Unisys Announces Major Additions to its Single Point Security Product Suite, Including Software for Web Commerce Security.

BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1998--Unisys Corporation Monday announced the enterprise version of its Single Point Security software suite for controlling access to information stored in and exchanged between computer systems.

The company also introduced SP User Manager for security administration and SP I-Net for Internet security.

Single Point Security Enterprise Version Adds X.500 Directory for Scalability, Biometric Authentication, and SecureID Remote Authentication

The enterprise enhancements to Unisys Single Point Security bring a new level of security to Windows NT and other computing environments. They include the following new capabilities:

-- Tight integration with the Unisys TransIT 500 Enterprise Directory Server, an enterprise-class implementation of the X.500 standard for directory services. This enables Single Point Security to support very large numbers of users in distributed environments. Supporting the product suite's SP Sign On capability for providing access to heterogeneous applications and platforms via one password, the TransIT 500 directory serves as a distributed repository of user profiles created by administrators to designate which systems can be entered by specific users.

-- SP BioPin, hack-proof "keys to the kingdom" using finger imaging technology for authenticating the identity of security administrators. To gain access, the administrator must present a finger image that matches the image stored in the administrator's profile. The finger image replaces the less secure user password authentication.

-- Support for SecurID one-time password tokens from Security Dynamics. The SecurID generates a unique password for each user that accesses secure systems. The password is time bound and checked with an authentication service on a server.

"The Single Point Security product suite is one of the Unisys software programs leveraging Microsoft Windows NT to add cost effective enterprise-class attributes to large complex computing environments," said Barry Keyes, program director of Security Programs, Unisys Computer Systems.

"Managing access to mission-critical applications, Single Point Security helps to significantly increase productivity while reducing security risks usually encountered in a wide-scale distributed computing."

Single Point Security software products are available immediately worldwide. Prices for SP Sign On range from $75 to $120 per user, depending on volume of users. SP BioPin for the security administrator workstation is included with the license for SP Sign On for no extra charge. An export permit is required in some countries.

Unisys SP User Manager for Simplifying Administration of Computer Access Privileges Unisys SP User Manager software provides a single view of a user's access privileges across the enterprise.

The software allows systems administrators to manage access to multiple applications and computer systems from a single workstation. It eliminates the need to create a separate user profile for each system to which a user has access, enabling one profile to be used to manage access to all systems.

SP User Manager provides an interface from the administrator's workstation to the native security systems of other platforms. To update security information, a single change to a user profile made at the administrator's workstation will update the profiles on all relevant systems.

"SP User Manager brings the simplicity of managing user access afforded by centralized systems to the complex world of heterogeneous distributed systems," said Barry Keyes. "Managing access from a single point allows administrators to instantly update security information on all systems across the enterprise, regardless of where the system is or what operating system it runs."

Access privileges can be revoked with one entry by the administrator, ensuring immediate protection of all systems. SP User Manager will also automatically incorporate into its user profile security changes made to native systems.

SP User Manager is available today for a number of systems and is planned to support over 40 systems and applications. Pricing is per managed system and ranges from $1,000 for Windows NT and up to $30,000 for a large mainframe-class server.

Unisys SP I-Net Software for Web Commerce Security

Unisys SP I-Net software verifies the identity of individuals with whom enterprises conduct business transactions over the Internet and ensures the privacy of electronic business transactions.

By addressing key Internet security challenges, SP I-Net can help enterprises realize the complete range of business advantages offered by the Internet. These include the sale of and payment for goods or services, sales-force automation, providing client or employee access to restricted information, and the exchange of sensitive information between trusted parties.

SP I-Net comprises an integrated suite of products that can be purchased as a set or separately:

Certificate Authority software enables an enterprise to issue and manage its own digital certificates, which verify the identity of a person communicating on a network, including over the Internet.

Based on technology from Xcert Software International, chosen by Network Computing magazine as the overall best strategic choice for public key infrastructure (PKI) in the enterprise, SP I-Net Certificate Authority also leverages X.500 and the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) technologies to provide easy and secure access to public certificates for encrypted communications.

This allows parties to communicate privately over public networks without the need to make prior arrangements for key sharing.

The certificate authority, in conjunction with the PKI, also allows users to create digital signatures. Digital signatures are the electronic equivalent to a handwritten signature on a document and carries the added value of verifying that the contents of the original message have not been changed.

AuthentiKit, an access control tool kit, restricts access to Web resources such as URLs by creating lists of persons authorized to access a Web server and specifying what credential -- user ID and password, digital certificate, or fingerprint -- is needed for access. The biometric identification capability of AuthentiKit offers the ultimate in verification of an individual's identity.

Mail and File Security encrypts mail or files. When used with the Unisys Certificate Authority, this software securely and easily manages the exchange of keys using the features of the same directory used for publishing certificates.

Syndata Technologies Inc. is providing the end-user encryption application, which is widely recognized for its ease of use features. RSA Data Security, Inc. provides an underlying algorithm for encryption.

SP I-Net is available immediately. The Enterprise Certificate Authority is priced at $75,000 for an unlimited number of certificates and includes the Unisys award-winning TransIT 500 Directory and AuthentiKit with 25 desktop licenses.

AuthentiKit is priced at $5,000 per protected Web server and $100 per desktop requiring authentication.

Mail and File Security is $100 per desktop. Although each piece can be purchased separately, a departmental package containing a more restricted version of the certificate authority, TransIT 500 and AuthentiKit with 25 desktop licenses is available for pilots projects or small implementations for $30,000.

About Unisys

Unisys (NYSE:UIS) is more than 33,000 employees helping customers in 100 countries apply information technology to solve their business problems.

Unisys solutions are based on a broad portfolio of global information services including systems integration, outsourcing, "repeatable" application solutions, consulting, network integration, remote network management, and multivendor maintenance and support, coupled with enterprise-class servers and associated middleware, software and storage.

Repeatable solutions are focused on key vertical markets including financial services, transportation, telecommunications, government, publishing and other commercial markets.

Headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, in the Greater Philadelphia area, Unisys 1997 annual revenue was $6.6 billion. Access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web -- http://www.unisys.com -- for further information.

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