To: If only I'd held who wrote (3296 ) 9/14/2000 9:38:10 AM From: Norm Demers Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 3326 Big news for RSAS and they just hit bottom yesterday: Thursday September 14, 8:31 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: RSA Security Inc. RSA Security and PricewaterhouseCoopers Team to Bring PKI to Global e-Business PricewaterhouseCoopers Becomes First Alliance Partner in RSA Security's SecurWorld Consultant/System Integrator Program BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Security Inc. (Nasdaq: RSAS - news), the most trusted name in e-security, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the world's largest professional consulting organization, today announced a strategic alliance in which the two companies will team to help drive global adoption of public key infrastructure technology by e-businesses. PwC has become the first alliance partner in RSA Security's Consultant/System Integrator SecurWorld(TM) Program. PwC consultants will be certified to install RSA Keon® Advanced PKI software at customer sites throughout the United States, enabling organizations to deploy digital certificates for secure communications. PwC has already certified 18 consultants and installed RSA Keon software at The Zone, the company's showcase laboratory. In The Zone, certified consultants will demonstrate how RSA Keon software can be used with ERP systems such as SAP and PeopleSoft. They will also showcase how customers who are using RSA Keon digital certificate management software can deploy digital certificates to conduct e-business securely over the Internet. ``RSA Security is a significant player in the PKI space, and we are very excited about working with them to help drive the adoption of public key infrastructures to secure today's e-business environments,'' said Bruce Murphy, the national security practice leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers. ``We are diligently working with RSA Security to train our consultants on RSA Keon software and the importance of digital certificates in e-business transactions, and we look forward to working together to make our clients' implementations successful.'' ``We view the relationship with PwC as a strong endorsement of the value that PKI technology and the RSA Keon digital certificate solution bring to e-business worldwide,'' said Scott Schnell, senior vice president of marketing at RSA Security. ``PwC has taken a leadership position among consultants who have partnered with RSA Security, and we look forward to combining our respective strengths to bring trust to global e-business.'' About RSA Keon Digital Certificate Management Solution RSA Keon software is a family of interoperable, standards-based PKI products designed to manage digital certificates and provide an environment for authenticated, private and legally binding electronic communications and transactions. Whether deployed as a robust, standalone certificate authority or a comprehensive PKI solution, the RSA Keon digital management solution is designed to provide a common foundation for securing Internet and e-business applications. About PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwcglobal.com) is the world's largest professional services organization. Drawing on the knowledge and skills of more than 150,000 people in 150 countries, PricewaterhouseCoopers helps clients solve complex business problems and measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance in an Internet-enabled world. About RSA Security Inc. RSA Security Inc., The Most Trusted Name in e-Security(TM), helps organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through its RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication, RSA BSAFE® encryption and RSA Keon® public key management systems. With nearly a half billion RSA BSAFE-enabled applications in use worldwide, more than seven million RSA SecurID users and almost 20 years of industry experience, RSA Security has the proven leadership and innovative technology 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: RSA, BSAFE, Keon and SecurID are registered trademarks, and The Most Trusted Name in e-Security is a trademark of RSA Security Inc. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies. SOURCE: RSA Security Inc. Email this story - View most popular stories emailed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: RSA Security Inc (NasdaqNM:RSAS - news) Related News Categories: computers, software --------------------------------------------------------------------------------