Ping Identity(R) Ships PingLogin(TM) 2.New Version Highlights Increasing Interest and Awareness in Internet Identity Management SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Ping Identity Corporation today announced that Version 2 of its consumer authentication framework, PingLogin, is now available for download from its Web site, www.pingidentity.com. New features in PingLogin 2 include enhanced deployment, session management, clustering, interoperability and administration capabilities. PingLogin is a next-generation user authentication See authentication. and 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. framework for consumer-facing online services and Web applications. Designed to enable extensible and flexible deployments, PingLogin reduces the maintenance and development costs associated with existing access management implementations. Additionally, PingLogin's integration interface enables agility to meet changing business and security demands. Highlights of PingLogin 2 include a new servlet-filter based agent, new deployment options for enhanced security and deployment flexibility, improved clustering that allows PingLogin runtime servers to be deployed across both LANs and WANs, and enhanced logging. In addition, PingLogin 2 includes a new interoperability mode that creates synchronized sessions for a seamless user experience when PingLogin is deployed in parallel with an existing authentication solution. "Phishing, pharming pharming (fär`mĭng), the use of genetically altered livestock, such as cows, goats, pigs, and chickens, to produce medically useful products. and identity theft all illustrate the need for better Internet-scale identity management," said Fran Howarth, partner, Hurwitz & Associates. "This new product from Ping Identity highlights how B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. players should be looking at consumer authentication as an architectural issue." "Internet identity is rapidly evolving with the introduction of new authentication systems such as Windows CardSpace The identity management system built into Windows Vista, which is also available as a download for Windows XP. Microsoft coined the term "identity metasystem" for a global identity architecture for the Internet and designed CardSpace as its Windows implementation. and OpenID," said Andre Durand André Durand (born Canada 1947) is a painter working in the European tradition. He is heir to such painters as Rubens, Titian and Velasquez. Although Durand is perhaps best known for his allegorical portraits, such as Princess Diana as Fortuna, he achieved international , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Ping Identity. "PingLogin plays a key role as consumer-facing organizations add support for all these new identity mechanisms." Pricing and Availability PingLogin 2 is now available and can be downloaded directly from the Ping Identity Web site at http://www.pingidentity.com. Organizations can use PingLogin for development, pilot testing and production deployment absolutely free for 90 days. Subscription-based and perpetual use licenses are available, as well as support agreements. Current PingLogin customers with active maintenance agreements can upgrade to PingLogin 2 at no additional cost. About Ping Identity Corporation Ping Identity is uniquely dedicated to delivering Internet Identity Management software and services that are transforming how organizations work with employees, customers and business partners. Our open and flexible approach offers best-of-breed software complemented with best-in-class service that exceeds the ever-expanding needs of customers like Boeing, Comcast, E*TRADE, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Life and the US Department of Justice. For more information, please visit http://www.pingidentity.com, call Ping Identity toll-free at + 1 877.898.2905 or +1 303.468.2882, or email sales@pingidentity.com. Ping Identity is a registered trademark and PingLogin is a trademark of Ping Identity Corporation. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. |
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