CKS announces Windows NT strategy for MyNet single sign-on solution.PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1997-- MyNet NT Critical Component to Enterprise-Wide NT Solution In a move that will strengthen CKS CKS Checks CKS Center for Korean Studies (UC Berkeley) CKS Center for Knowledge Societies CKS Carajas, Para, Brazil - International / Brasilia Brazil (Airport Code) CKS Crankshaft Sensor dominant presence in the 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. market, the Company announced today its Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. solution strategy. This strategy will include significant enhancements to the Company's MyNet solution, most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially client/server functionality in NT environments. CKS will be the first company to provide a complete SSO See single sign-on and CSO. SSO - single sign-on solution for NT environments, including NT client workstations, NT servers and NT authentication services. At the recently completed Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. NT Enterprise Conference, CKS previewed the MyNet NT solution for conference attendees and Gartner analysts. For the attendees, primarily from Fortune 500 companies, MyNet NT will provide the scalability and flexibility to work with enterprise networks and other heterogeneous environments with NT. Users with a single secured logon in an NT-centered network can easily interconnect with OS/390 mainframes, UNIX servers, legacy servers and workstations and Intel-based computers. "CKS MyNet is expanding its single sign-on reach into the specific solutions required by the world's largest companies," said Jeff Carr, president and chief executive officer of CKS. "With over 14 years as the dominant provider of single sign-on solutions, we are one of the only companies in a position to deliver an NT-based single sign-on solution." "Third-party vendors, consultants, and customers are letting us know that CKS MyNet and our Windows NT strategy is the right solution at the right time, and a boost to make Windows NT a 'prime time' server for enterprise networks," said Lloyd Tanaka, Director of Marketing, CKS. "Its flexibility and scalability make it attractive to enterprises as they expand their Windows NT networks." CKS will launch an intelligent and secure Windows NT Authentication Server A device used in network access control. It stores the usernames and passwords that identify the clients logging in, or it may hold the algorithms for token access (see authentication token). later this year which will have complete 'plug and play' integration with current MyNet 2.2 customers using OS/390 authentication services. Further details will be released in August prior to the Windows NT Intranet Conference. -- Pricing and Availability -- In addition to Microsoft Windows NT Client and Server, MyNet supports Microsoft Windows 95 and 3.x, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) OS/2, and DOS clients and Novell NetWare 3x and 4x and IBM OS Warp Server. Oracle, Sybase, Lotus Notes, Netscape Commerce Server and SEOS SEOS School of Earth and Ocean Sciences (University of Victoria, BC, Canada) SEOS Synchronous Earth Observatory Satellite SEOS SIGINT/EW Operator Simulator are among the packaged SSO agent connections. The current version available is MyNet 2.2. The minimum installation requirement for MyNet is 250 users. User-based price ranges between $35 and $200 with discounting available for large installations. Founded in 1983, CKS is a worldwide supplier of single sign-on solutions. The Company's focus is on providing industry-leading enterprise productivity, security and administration software in large-scale, heterogeneous, corporate computing environments. CKS primary product is MyNet, a universal, secure SSO product. By offering this technology, in combination with strategic partnerships to leading companies, CKS has developed a user base exceeding 2,000 installations in over a dozen countries. be contacted at 1-800-321-9004. The Company's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters are located at: 11 Parkway Center, Suite 390, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. -0- All product names are the trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: CKS NA Sterling Hager,Inc. Lloyd Tanaka JeanneMacMillan 800-321-9004 617-259-1400 ext.340 ldt@cksna.com jeanne@sterlinghager.com |
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