ST. PAUL, Minn. - December 18, 1997 - Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR), a leading provider of total network security solutions, today announced that it is teaming with Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, to centralize network security administration.
CiscoSecure Access Control Server (ACS) V2.2 for UNIX , one of many solutions in Cisco's suite of specialized, security software solutions for authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA), can now administer Secure Computing's SafeWord family of strong authentication products, providing convenient, integrated administration for secure access control. To promote the solution, Secure Computing will offer CiscoSecure ACS for UNIX customers a special SafeWord Starter Kit.
"Cisco's leadership in delivering 'best in class' internetworking solutions to a worldwide customer base represents an excellent opportunity for Secure Computing to reach and serve new customers," said Christine Hughes, vice president of marketing for Secure Computing. "The ability to link our complementary products through centralized administration is the latest extension of a working relationship that began with SafeWord's implementation of Cisco's TACACS protocol in 1995."
Using CiscoSecure and SafeWord together enables organizations to integrate the administration of secure access control. CiscoSecure centralizes the individual access control of network access servers, firewalls, routers and switches. SafeWord provides strong authentication with one-time, encrypted password protection and is an industry leader for strong authentication system available today offering scaleability, reliability and fault-tolerance. Because most users will need access to resources protected by both CiscoSecure and SafeWord, the ability to manage both systems from a single utility saves substantial work and improves security procedures."SafeWord's one-time password offering is one of the most secure authentication methods on the market today," said George "Hoss" Christensen, director of product marketing at Cisco. "Our ability to administer the SafeWord product from CiscoSecure adds significant value and ease of use for our customers."
The SafeWord Starter Kit will be available from Secure Computing in January. The kit includes a 10-user SafeWord Authentication Server license and 10 SafeWord Platinum tokens and is priced at $1,200. Details of the program will be available on Secure Computing's Web site.
About Secure Computing
Secure Computing is one of the largest network security companies in the world. Secure Computing's comprehensive suite of interoperable products provides standards-based end-to-end network security solutions including firewalls, web filtering, identification, authentication, authorization, and encryption technologies. Secure Computing has more than 4,000 customers worldwide, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies to government agencies. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.securecomputing.com.
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