Germany's FirstAttribute GMBH Expands Identity Management Lineup with Passlogix v-GO Suite for Single Sign-On & Related Access

Jun 16, 2009 — HAMBURG, GERMANY, and NEW YORK, NY; 

Passlogix®, Inc., announced today that German-based IT consulting firm FirstAttribute GMBH has expanded its portfolio of identity management solutions with the Passlogix v-GO® Access Accelerator Suite, an integrated set of single sign-on, authentication and provisioning tools that includes the market’s leading enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) solution. FirstAttribute GMBH specializes in user lifecycle identity management solutions, migration projects and related consulting for clients including Global 500 companies.

The firm selected v-GO to help clients tighten information security, reduce help desk calls and associated costs, and increase user productivity by automating password management through single sign-on technology. v-GO will also help FirstAttribute GMBH’s clients meet a variety of access-related accountability and compliance challenges such as providing an audit trail of all users who work with an Admin account.

“Single sign-on is an integral part of many identity management projects, so it is imperative for us to have a topnotch ESSO solution to complement our product portfolio. v-GO was the obvious choice,” said Jens Petersen, General Manager of FirstAttribute GMBH, which has offices in both Germany and Mexico. “It is not only the gold standard for single sign-on but a toolset for solving other access, compliance and provisioning readiness problems that our customers face every day.”

“The rapid expansion of our global partner network with firms like FirstAttribute GMBH is directly related to the growing demand for single sign-on technology in the marketplace, and the recognition that v-GO offers that and much more,” said Sean Harris, Passlogix VP of Business Development. “Partners that do their due diligence choose v-GO because of its strengths in the ESSO space as well as the value-add of the complete v-GO package.”

The v-GO Access Accelerator Suite is designed to eliminate everyday challenges in sign-on, authentication and provisioning in order to improve business productivity, strengthen enterprise security and regulatory compliance readiness, and streamline identity management deployments.

v-GO Single Sign-On, the cornerstone of the suite, enables users to access any Windows, mainframe or Web application with a single Windows logon rather than remembering, managing and inputting different passwords for each account. v-GO is also the first platform that can extend single sign-on beyond the enterprise to remote, mobile and temporary users, including home computers, physicians’ offices that require access to hospital networks, and third-party partners or contractors. 

Companion v-GO solutions automate user sign-on and sign-off of kiosk sessions; securely manage shared passwords for administrators and others who must share account IDs; enable strong authentication to applications, desktops and networks without expensive custom integration; pre-load user IDs and passwords to the v-GO repository for easy provisioning; and automate resets of Windows logon passwords.

The solution scales to tens of thousands of users, has been widely deployed around the world, enables wizard-based integration that eliminates the need to write scripts or connectors even to homegrown or legacy applications, and installs on existing servers without adding dedicated or proprietary hardware. These features lower the total cost of ownership and allow organizations to receive rapid payback on their investment.

The v-GO Access Accelerator Suite is available immediately to organizations in Germany and Mexico from FirstAttribute (http://www.firstattribute-gmbh.de/).

About Passlogix

Passlogix, Inc., is the developer of the v-GO Access Accelerator Suite, the leading solution set for speeding user access to applications throughout the extended enterprise by eliminating critical pain points in sign-on, provisioning and authentication processes. With more than 21 million licenses sold, the v-GO suite improves business efficiency, strengthens security and compliance, and dramatically reduces IDM system deployment times. The company's patented technology - launched in 1996 with the market's first usable enterprise single sign-on solution - shortens implementation and payback cycles by adapting to any existing infrastructure without the need for custom coding or replacing legacy hardware or software. Passlogix is headquartered in New York City with offices throughout the United States, United Kingdom, France and Asia. For more information, visit www.passlogix.com

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Michele Favaro
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