Courion Enhances PasswordCourier With Support For OS/400; IBM OS/400 Customers to Benefit from Industry's Leading Self-Service Password Reset and Synchronization Solution.Business/Technology Editors FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002 Courion(R) Corporation, the leading provider of self-service identity management solutions, today announced that PasswordCourier(R), Courion's industry-leading password management software, now supports 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) (R)'s OS/400(R). PasswordCourier's new Password Management Module (PMM PMM Purchase Money Mortgage PMM Project Management Methodology PMM Perpetual Motion Machine PMM Permanent Magnet Motor PMM Professional Murder Music (band) PMM Precision Measuring Machine PMM Power Management Mode ) for OS/400 enables information security organizations to enforce consistent password policies for OS/400-based systems and empowers users of this popular 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. to quickly and securely reset and synchronize their own passwords 24x7 without making costly calls to support centers. By supporting OS/400, the operating system that powers IBM's AS/400 and i-Series product lines, Courion continues to expand PasswordCourier's comprehensive list of supported systems, applications and Web portals. This product release also showcases Courion's ability to rapidly add support for any new application or platform to respond to customer demand. The new PMM for OS/400, developed to meet Courion's stringent technical standards, addresses requests by current PasswordCourier customers. Features include: - Lightweight, multi-threaded agents that run as applications on OS/400 systems. The agents are installed as product libraries on OS/400 systems and listen for valid requests in a non-privileged wait state - Use of SSL over TCP/IP to secure communications between the PasswordCourier server and OS/400 agents, so that passwords are never exposed in clear text - Configuration options that allow the SSL port number to be selected, as well as the subsystem and job queue where the agent runs - Combination of OS/400 API calls and Control Language commands that provide the greatest levels of security and flexibility - Option to allow or disallow password reset for administrative accounts - Ability to exclude profiles (e.g. all IBM-supplied profiles) and security administrators (e.g. profiles with *SECADM special authority) - Option to force password change on next user login - Message logs that capture each failed reset attempt, in addition to PasswordCourier's central auditing capabilities - Ability to print, view and purge message log and set tracing levels - Menu-driven agent configuration program with commands, displays and prompts familiar to OS/400 administrators - Context sensitive help on all menu options and commands assist with agent configuration and operation As with all platforms and applications supported by PasswordCourier, users can reset their OS/400 passwords from their Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
"Now that PasswordCourier is establishing itself as the standard for automated password management, we're getting many requests to expand our support for operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , applications and Web portals," said Brian Milas, chief technology officer, Courion. "PasswordCourier's open architecture, which features numerous callable Callable Applies mainly to convertible securities. Redeemable by the issuer before the scheduled maturity under specific conditions and at a stated price, which usually begins at a premium to par and declines annually. APIs and secure entry points, makes it easy to integrate with third party software applications and operating systems and enables us to support and maintain this integration going forward. Our ability to quickly add OS/400 support for our customers is a testament to PasswordCourier's scalability and flexibility." About Courion Courion Corporation is the leading provider of self-service identity management solutions that provide fast, secure access to enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. resources. Courion's self-service password, account, profile and digital certificate management and provisioning solutions enable companies to securely delegate the administration of digital identity to employees, business partners and customers, reducing operational costs, increasing security and improving productivity. Customers that rely on Courion solutions include The Boeing Company, Cummins, Inc., Dell Computer Corp., ExxonMobil Corp., Fannie Mae Fannie Mae: see Federal National Mortgage Association. , Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. , JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM TYO: 8634 ) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world. The company, headquartered in New York City, is one of the leaders in investment banking, financial services, asset and wealth management and private equity. With assets of $1. Bank, Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Corp., SunTrust Bank, Target Corporation, U.S. Census Bureau and WellPoint Health Networks and partners such as Compaq Computer Corp., Unisys Corp. and Peregrine Systems. Courion's headquarters is in Framingham, MA. For more information, visit www.courion.com. Courion and PasswordCourier(R) are registered trademarks of Courion Corporation. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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