Secure Computing (Nasdaq:SCUR) and Ericsson today announced that the Ericsson R380 smartphone is available on GSM markets with Secure Computing's SafeWord(TM) authentication token. Now, SafeWord users can use the R380 smartphone to authenticate to networks and applications protected by SafeWord.
Secure Computing's SafeWord(TM) AAA product provides strong Authentication combined with Authorized access to Web-based extranets and e-business applications -- and Accounts for user activities in these systems. The Ericsson R380 uses SafeWord authentication technology that was first licensed from Secure Computing in October, 1998. SafeWord -- R380-based authentication uses dynamic one-time password technology embedded onto the Symbian EPOC operating system. This provides strong, two-factor authentication. The user enters a PIN into the R380 smartphone and the SafeWord software generates a unique, one-time password providing secure access to corporate extranets and applications.
"In order to get consumers to embrace all the possibilities of the mobile Internet that the R380 offers, providing secure access to company networks is important," said Jan Ahrenbring, vice president, Marketing and Communications at Ericsson. "Secure Computing brings advanced electronic security solutions to Ericsson's smartphone, which enables us to offer the mobile Internet applications that people want and need."
"There is growing demand for smaller and more mobile business tools," said Chris Schwartzbauer, vice president of Business Development at Secure Computing. "Secure Computing's technology partnership with Ericsson has now resulted in providing valuable security capabilities for mobile business users. The shipment of Ericsson's R380 smartphone, is another milestone in our continuing development of wireless application protocol (WAP)-based products and our partnership with Ericsson."
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