Worldwide single-point security

Worldwide single-point security

January and centrally managed at an enterprise level. Defender will add remote access, and in the future, lnternet/intranet authentication to Axent’s...

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and centrally managed at an enterprise level. Defender will add remote access, and in the future, lnternet/intranet authentication to Axent’s OmniGuard product line. Defender will also add token-based challenge-response authentication to OmniGuard’s existing authen~~ation capability. The combination of OmniGuard and Defender will allow Axent to offer a common form of authentication whether the user accesses the network via a dial-up link Internet, intranet or through the LAN.

servers and tokens, can be managed with AssureNet’s Windows Defender Management Software (WinDMS). WinDMS allows network administrators to manage all aspects of user access and authentication, With audit trail information and the user database, system supervisors have control over adding, deleting and updating Defender systems and user information. For further infofmat~on, contact AssureNet Pathways on: +44 1256 882191; fax: +44 1256 882008.

For further information, contact Trent ford, Axent Tecbno~~ies on: +44 1372 729655; fax: +44 1372 74 1373.

Worldwide single-point security

Pathways has AssureNet announced the interoperability of its Defender Security Server (DSS) with the Ascend MAX family of products, including the Ascend MAX 1800, MAX 4000 and Ascend Radius server. Adding a DSS to a network employing any of the Ascend MAX products provides companies with an enhanced remote access security solution that coordinates and integrates remote access communication with the simple, two-factor challenge-response authentication process provided by AssureNet products. The distributed, scalable architecture of AssureNet’s DSS permits simultaneous authentication to all access points on the network, Depending on the requirements of the network authentication can occur from either one or many access servers,

Unisys has announced the worldwide availability of Single Point (SP) Security, a programme security for information management of enterprise distributed computing environments. The company has also introduced its network of information security partners who complement the programme with both products and services. Unisys is teaming with other companies to provide hardware, software and service options, Technology Fischer partners include International, Gemplus and Netplex Group.

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Defender hardware

The system’s PC security components prohibit unautho~zed physical access to desktop and mobile systems and are integrated with single sign on components that control subsequent access to the applications and servers accessible from the desktops. Subsequent phases include an X.500-based extension that scales departmental access management to enterprise security policy and user profiles, and messaging and transaction-processing security modules. For further information, contact Chris Alder; Unisys on: +44 385 38 7 338,

Enhanced remote access security

All of AssureNet’s products, including

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Single Point Security is a multi-phase programme that incorporates planned product releases until 1998 and a set of service offerings delivered by certified consultants. The initial phase is a depa~mental access management solution set that offers protection and reliability.

Public key smartcard available Gemplus has announced the availability in the USA of GPK2000, the first in its Gemplus Public Key (GPK) line of public key smartcards for securing Internet and intranet transactions in such applications as electronic commerce and computer security. Features include RSA-based digital signature authentication at fraction-of-a-second speeds, 2048 bytes of EEPROM memory and a multi-application operating system, The smartcard comes with a range of development tools and a set of developer algorithms, The card will be used in the first release of ImagineCard, a product created through the alliance and Gemplus between Hewlett-Packard. For further information, contact Gemplus ltd on: +44 t 705 486444; fax: +44 1105 47208 1,

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