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RSA Security Simplifies Secure Wireless Access
Wireless-Enabled RSA ACE/Agent® Software for Web Offers Strong RSA SecurID® Authentication Protection for Wireless and Wired Access to Popular Application Servers
BEDFORD, Mass., March 22, 2001 — RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS), the most trusted name in e-security™, today announced its new wireless-capable RSA ACE/Agent® software for Web. Designed to make it easier for companies to provide secure wireless access to e-business applications, RSA ACE/Agent software enables customers to deploy a single two-factor authentication solution that is designed to work with any device operating on any network -- wired or wireless. Part of the RSA SecurID® authentication solution, RSA ACE/Agent software for Web supports Wireless Markup Language (WML) to reduce the risks of providing wireless access while protecting current wired security infrastructure investments. The Agents also extend RSA Security's lead in providing strong user authentication solutions for the wireless Internet market.
RSA ACE/Agent software for Web is designed to boost productivity by making it easier for organizations to offer greater access to mission-critical applications afforded by wireless devices -- like email -- without sacrificing security. Employees, partners, suppliers and customers can easily authenticate themselves from any WAP-enabled mobile telephone or wireless device using any RSA SecurID® authenticator, including those built into the Nokia 9210 Communicator and Ericsson R380s smart phone.
"Being able to positively identify users is an absolute necessity for any kind of serious wireless business application, and RSA Security is making it easier to accomplish this by delivering a single security infrastructure that provides two-factor user authentication for both wireless and wired access," said Bill McQuaide, vice president of product marketing at RSA Security. "These latest additions to the RSA Wireless Security Portfolio are yet another step forward in our goal of providing wireless security that interoperates with the current wired infrastructure."
"EDS implements enterprise-wide wireless infrastructures and services for our global clients, and security is an essential element in the success of these implementations, especially encryption and authentication," said Shakil Kidwai, vice president, Global Information Assurance Services at EDS. "The success of the Digital Economy depends on effective security, and EDS continually evaluates and selects the most appropriate security technologies for our clients. RSA Security's latest offering builds on the RSA Wireless Security Portfolio of products and services to secure wireless environments that enable truly interoperable, enterprise-wide secure wireless environments. We look forward to working with RSA Security to provide wireless security solutions to our customers."
The RSA Wireless Security Portfolio is a solution comprised of RSA Security products, strategic partner products and services that are designed to secure wireless data communications. Whether companies are building next generation wireless devices or looking for products they can add to their infrastructure today, the RSA Wireless Security Portfolio provides companies and technology providers with choices so that they can add precisely the level of security they need to mitigate the risks of wireless business.
Availability and Pricing
Wireless-enabled RSA ACE/Agents for web will first be available on Microsoft's
IIS web server this summer, and wireless-enabled ACE/Agents for other
Web servers will be available by the end of this year.
RSA SecurID® Authenticators (hardware or software token,
key fob or smart card) and RSA ACE/Server® v 3.3.1 or
later are also required. Current RSA SecurID customers need only to
purchase license upgrades and RSA SecurID tokens, as appropriate.
RSA SecurID® Authentication
Software
RSA SecurID® authentication software is a leading solution
for strong, two-factor user authentication helping to protect valuable
network resources of thousands of organizations across the globe, and
helping ensure that only authorized users are granted access to e-mail,
Web servers, intranets, extranets, network operating systems, and other
mission-critical resources. RSA SecurID authenticators function like
ATM cards for a network, requiring users to identify themselves using
a combination of two unique factors -- something they have and something
they know. The RSA SecurID family offers a broad range of easy-to-use
authenticators that help to create a strong barrier against unauthorized
access, thereby helping safeguard network resources from potentially
devastating accidental or malicious intrusion.
About RSA Security Inc
RSA Security Inc., the most trusted name in e-security™, helps
organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through
its RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication, RSA BSAFE®
encryption and RSA Keon® digital certificate management
systems. With more than a half billion RSA BSAFE-enabled applications
in use worldwide, more than eight million RSA SecurID authentication
users and almost 20 years of industry experience, RSA Security has the
proven leadership and innovative technology to address the changing
security needs of e-business and bring trust to the new, online economy.
RSA Security can be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.
RSA, BSAFE, Keon, ACE/Server, ACE/Agent and SecurID are registered trademarks, and The Most Trusted Name in e-Security is a trademark of RSA Security Inc. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the anticipated release of the RSA ACE/Agent software. Such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are delays in product development, technical difficulties, software bugs and errors, competitive pressures, changes in customer requirements, market acceptance of new technologies, failure to develop or maintain strategic partner relationships, technological changes in the computer industry and the risk factors detailed from time to time in RSA Security's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation RSA Security's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2000 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2000.
