dns and Passlogix have announced dns’ addition into the Passlogix Platinum Partner program. The relationship adds a key identity management alliance for dns and will provide Passlogix with an expert implementation partner throughout the UK and Europe.
dns selected the v-GO platform as one of the enterprise single sign-on components of its suite of identity and access management services. The v-GO Sign-on Platform’s core single sign-on functionality will enable dns clients to offer secure employee access to any type of Windows, mainframe or Web application with a single Windows logon, eliminating the need for multiple application passwords, while the additional platform offerings extends single sign-on capabilities to any mix of strong authentication devices, and integrates with leading identity management systems for seamless exchange of user credential information.
This broad functionality contributed to dns’ selection of v-GO, along with the platform’s use in enterprises around the world with 6 million licenses sold. Other factors included v-GO’s scalability as well as rapid implementation capabilities and low total cost of ownership made possible by the product architecture. v-GO uses patented client-side intelligence that eliminates the need to write scripts or connectors even to homegrown or legacy applications; requires no modification to business applications; and can be deployed on existing servers without adding dedicated or proprietary hardware.
“We evaluated all of the major ESSO players to find the best-of-breed solution, and Passlogix stood out for several reasons including our own firsthand experience with their v-GO product in a joint utility customer,” said Don Smith, Managing Consultant, Identity Management, at dns. “We have many clients in the financial, legal, utilities and public sectors who are looking for ways to control password overload, and v-GO offers a reliable and easy-to-deploy solution that has been proven in implementations around the globe.”
“dns has an excellent reputation, ranks as one of the fastest-growing firms in its class, and has offerings in both the identity management and strong authentication arenas that complement our strategy of seamlessly supporting and fitting into the larger identity infrastructure in an organisation,” said Scott Bonnell, Vice President of Business Development for Passlogix. “We expect them to be an effective ambassador and implementation partner for European enterprises that need our single sign-on technology to conquer the password challenge.”
