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U S WEST Becomes RSA Security's Five Millionth RSA SecurID(R) Technology User
30,000 U S WEST Employees Rely on RSA SecurID Authenticators
BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Security Inc. (Nasdaq: RSAS - news) today announced that U S WEST (NYSE: USW - news), a leader in telecommunications, has become RSA Security's five millionth RSA SecurID® authentication user. An RSA Security customer for more than ten years, U S WEST adds hundreds of new RSA SecurID users per month. The five millionth token was part of U S WEST's expanding telecommunications business. Today, several thousand U S WEST employees, contractors and selected customers can now securely access critical network resources using RSA SecurID authenticators.
''This impressive user benchmark reaffirms the continued adoption of RSA Security's industry-leading RSA SecurID technology by leading Fortune 100 firms such as U S WEST,'' said Scott Schnell, senior vice president of marketing. ''With more than five million users worldwide, there is no doubt that RSA SecurID authenticators are one of the most popular strong authentication tools on the market.''
''Robust, economical security solutions for our employees, contractors and customers are what we expect from our vendors, including RSA Security,'' said Mike Stowe, principal architect, U S WEST. ''Today, we use RSA SecurID extensively for traditional dial-in access and specialized network security applications. But we are rapidly moving with our customers to electronic commerce and electronic business solutions. We want to deliver reliable and scalable security solutions that complement our extranet relationships and the world-class data and Internet solutions we provide our customers. We look to the information security industry, including RSA Security, to provide flexible solutions that meet the dynamic nature of electronic commerce and electronic business security needs.''
RSA SecurID Authentication Family
RSA SecurID solutions provide centrally managed, strong, two-factor user authentication services for enterprise networks, operating systems, e-commerce Web sites and other IT infrastructure, designed to ensure that only authorized users access data, applications and communications. Supporting a range of authentication devices, including hardware tokens, key fobs, smart cards and software tokens, RSA SecurID solutions are intended to create a virtually impenetrable barrier against unauthorized access, protecting network and data resources from potentially devastating accidental or malicious intrusion. RSA SecurID installations are managed through RSA ACE/Server® authentication management software, providing the ability to scale deployments in the hundreds of thousands of users.
About U S WEST
U S WEST provides a full range of telecommunications services -- including wireline, wireless PCS, data networking, directory and information services -- to more than 25 million customers nationally and in 14 Western and Midwestern states. More information about U S WEST can be found on the Internet at uswest.com.
About RSA Security Inc.RSA Security Inc., The Most Trusted Name in e-Security(TM), helps organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-businesses through its RSA SecurID two-factor authentication, RSA BSAFE® encryption and RSA Keon(TM) public key management systems. As the global integration of Security Dynamics and RSA Data Security, RSA Security has the proven leadership, innovative technology and systems experience to address the changing security needs of e-business and bring trust to the new, online economy. RSA Security can be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.
NOTE: BSAFE, ACE/Server and SecurID are registered trademarks, and Keon, RSA and The Most Trusted Name in e-Security are trademarks of RSA Security Inc. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE: RSA Security Inc.
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