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RSA Security Highlights New Customer Wins and Expanded Customer Deployments

Posted on: Thursday, 27 October 2005, 18:00 CDT

BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA Security Inc. today announced an expanding roster of customers that have selected RSA Security solutions to help protect online identities and information in the third quarter of 2005. Over 19,000 customers worldwide depend upon RSA Security's identity and access management (IAM) solutions -- including two-factor authentication, enterprise single sign-on (ESSO), web access management, federated identity management, digital certificates and encryption -- in order to confidently conduct business online.

"American Water recently named RSA Security as the company's Strategic Security Partner," said Robert Schreiber, Director of Information Security at American Water. "As a long-standing RSA SecurID(R) customer, we were confident in RSA Security's ability to deliver secure and scalable identity and access management solutions. Our recent deployments of RSA(R) Sign-On Manager software and RSA(R) Certificate Manager technology has demonstrated RSA Security's expertise in delivering a complete identity and access management solution. We look forward to a long-term partnership, and further expansion with RSA Security's web access management and federated identity management solutions."

Growing the Customer Base

Organizations of all sizes adopted RSA Security solutions in the third quarter of 2005; new customers include the Ohio State Highway Patrol and:

-- Alticor Inc., the parent company of Amway Corp., Quixtar and Access Business Group LLC, which helps people live better lives by offering a wide range of consumer products, business opportunities and manufacturing and logistical services, selected RSA(R) Federated Identity Manager to provide a single, secure channel for connecting the company's human resources portal with outside business partners.

-- Canara Bank in India selected RSA ClearTrust(R) web access management solution to cost-effectively provide employees and corporate banking customers secure access to critical web-based applications.

-- Huatai Insurance Company, one of the five largest insurance companies in China, selected RSA SecurID two-factor authentication to enable employees to securely access the company's networks from outside the firewall.

-- Shanghai Volkswagen, China's first joint venture motor manufacturing company with over 8,800 employees located in the country, selected RSA SecurID two-factor authentication to enable its retail store employees to safely and conveniently access its data center remotely.

-- Sports Authority, a preeminent full-line sporting goods retailer, selected RSA SecurID two-factor authentication technology in order to better protect corporate assets when accessed outside of the firewall.

-- The State of Georgia has selected RSA SecurID two-factor authentication solution to allow state employees to securely access criminal justice information and help provide timely and relevant information to law enforcement and criminal justice organizations.

-- Taiwan Mobile, a leading telecom service provider in network infrastructure, product offering, technology development, and customer service, selected RSA SecurID two-factor authentication to provide an easier and more secure way for internal users to access enterprise applications, including client/server and web applications.

-- Warren County of Ohio selected the RSA SecurID Appliance to allow County employees to securely access public safety information over mobile data computers, including those found in police and fire department vehicles.

Deepening Customer Relationships

In the third quarter of 2005, established RSA Security customers demonstrated their continued confidence in RSA Security solutions by furthering their investments in the company's technology, underscoring the need for long-term strategies that effectively protect identities and digital assets. These customers include Motorola, Vodafone and:

-- American Water, the world's third largest water resource provider serving over 19 million people in 29 states and three Canadian provinces, is a long-standing RSA SecurID two-factor authentication customer, which recently implemented RSA Sign-On Manager ESSO technology paired with RSA Certificate Manager and RSA(R) Smart Cards to authenticate users to their laptops in the field. American Water also named RSA Security as the company's Strategic Security Partner.

-- Apoteket Pharmaceuticals, the sole retailer for both prescription and over-the counter medications in Sweden, expanded its deployment of RSA ClearTrust web access management software to provide a secure, easy-to-use communication hub between different parts of the Swedish healthcare system and patients.

-- ARRIS, a leader in VoIP E-MTA and cable data modem solutions over DOCSIS and Euro-DOCSIS, is a longtime customer of RSA BSAFE(R) encryption technology and RSA Certificate Manager. The company expanded its commitment to RSA Security technologies to ten million certificates. The certificates are used at each VoIP E-MTA and cable data modem to authenticate that unit, provide a secure method to download new operational software, encrypt high value "multicast" traffic and provide decryption keys only to those customers who are authorized for the service.

-- Lansforsakringar, a leading provider of consumer insurance solutions in Sweden, expanded its deployment of RSA ClearTrust web access management solution, which serves as a common security infrastructure for the whole insurance group providing single sign-on, consolidated access management and a standardized security component in its application architecture.

-- Lehman Brothers, an innovator in global finance that serves the financial needs of corporations, governments and municipalities, institutional clients, and high net worth individuals worldwide, is expanding its use of RSA ClearTrust software to provide its worldwide customers secure access to online resources and products.

-- Quixtar, a leading provider of business opportunities for Independent Business Owners, expanded its use of RSA ClearTrust web access management technology to power the security, authentication and authorization system behind Quixtar.com.

-- The State of Kansas, Department of Health and Environment, is continuing its commitment to RSA Security technology, relying on RSA SecurID two-factor authentication to protect confidential health information accessed by the health department, private providers and the medical community.

-- TeliaSonera, the largest mobile operator in Finland, expanded its use of RSA Certificate Manager to provide a common PKI platform to handle both government and enterprise certificates across the Nordic region. The RSA Security solution provides multiple services, including certificates for smart cards, SSL servers, authentication, digital signing and partner portal certification. The company is also moving to certification of mobile phones in the near future.

"Our commitment to innovation across identity and access management technology solutions, coupled with a steadily increasing market recognition of the need for better ways to protect critical business assets, positions RSA Security as the provider of choice for leading organizations worldwide," said John Worrall, vice president of worldwide marketing at RSA Security. "Customers are responding positively to our ability to offer a full suite of products to protect online identities and digital assets, now and in the future."

About RSA Security Inc.

RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet, the company sets the standard in strong authentication and encryption, bringing trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform. RSA Security's portfolio of award-winning identity & access management solutions helps businesses to establish who's who online -- and what they can do.

With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity, leadership and proven technologies, we serve more than 18,000 customers around the globe and interoperate with more than 1,000 technology and integration partners. For more information, please visit http://www.rsasecurity.com/

RSA, RSA Security, BSAFE, ClearTrust and SecurID are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.

For more information: Courtney Hohne Dave Howell OutCast Communications RSA Security Inc. (415) 392-8282 (781) 515-6303 rsa@outcastpr.com dhowell@rsasecurity.com

RSA Security Inc.

CONTACT: Dave Howell of RSA Security Inc., +1-781-515-6303,dhowell@rsasecurity.com; or Courtney Hohne of OutCast Communications,+1-415-392-8282, rsa@outcastpr.com

Web site: http://www.rsasecurity.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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