Systor Security Solutions Inc. and OpenNetwork Technologies Partner to Provide Comprehensive Management Solution for Enterprise Security.Business Editors/Technology Writers SURREY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2001 Systor Security Solutions Inc.(R) (http://www.systor.com), the leading provider of Enterprise Security Management software, and OpenNetwork Technologies(R) (http://www.opennetwork.com), a developer of e-business security software, today announced the formation of a partnership agreement to provide an end-to-end security management solution for authorizing and managing online users. Systor's Security Administration Manager (SAM) enables enterprise-wide security management by providing a single point of administration and control across different platforms and their respective security systems. OpenNetwork's DirectorySmart(TM) software secures Web applications and authenticates user access to protected Web resources. The integration of the two products will enable customers to more effectively manage user security in both the intranet and extranet environments. "We are particularly excited by the synergy that we found between not just the SAM and DirectorySmart products, but also the two companies," said Keith Girt girt 1 v. girt·ed, girt·ing, girts v.tr. 1. To gird. 2. To secure with a girth. 3. To measure the girth of. v.intr. To measure in girth. , SSSI's Managing Director. "Systor and OpenNetwork both have a long-term commitment to the market. The broad installed base for each of these complementary products will guarantee the success of the partnership." "This partnership is an example of OpenNetwork's commitment to establishing alliances that will provide customers with comprehensive solutions for conducting e-business in a secure environment," said Bob Worner, OpenNetwork's senior vice president of product engineering. "Working with Systor, we will address the growing needs of customers to better manage enterprise security in the extranet environment." About Systor's Solutions Security Administration Manager (SAM) provides an enterprise-wide, single point of control management architecture for automated security administration and role based access control procedures. The SAM environment provides all features required to completely manage users, their authorizations and privileges as well as resources, across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . By integrating the administration of all security systems in the mainframe, midrange, distributed and Web server environments, including LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. , PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of , SAM supports a single approach to managing intranet and extranet users. SAM's remarkable RBAC RBAC Role-Based Access Control (informatics) RBAC Rule-Based Access Control (informatics) RBAC Recreational Boating Advisory Council (Canada) RBAC Re-Use Business Assistance Center capabilities, together with its enterprise reporting With the dramatic expansion of information technology, and the desire for increased competitiveness in corporations, there has been an increase in the use of computing power to produce unified reports which join different views of the enterprise in one place. and auditing functions, enable the organization to readily assess policy compliance. About OpenNetwork's DirectorySmart DirectorySmart is a proven platform for securing Web applications and managing e-business security policies. Developed by OpenNetwork Technologies, it integrates role-based policy management, Web access control and delegated authority Delegated authority is an authority obtained from another that has authority since the authority does not naturally exist. Typically this is used in a government context where an organization that is created by a legitimate government, such as a Board, City, Town or other to help companies define, enforce and delegate online security policies and ensure that users are granted secure access to information for which they are authorized. DirectorySmart enables businesses to speed deployment, reduce scaling costs and increase the adoption rates of e-business initiatives. About Systor Systor Security Solutions Inc. is part of the Systor Group, which is one of Europe's leading IT general contractors. Systor's American branch focuses exclusively on information security and is one of the leading suppliers of corporate-wide security solutions to the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market. Systor's products are in use today by Fortune 500 clients worldwide. Our current solutions cover the areas of security administration (Ranked No. 1 by industry experts), 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. , and automated security requests. For more information about Systor, please visit http://www.systor.com or call 301-486-4600. About OpenNetwork Technologies OpenNetwork Technologies develops, markets, and sells security infrastructure software to businesses with increasingly large numbers of online users. The company's flagship product, DirectorySmart, is a proven platform for securing Web applications and defining, enforcing, and delegating e-business security policies across complex business relationships. By integrating role-based policy management, Web access control and delegated authority into one comprehensive and easy-to-deploy product, DirectorySmart enables companies to bring their e-business initiatives to market quickly and scale to millions of users with minimal incremental costs. Headquartered in Clearwater, Fla., OpenNetwork has offices across the United States and in Europe and partners with leading e-business service providers, including BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. , 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) , Microsoft, Vignette, iPlanet and RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. . For more information about OpenNetwork Technologies and DirectorySmart, visit http://www.opennetwork.com, send an e-mail to info@opennetwork.com or call (877) 561-9500. |
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