Courion Granted Interface Certification by SAP AG.

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003

PasswordCourier One of First Enterprise Password Management Solutions

Certified to Integrate With mySAP Business Suite

Courion(R) Corporation, a leading provider of identity management solutions, today announced that it has received interface certification from SAP AG for its PasswordCourier(R) self-service password reset and password synchronization software, making PasswordCourier one of the first enterprise password management solutions certified to integrate with the mySAP(TM) Business Suite.

As a result of the certification, SAP customers can use the PasswordCourier Password Management Module (PMM) for mySAP Business Suite to offer secure self-service password reset and synchronization to employees, business partners and customers who have been locked out of SAP(R) solutions and other mission-critical IT systems, due to forgotten or expired passwords. With PasswordCourier, SAP customers can centrally enforce stronger password policies, streamline and secure password reset processes, and synchronize SAP passwords with other enterprise systems and applications.

mySAP Business Suite enables enterprises to manage business relationships across the full value chain, which ultimately results in the need to streamline and secure the management of user access rights and passwords for a company's employees, partners, suppliers, and customers. PasswordCourier addresses this need by offering the following benefits:

-- Enhanced Security - PasswordCourier enables administrators to centrally manage and enforce strong password policies for mySAP Business Suite and other IT systems, with password length, format, composition and history constraints, as well as password policy groupings. PasswordCourier's automated password reset workflows help insulate password reset from social engineering and identity theft by ensuring strong, private user authentication and detailed auditing and notification of all password reset activities.

-- Reduced Costs - By enabling employees, partners, and customers to unlock their own accounts and reset their own passwords to mySAP Business Suite and any other IT system via multiple user interfaces - Web browser, Windows login screen, and telephone

- PasswordCourier is proven to eliminate a large percentage of

costly help desk calls.

-- Increased Productivity - PasswordCourier's self-service

capabilities eliminate the time users would otherwise spend in

phone queues waiting for a help desk analyst to service their

password reset request. The 10-15 minute gain in productivity

gives users more "work time" with mySAP Business Suite and

other IT systems, increasing application availability.

"Enterprises require identity management solutions that enhance security, reduce costs, and improve productivity across a wide range of IT systems, and when integration with advanced, heterogeneous IT infrastructure is required, Courion offers superior capabilities," said Kurt Johnson, vice president of business development, Courion. "Receiving SAP interface certification for PasswordCourier helps increase our competitive advantage in this key area. We're pleased to be one of the only vendors with a SAP-certified interface that offers self-service password reset and password synchronization for both SAP and non-SAP solutions."

Integration Between PasswordCourier and SAP Solutions

The PasswordCourier PMM for mySAP Business Suite offers one of the first self-service password reset solutions for SAP R/3(R) 4.6. PasswordCourier also offers the ability to synchronize SAP passwords with all of the other enterprise systems and applications managed by PasswordCourier. The integration between PasswordCourier and mySAP Business Suite creates a more secure environment by enabling administrators to centrally manage and apply strong password policies for all enterprise systems.

PasswordCourier version 5.50 has been integrated with SAP R/3 4.6, using the SAP Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI) and Remote Function Calls (RFCs).

Availability

The PasswordCourier PMM for mySAP Business Suite is available immediately through Courion and Courion Authorized Solution Providers. Additionally, Courion is now listed on SAP's corporate Web site.

About Courion

Courion Corporation is the leading provider of self-service identity management solutions that help enterprises manage the access rights and credentials of employees, business partners, and customers, with more speed, more security and less cost. Courion's Identity Management Suite, anchored by its AccountCourier(TM) user provisioning and PasswordCourier(R) password management product lines, secures and streamlines the resolution of common business problems such as new user account setup and password reset. Courion's rules-based technology automates manual identity management processes by aligning information security policies with business operations and by connecting to existing IT infrastructure for fast deployment and rapid ROI.

Courion's customers include industry leaders such as The Boeing Company, Cummins, Inc., Dell Computer, GE, Raymond James Financial Services, SunTrust Banks, Target Corporation, government institutions such as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Census Bureau, and large not-for-profit organizations such as Kaiser Permanente. Courion is funded by QuestMark Partners, JMI Equity, and other private investors. For more information, contact Courion's headquarters in Framingham, MA, USA at [phone] or visit www.courion.com.

Courion and PasswordCourier are registered trademarks and AccountCourier is a trademark of Courion Corporation. SAP, mySAP, R/3 and all other SAP product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.