SANDY, UT--(Marketwire - November 3, 2010) - Opengear (www.opengear.com), a leading provider of next-generation console server and remote management solutions, today announced that it has joined the RSA Secured® Partner Program, achieving certification with RSA SecurID® authentication from RSA, The Security Division of EMC (
The RSA SecurID system is one of the world's most widely used two-factor user authentication solution. RSA SecurID authenticators help organizations protect private information and assure identities of people, devices and applications exchanging that information by providing a one-time password that changes every 60 seconds. The RSA SecurID solution is designed to support more than 350 applications, enabling it to fit seamlessly into the existing business infrastructures of our 30,000+ customers worldwide. With a 25-year history of outstanding performance and innovation, the RSA SecurID solution remains an industry standard for organizations looking to protect their key business data assets. The use of two independent factors for authentication is much less susceptible to abuse than either component alone.
"This interoperable partnership allows enterprises to benefit from unprecedented security and enjoy always-on connectivity to managed devices," said Bob Waldie, Opengear Chairman and CEO. "Through this agreement, RSA channel customers, as well as Opengear customers, can benefit from highly secure remote monitoring and management solutions for small, medium and large deployments over wired, wireless and cellular."
This interoperable partnership between Opengear and RSA blends remote access available through Opengear's console and device servers with unprecedented security delivered by RSA's robust two-factor user authentication solution. From remote branches, datacenters, or distributed smart devices, RSA SecurID authenticator users can now automatically and securely log into a managed device to reconfigure or perform a necessary recovery action -- through the console server.
"We are pleased to welcome Opengear to the RSA Secured Partner Program. Through our inventive collaboration we can support the needs of organizations by providing enhanced authentication technology that helps to protect joint customers to securely access applications remotely," said Ted Kamionek, Vice President, Business Development and Technical Alliances at RSA. "Through the certification, Opengear customers can add an additional level of security that reduces complexity and increases confidence within dynamic business environments."
For more information about Opengear and RSA interoperability see http://www.opengear.com/rsa-technote.html.
Implementation guides on the Opengear SD/CM/IM/ACM Series Console Server are available from the RSA web site: https://gallery.emc.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2286-2-2270/Opengear_ConsoleServer_3%202_AuthMan_7%201.pdf
About Opengear
Opengear (http://www.opengear.com) designs and manufactures next-generation console server, power management and KVM over IP solutions for secure remote access and control of network devices such as routers, switches, servers, firewalls, uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution units and environmental monitoring devices in distributed networks. Opengear console servers are installed in more than 10,000 locations around the world. Opengear's open source platform gives network managers and system integrators the most flexible, extensible, console server solution on the market today for serial console ports, service processors, power solutions and environmental monitoring.
About the RSA Secured Partner Program
The RSA Secured Partner Program is one of the largest and longest-running technology alliance programs of its type, bringing over 1,000 complementary solutions across more than 300 organizations together. RSA SecurID®, RSA® Access Manager, RSA® Adaptive Authentication, RSA® Digital Certificate Solutions, RSA® Hybrid Authenticators, RSA® enVision, RSA® Federated Identity Manager and RSA® Key Manager Suite certification programs bring added assurance to customers that their solutions are certified as interoperable to help them achieve faster time to deployment and lower overall cost of ownership. The RSA Secured Partner Program reflects RSA's commitment to driving inventive collaboration across the industry and support standards-based interoperability with its information-centric security solutions to help protect information, identities and infrastructures. For more information, please visit www.rsa.com/rsasecured.
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