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EncentuateÂ's TCI Mobile ActiveCode provides token-less two-factor authentication toAventailÂ's SSL VPN using phones and PDAs
Banglaore, December 5th, 2006 Leading SSL VPN provider Aventail today announced itspartnership with Encentuate to provide mobile users with easy remote access tobusiness-critical information anywhere, anytime while retaining the highest level ofnetwork security. The joint solution combines the secure remote access capabilitiesof AventailÂ's SSL VPN with EncentuateÂ's token-less, two-factor authentication forstrong authentication security. According to security experts, organizations need touse two-factor authentication to increase their security, but most organizationshave not adopted it because of the associated costs and hassles of deploying tokens.Now, organizations can use the Encentuate/Aventail joint solution and enjoy thebenefits of providing  anywhere access to users with the security of two-factorauthentication and robust access controls, easily and cost-effectively. Optionally,organizations can also leverage Encentuate to provide single sign-on to web,desktop, and legacy applications that are accessible over the Aventail SSL VPN.
 Our partnership with Aventail gives organizations an easy way to increase thesecurity of the Aventail solution, said EK Koh, vice president of products andalliances at Encentuate.  Our goal is to provide the market with the best identityand access management solution possible. The combined solution helps us enable easyand secure remote access to corporate information for end users without the need toprovision and administer tokens.Â
 We chose to partner with Encentuate because of its token-less two-factorauthentication solution, which leverages existing phones and PDAs, stated SarahDaniels, VP Marketing, Aventail.  We are delighted that our customers can now takeadvantage of their solution adding strong authentication to the long list ofsecurity benefits that AventailÂ's remote access control already provides.Â
Aventail and EncentuateÂ's solutions work together so that only authorized users havesecure remote access to corporate networks. When the user first logs in to theAventail SSL VPN, the Encentuate solution automatically delivers a one-time passwordthrough SMS on the userÂ's mobile phone or other preferred channels such as email.The user then enters the one-time password, and if the userÂ's credentials are valid,the Aventail SSL VPN then checks the identity and health of the userÂ's device, and,according to corporate policy, provides the user with controlled access to corporateapplications and resources.
The joint solution benefits include:
Highly-secure and transparent access to all network resources from any environmentor device for all users. No extra tokens to deploy, replace or administer, saving time and money Increased security of two factor authentication with one-time passwords Users conveniently receive their one time passwords over a channel of theirchoice mobile phones, PDAs, or email No need for client software to be installed. Support for other identity and access management features such as single sign-on anduser provisioning.
The joint solution is immediately available through both companies and theirauthorized resellers. For more information go to:http://www.aventail.com/pa rtners_providers/technology/pr ofiles.asp#encentuate
About AventailAventail is the best-of-breed remote access company. Aventail delivered the firstSSL VPN solution in 1997 and today is a market leader, delivering a remote accesscontrol solution that is the easiest to use and easiest to control. Aventail SSL VPNappliances provide users with transparent, clientless access to more applicationsfrom more devices via any network environment. For network managers, Aventaildelivers a single secure access gateway for all users, internal and external, to allnetwork resources with complete security. With more than 2.5 million end usersaround the globe, Aventail is the SSL VPN of choice among mid-sized to large-sizedorganizations worldwide, including AT&T, Chicago Housing Authority, DePaulUniversity, DuPont, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), IBM Global Services,James Richardson International, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Organizationfor Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Overlake Hospital, Radiology Ltd.,and Sanyo. For more information, go to www.aventail.com.
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