ClearTrust SecureControl 4.5 Unifies Web Access to Windows 2000 and Java-Based Applications.Business/Technology Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2000 Securant Delivers Seamless User Experience Across Leading eCommerce Platforms; Adds Web-Based User Administration Securant Technologies, the access management company that secures eBusiness, today announced version 4.5 of its award-winning ClearTrust SecureControl(TM) user access management system. This major new release enables enterprises to centrally secure and rapidly deploy revenue-generating eBusiness applications hosted on the Windows 2000 operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , and Java-based application servers. By providing native integration with these leading eCommerce platforms, ClearTrust SecureControl 4.5 allows enterprises to dynamically manage user access permissions for Web applications based on any or all of these operating environments - from one console or delegated hierarchy of consoles. ClearTrust SecureControl 4.5 also allows enterprises to monitor Web user activity within these platforms to prevent fraud and application misuse. In addition, ClearTrust SecureControl 4.5 now includes a Web interface that allows remote administrators to manage user accounts from a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. without installing any Securant software on their workstation. "As enterprises deploy new Web applications and Web-enable back-end legacy systems to conduct e-business, a unified security program that deters fraudulent e-business transactions is of high importance, yet scarce IT resources often make that impossible," said Tony Bailey, Director, Enterprise Management Associates. "ClearTrust SecureControl provides a centralized way to manage Web security across multiple operating platforms - allowing enterprises to manage access and transactions with existing personnel." Native Support for Windows 2000 With the availability of ClearTrust SecureControl 4.5, Securant is shipping the first Web access management system that runs natively on the Windows 2000 operating system and provides out-of-the-box integration with the Active Directory. For enterprises with Windows 2000 eBusiness infrastructures, ClearTrust SecureControl centralizes access management for all Windows-based Web resources to tighten security and reduce administration costs and workloads. ClearTrust SecureControl also leverages user account information already contained in the Active Directory to make dynamic access control decisions. Centralized Security for Java-Based Application Servers To accelerate time to market for new Java-based eBusiness systems and eliminate the need to develop built-in security for each application and component, ClearTrust SecureControl 4.5 provides plug-in modules for Enterprise Java Bean See JavaBeans. (EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) A software component in Sun's J2EE platform, which provides a pure Java environment for developing and running distributed applications. EJBs are written as software modules that contain the business logic of the application. )-based application servers. This capability enables enterprises to centrally manage, from ClearTrust SecureControl, the security policies that govern user access permissions for all their EJB applications. As new applications are developed and deployed they can be "snapped" into and immediately protected by ClearTrust SecureControl. This allows EJB applications to tap ClearTrust SecureControl's comprehensive application level 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 including authentication, authorization, access control, 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. , delegated administration Delegated administration describes the decentralization of role-based-access-control systems. Many enterprises use a centralized model of access control. For large organizations, this model scales poorly and IT teams become burdened with menial role-change requests. , application-level threat detection, policy assessment, and auditing. ClearTrust SecureControl will initially provide application server plug-ins for BEA WebLogic A software suite from BEA Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (www.beasys.com) that is used to deploy Web and SOA applications. The core product is BEA WebLogic Server, a J2EE application server. (R), and will soon follow with support for 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) WebSphere, iPlanet Application Server See Sun Java System Application Server. , and Art Technology Group (ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant ) Dynamo. "Most enterprises and service providers rely on a heterogeneous mix of technologies to conduct eBusiness with their customers, partners, and suppliers - each of which must be managed separately" said Eric Olden old·en adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient: olden days. [Middle English : old, old; see old + -en, adj. , Chief Technology Officer, Securant Technologies. "By providing native and seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with Windows 2000 and Java-based applications, ClearTrust SecureControl eliminates the need to build, deploy and manage multiple security systems for each of these platforms - while significantly reducing both operational and administration costs." Web-Based User Administration To help enterprises simplify the delegation of time-consuming user administration workloads within a company to departments and divisions, and externally to Extranet partners and customers, ClearTrust SecureControl 4.5 now includes a Web-based interface for user account management. This capability allows authorized remote administrators to manage their user accounts - add, delete, modify, etc. - in the ClearTrust SecureControl system from a standard Web browser without installing any Securant software on their workstation. Pricing and Availability ClearTrust SecureControl 4.5 will be available this month from Securant Technologies and its business partners worldwide. Pricing starts at $20 per user. About Securant Technologies Securant Technologies, the access management company that secures eBusiness, is a leading developer of Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. software that provides a secure infrastructure for controlling user access to Web-based resources including applications, content and transactions. The company's flagship product, ClearTrust SecureControl, uses business rules to centralize, unify and automate every facet of access management including user authentication, authorization, access control, single sign-on, delegated administration, application-level threat detection, policy assessment, and auditing. Securant customers include Merrill Lynch, Baker Street, Chase Hambrecht & Quist, Lehman Brothers, MarketFusion, Experian, Scientific Atlanta and Thomson Financial Thomson Financial A major provider of information, analytical tools, and consulting services to the financial community. The firm, a division of Thomson Corporation, is best known to investors for its First Call segment, which publishes consensus earnings . The company's partners include Access 360, Baltimore Technologies, BEA Systems, Inc., Check Point Software Technologies, Entrust Technologies, Epicentric, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, iPlanet, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, RSA Security, SiteLite, Sun Microsystems, Sybase, and VeriSign. Securant is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco. To contact Securant call 415.315.1500, visit us on the Web at http://www.securant.com, or write to info@securant.com. Unified Access Management, ClearTrust, ClearTrust SecureControl, ClearTrust Virtual Business Units and SpeedSecure are trademarks of Securant Technologies Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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