and quick-to-deploy alternative to meta-directories and localized policy development -- at significantly lower cost, without an infrastructure overhaul. Moreover, by uniquely combining a robust directory virtualization offering with ability to create a unified, more efficient access policy, Identisphere provides organizations with a more extensible and flexible solution for their directory management needs that also ties into longer term identity management initiatives.

The Identisphere suite is comprised of two products -- a directory virtualization offering and policy lifecycle management software. The product line is currently in early deployment with several companies and general availability is expected in late Q1 2007. In December 2006, Applied Identity was selected by a U.S. organization with over 120,000 employees to deploy Identisphere.

"We developed Identisphere to meet the need of our IT and Network Security customers for bridging the gaps between network security enforcement and policy development," said Jon Shalowitz, Vice President of Products and Business Development for Applied Identity. "Particularly in a time of expanding perimeters, Identisphere provides companies with a solution for two pressing issues -- the need to consolidate multiple and disparate directories, and the need to facilitate policy development and its ongoing management. Applied Identity allows organizations to normalize identities across the enterprise and streamline policy creation."

"The addition of Identisphere to our existing Identiforce product represents the realization of Applied Identity's vision for building a complete identity-driven access control and policy management offering," said Brian Nugent, President & CEO of Applied Identity. "By enabling organizations to gain better understanding and control of their directories, and to track and control activity in real-time, by individual user, Applied Identity is paving the way for increased functionality across the extended enterprise -- secured by fine-grained, identity-driven solutions. It is our deep conviction that good security solutions don't lock down the network -- they open them up to greater possibilities."

The combined Identiforce and Identisphere product lines give Applied Identity the unique ability to:

* Combine directory virtualization with network access control; and

* Consolidate identity and policy management within the directory;

* Enable turnkey policy life cycle management;

* Record digital fingerprints of network resource access events.

Applied Identity will be discussing its Identisphere vision and forthcoming product offering at three separate expo hall locations at RSA Conference 2007 from February 6-8 in San Francisco, California: Applied Identity Booth #218, Microsoft Network Access Protection Partner Pavilion #2325, and the RSA Partner Pavilion #1324. To learn more about Applied Identity's presence at RSA, visit www.appliedidentity.com/RSAConference2007.

To learn more about Applied Identity's Identiforce and Identisphere solutions, visit www.appliedidentity.com/products.

About Applied Identity

Applied Identity reduces the cost and complexity of ensuring that only the right people have access to the right resources on the network. The company provides identity-driven network access control and policy management solutions that integrate with an organization's existing identity management and security infrastructure. Applied Identity's Identiforce(TM) and Identisphere(TM) solutions enable and enforce user-level privileges within the network, help to simplify and consolidate policy development, and provide for the detailed auditing of user network activity for risk management forensics and compliance. The company's solutions are used by organizations to protect their intellectual property and other high value corporate assets, to mitigate insider threats, to control guest worker access, to achieve secure network segmentation, and to facilitate internal auditing needs for compliance with regulations such as NASD 3010/3012, HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), SAS-70, J-SOX, PCI, and the EU Market Abuse Directive. For more information, visit www.appliedidentity.com.

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