Clalit Health Services Selects Imprivata OneSign Single Sign-On.LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Imprivata([R]), Inc., the enterprise 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. and access management appliance company, today announced that Clalit Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract will implement Imprivata OneSign([TM]) 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. (SSO See single sign-on and CSO. SSO - single sign-on ) throughout its management center, hospitals and clinics. Clalit Health Services is the world's second largest health organization and the largest civil organization in Israel, with 32,000 employees. Imprivata OneSign SSO will enable users to authenticate to the corporate network just once and will automatically take care of all subsequent logons to different applications, including Web, Win32 and legacy applications. Clalit's single sign-on project, which is the largest single sign-on project ever done in Israel and is amongst the largest worldwide, will be implemented by SmartSoft, Imprivata's distributor in Israel. Imprivata's appliance-based technology will enable Clalit to implement the solution without impacting the IT infrastructure, extending the Active Directory schema or making changes to applications. Clalit's hospitals will also use the Shared Workstation (Kiosk) functionality (in situations such as nurse workstations) to enable fast user switching Fast user switching is a feature on some modern multi-user operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu and Fedora.[1] It allows users to switch between user accounts on a single PC without quitting applications and logging out. by eliminating the lengthy logoff See logout. and logon See login. 1. (jargon) logon - login. 2. (networking) logon - In ACF/VTAM, an unformatted session-initiation request for a session between two logical units. processes. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Clalit CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Yechie Gepner, Imprivata OneSign SSO will help Clalit improve security while reducing the number of help desk calls and time spent by its users on password issues. "The single sign-on system will increase Clalit's data security while improving user productivity and ease-of-use," said Gepner. "User attention to data security is very important to us and we invest great efforts in fostering this kind of awareness. Therefore, we see great value in data security systems that simplify users' work and improve their experience." SmartSoft's Managing Director, Yoav Hornik, added that "the larger the organization is in terms of user quantity and complexity of applications and infrastructures, the larger the password problem becomes. By using a single sign-on system, an organization as large as Clalit will save significant amounts of money and shorten business processes while greatly improving security levels and easing users' lives." About Clalit Health Services Clalit Health Services is Israel's largest and most advanced health organization, providing health services to over 3.8 million customers. It consists of 14 hospitals, over 1300 clinics, 400 pharmacies, hundreds of labs and 32,000 employees. It is also recognized as the world's second largest health organization. About SmartSoft SmartSoft (Israel) Ltd., a qualified Imprivata iPartner since 2005, covers the Israeli territory. It was recently named one of Imprivata's best iPartners for its achievements in 2006, bringing Imprivata to the top position in regional single sign-on sales with 40,000 licenses sold--more than all competitors put together. SmartSoft has full Imprivata OneSign sales and technical training and certification. About Imprivata Imprivata is the enterprise authentication and access management appliance company delivering OneSign--an easy, smart and affordable appliance for securing networks, applications and building/IT access. The OneSign appliance includes OneSign Authentication Management, which increases network security by replacing Windows passwords with strong authentication options; OneSign Single Sign-On, which quickly and effectively solves password management, security and user access issues; and OneSign Physical/Logical, which integrates building and network access systems to enable location-based authentication. Based in Lexington, Mass., the company is privately-held with venture funding from Polaris Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices located in Boston, Silicon Valley, Geneva, and Shanghai. Since its inception in 1988, the firm has invested in more than 180 early and growth stage companies and taken a sector-focused approach to investing in and General Catalyst Partners and its solution is distributed through an established worldwide network of channel, ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. and technology partners. For more information, please visit www.imprivata.com. Imprivata is a registered trademark of Imprivata, Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other product or company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. |
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