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ProtectNetwork to enable Sponsors to provision users for secure single sign-on online access

ProtectNetwork , an outsourced enterprise identity service, is set to upgrade its popular identity service so that Website and Enterprise ID Administrators (Sponsors) are able to provision their users for secure logins and online access.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Jul 20, 2009 -
ProtectNetwork is an outsourced enterprise identity service on the Internet. Enterprise applications, websites and SaaS applications use ProtectNetwork as a source of secure and trusted user authentication for their users. ProtectNetwork is open standards based and is compatible with SAML 2, SAML 1.1, Shibboleth v1.3+, Shibboleth v2.0+ and OpenID single sign-on security standards.

With the release of these new features next month, Website administrators and Enterprise Identity Administrators (also called Sponsors) will be able to provision and sponsor their Users (Employees, Partners, Customers, Contractors and Guests) into ProtectNetwork with ease and flexibility.

The newly upgraded Enterprise ID Administration capability will enable Shibboleth and SAML enabled websites as well as Campus/Enterprise administrators (Sponsors) to provision their users and assign them with specific Group and Role information. In addition, Sponsors will be able to assign their users with specific application grants and privileges. Such user information can then be released as SAML user attributes to trusted websites and applications that accept secure ProtectNetwork logins.

These new set of features in ProtectNetwork will enable Sponsors to enables access for their users to applications such as Google Apps, Apple Itunes and other SAML enabled applications and services on the Internet or within their own Campus/Enterprise. Such applications typically rely on user information such Group, Role and Entitlements before granting secure access to users.

KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS:

* Provision Users
* Assign Roles to Users
* Assign Users to Groups
* Assign Entitlements (App Grants) to Users
* Assign LOA value to Users
* Delegated Administration of Users
* Request release of attributes for Users to trusted sites
* and many more...

As a result, customers are able to use ProtectNetwork identity services on demand based on their current needs. They no longer need to deploy and manage expensive Identity Management components on their local enterprise infrastructure. This helps organizations drastically reduce their helpdesk and identity management costs while preserving user data security.

For more information or to schedule a live demo, please contact: info@protectnetwork.org.

Visit the ProtectNetwork website at http://www.protectnetwork.org/.

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9STAR RESEARCH INC, established in 2002, is a software company providing high value software solutions to academic, healthcare, energy, commercial and government customers worldwide. The company offers industry leading products such as ActiveShareFS 2007, ProntoFS, ProntoLA, ProtectNetwork, and DiscoverMe as well as Information Technology services in the area of Federated Access, Shibboleth, SAML, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Active Directory, and advanced Microsoft, Linux and JAVA technologies.

ActiveShareFS, DiscoverMe, and ProtectNetwork are registered trademarks of 9STAR RESEARCH INC.

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Last Updated:Jul 20, 2009
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