Ping Identity Simplifies Secure Internet Single Sign-On for Software As a Service Users
Ping Identity(R) today announced it has released PingFederate 5.2, the most complete Internet single sign-on software solution for SaaS users and SaaS vendors. Downloadable now at www.pingidentity.com, PingFederate 5.2 incorporates key technologies from Ping Identity’s recent acquisition of Sxip Access to offer automated provisioning and de-provisioning, as well as advanced user access methods – critical components for effective SSO to Salesforce and Google Apps(TM).
According to Gartner, Inc., “Software as a service is forecast to have a compound annual growth rate of 17-percent through 2011 for small-and-midsize-business CRM, ERP and SCM software markets, more than double the growth rate for total enterprise application software as a whole.”(a)
“Along with the efficiencies they provide, SaaS applications can present some unique challenges to IT,” said Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand. “Because most SaaS applications have their own user directories, IT administrators may be manually adding, updating and deleting hundreds or thousands of user accounts. Ping Identity has responded with the only SaaS SSO solution that’s up and running in days, and includes automatic provisioning to eliminate that extra work.”
PingFederate 5.2 builds on proprietary Salesforce and Google Apps APIs to deliver automated SaaS provisioning. It works with Microsoft’s Active Directory, or any existing user directory and authentication mechanism the company already uses for its own applications.
“PingFederate 5.2 makes it easier for users to securely access Google Apps for communication and collaboration, while streamlining administrative requirements and easily scaling as companies grow,” said Scott McMullan, Google Apps Partner Lead.
In addition to automated provisioning, PingFederate 5.2 introduces new SaaS Connectors for Salesforce and Google. These new modules further expedite deployment of PingFederate for these SaaS applications by including Quick Connection templates that simplify and streamline configuration by pre-populating connection settings, user/account provisioning parameters and SSO endpoint parameters.
Specific to Salesforce, with PingFederate 5.2, Ping Identity has expanded its list of supported Salesforce access methods to include desktop and mobile browsers, remote users, Salesforce Connect for Microsoft Outlook and emailed report URLs.
About Ping Identity Corporation
Ping Identity is the market leader in federated identity management, delivering secure Internet single sign-on software and services to more than 250 enterprise customers, government agencies and service providers worldwide. PingFederate provides secure access to Internet applications through a single login. With PingFederate and PingEnable — Ping Identity’s expert support, services, and methodologies — external connections can be operational in less than a week. For more information visit www.pingidentity.com
Ping Identity, PingFederate, PingEnable, the Ping Identity logo, SignOn.com, Auto-Connect and Single Sign-On Summit are registered trademarks, trademarks or servicemarks of Ping Identity Corporation. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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(a) Gartner Inc., “Report Highlight for Dataquest Insight: SaaS-Based CRM, ERP and SCM Applications Set to Grow Rapidly Among SMBs Through 2011,” authors Robert P. Anderson and Ellie Babaie, January 9, 2008.