Cyber-Ark and Wipro Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Provide Privileged Password Management Solutions.Partnership Enables Wipro Customers to Benefit from Comprehensive Solution for Privileged Passwords NEWTON, Mass. -- Cyber-Ark[R] Software, the leader in Privileged Password Management, and Wipro Technologies Wipro Tech (NYSE: WIT) is an information technology service company established in India in 1980. It is the global IT services arm of Wipro Limited (in operation since 1945, incorporated 1946). , the global IT services division of Wipro Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WIT), today announced a strategic partnership to provide privileged password management solutions and services to address the global markets covered by Wipro. Through this agreement, Wipro will now be reselling Cyber-Ark's Enterprise Password Vault[TM] (EPV EPV Energy Photovoltaics, Inc (Robbinsville, NJ) EPV Entry Point Vector EPV Equivalent Potential Vorticity EPV Ecrivain Public Virtuel (French) EPV Earnings Power Value EPV Endpoint Vector ) so its customers can secure, manage, automatically change and log all activities associated with all types of privileged passwords. Privileged passwords are the non-personal passwords that exist in virtually every device or software application in an enterprise, such as root on a UNIX server A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. , Administrator on a Windows workstation (1) Any PC running Windows. (2) Using a Windows server as a client PC. The server versions of Windows are occasionally used as desktop computers to take advantage of the additional robustness and features built into server products. See Windows server. , and Cisco Enable on a Cisco device. "We are excited to enter into this agreement with the leading provider of integrated business, technology and process solutions," said Dan Dinnar, vice president regional sales at Cyber-Ark. "Wipro and its customers recognize the gap that currently resides within traditional Identity Management solutions and Wipro is now countering that with our solution to protect the most critical information that currently resides within enterprise organizations. We look forward to a long partnership with Wipro and the ability to provide the most secure Privileged Password Management solution to its current and future customers." Wipro's Enterprise Security Solutions is the largest offshore 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 provider. It offers consultancy and solutions in a number of industries on information security, data privacy, identity and access management, vulnerability management, end point security solutions, etc. The Data Privacy & Encryption Services, a part of the Security Solutions Practice, offers a customer proven solution framework and methodology which enables a comprehensive Data Privacy strategy and solution implementation in a structured manner and can be customized to suit varying client needs. The practice will enhance the value of its offerings multifold mul·ti·fold adj. Numerous and varied; manifold. by including Cyber-Ark's Enterprise Password Vault. "Given the level of depth of access into enterprise systems, it is the Privileged Account or Privileged Users like administrators that can potentially become the largest exploit opportunity in today's enterprises," said K.R.Sanjiv, Vice-President, E-enabling Solutions at Wipro Technologies. "To assist clients interested in protection from risks due to unmanaged privileged passwords, Wipro now offers a comprehensive privileged password solution offering which includes security evaluations and assessments, design and deployment, and management of the solution. Our clients shall benefit from the market leading technology developed by Cyber-Ark, coupled with Wipro's vast expertise in the application security domain." Under the terms of the agreement, Wipro will offer Cyber-Ark's award-winning Enterprise Password Vault in addition to its full line of technology-driven business solutions. Cyber-Ark's Enterprise Password Vault is uniquely positioned to eliminate one of today's biggest IT security and compliance risks: the mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man age·ment n. of privileged user accounts and passwords which may result in costly outages, lost business, legal liability and or audit deficiencies. About Wipro Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), is the first PCMM PCMM People Capability Maturity Model PCMM Packet Cable Multi-Media Level 5 and SEI CMM SEI CMM Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model Level 5 certified IT Services organization globally. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI See CMM. V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers. Wipro is one of the largest product engineering and support service providers worldwide. Wipro provides comprehensive research and development services, IT solutions and services, including systems integration, Information Systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance services to corporations globally. In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market A niche market also known as a target market is a focused, targetable portion (subset) of a market sector. By definition, then, a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADS' are listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com http://www.wiprocorporate.com About Cyber-Ark Cyber-Ark Software is an Information Security company that develops and markets digital vaults for securing and managing privileged passwords and highly-sensitive information. Based on its patented Vaulting vaulting Gymnastics exercise in which the athlete leaps over a form that was originally intended to mimic a horse. At one time, the pommel horse was used in the vaulting exercise, with the pommels (handles) removed. Technology[R], Cyber-Ark's digital vault products include: The Inter-Business Vault[R], a secure infrastructure for cross-enterprise data exchange of highly-sensitive information; the Sensitive Document Vault[TM], for secure storage and management of highly-sensitive documents, and the Enterprise Password Vault[TM], for the secure management of administrative, emergency and privileged user passwords. Cyber-Ark's Vaulting platform has been tested by ICSA See TruSecure. Labs, an independent division of Cybertrust. ICSA is the security industry's central authority for research, intelligence, and certification testing of security products. Cyber-Ark Software was founded in 1999 by a team of industry-recognized security experts with the aim of producing a truly effective security offering where complete end-to-end security was the initial, key design consideration rather than applied as an afterthought. Today, over 250 Global 1000 companies rely on Cyber-Ark Software's digital vault solutions for managing, sharing and securing highly-sensitive information both within their organization and with their partners, vendors and customers. Cyber-Ark Software is privately held and backed by some of the world's most successful venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. , including Jerusalem Venture Partners, Seed Capital Partners (a SOFTBANK Affiliate), JP Morgan/Chase Partners and Vertex Management. The company is located in Newton, Mass. and on the World Wide Web at www.cyber-ark.com Any and all trademarks or company names listed herein are property of their respective holders. |
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