Courion Releases PasswordCourier 5.60; Performance Enhancements Surpass Industry Averages and Lower Total Cost of Ownership in High Volume Environments.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003 Courion(R) Corporation, a leading provider of self-service identity management solutions, today announced the availability of PasswordCourier(R) 5.60 with significant performance improvements and broader platform support. PasswordCourier 5.60 boasts six times the performance in simultaneous password reset sessions and a 35% increase in the speed of each transaction. This version delivers a more robust solution and improved performance for high volume environments, meeting the needs of enterprise customers who are eliminating thousands to tens-of-thousands of calls to the help desk every month. PasswordCourier's proven performance levels in large-scale production environments surpass what is currently available in the industry today. With such performance enhancements, PasswordCourier requires fewer servers to accommodate simultaneous password reset requests, thereby reducing the total cost of ownership of the solution. In addition, the new version offers optimized query capabilities for more efficient handling of synchronized password resets. "Password management continues to be a pain point for many large enterprises and a critical first step in laying the foundation for greater identity management initiatives," said Brian Milas, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Courion. "Eliminating the majority of password reset calls to the help desk with our self-service password management solution, our customers report significant return on investment. With this new version of PasswordCourier, Courion is delivering on its commitment to maximizing our customers' investment in our solutions through performance improvements that reduce the total cost of ownership." PasswordCourier has been the industry's leading self-service password reset Self-service password reset is defined as any process or technology that allows users who have either forgotten their password or triggered an intruder lockout to authenticate with an alternate factor, and repair their own problem, without calling the help desk. and synchronization solution since Courion invented the category in 1996. PasswordCourier provides best-in-class password management features for maximum security, efficiency, productivity, cost-savings and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and minimum total cost of ownership. About Courion Courion Corporation is a 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(TM), anchored by its AccountCourier(R) user provisioning The ability for customers to change voice and data services from their carriers online without having to place the order with a human representative. Web-based user provisioning lets you add and delete services and features from your browser. See automated provisioning. and PasswordCourier password management product lines, securely automates the resolution of common operational challenges such as user account setup and deletion and password reset and synchronization. Courion's non-invasive, self-service architecture enforces security policies, while providing measurable cost-savings, operational efficiencies and productivity improvements. Courion's customers include industry leaders such as American Electric Power American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. It is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It serves parts of 11 states, and is currently the largest electricity generating utility in the United States. , The Boeing Company, Children's Hospital Boston Children's Hospital Boston is a children's hospital located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. , Fannie Mae Fannie Mae: see Federal National Mortgage Association. , GE, Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, , SunTrust Banks SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) is an American bank holding company. The largest subsidiary is SunTrust Bank. It had $182.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2006. , 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 JMI Java Metadata Interface (Sun Microsystems) JMI Japan Market Intelligence JMI James Madison Institute JMI Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (Florida State University) Equity and other private investors. For more information, contact Courion's headquarters in Framingham, MA, USA at 508-879-8400 or visit www.courion.com. Courion, PasswordCourier and AccountCourier are registered trademarks of Courion Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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