Nordic Communications Giant Telenor to Deploy Entrust GetAccess

Nordic Communications Giant Telenor to Deploy Entrust GetAccess

Single sign-on solution enables central management of access to multiple applications through a single portal

DALLAS, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The leading provider of television and broadcasting services to consumers and enterprises in the Nordic region, Telenor sought a scalable single sign-on (SSO) solution that could provide seamless, secure Web portal access for partners, consumers and clients. The resounding answer was Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU) and Entrust GetAccess, a key component of a strategic layered security approach.

Telenor, which also is emerging as one of the fastest growing providers of mobile communications services worldwide, purchased Entrust GetAccess enterprise licenses for use with its customers and partners. Entrust GetAccess 8.0 is a proven, scalable Web access control solution that reduces cost and helps increase efficiency through online applications.

Combined with robust standards-based policy (via XACML), Entrust GetAccess enables central management of access to multiple applications through a single portal, providing users with single sign-on to the applications and content they are authorized to see. The solution features broad support for Entrust IdentityGuard versatile authenticators, flexible roles, rules-based access control and proven performance supporting many multimillion-user deployments.

"The ability to securely enable the online channel as a foundation for business is paramount for all enterprises," said Entrust Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Conner. "Doing so, but concurrently providing an efficient, easy-to-use means of gaining safe access, promotes success online and the opportunity to reduce overall cost and increase customer satisfaction."

A key component of a layered consumer security strategy, Entrust GetAccess 8.0 provides organizations with the ultimate in authentication flexibility by now supporting the full platform of versatile authentication capabilities delivered by Entrust IdentityGuard. Centrally controlled via policy, organizations can seamlessly protect sensitive applications and data with a wide range of authenticators, including knowledge-based questions, grid cards, various one-time-passcode (OTP) hardware tokens, as well as out-of-band OTP via voice, SMS or e-mail.

Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, Telenor is emerging as one of the fastest growing providers of mobile communications services worldwide with ownership interests in 12 mobile operators across Europe and Asia. Telenor is also the largest provider of TV services in the Nordic region. The organization has more than 129 million mobile subscriptions worldwide and boasts an international mobile footprint that covers 650 million people.

About Entrust

Entrust (NASDAQ:ENTU) secures digital identities and information for consumers, enterprises and governments in 1,650 organizations spanning 60 countries. Leveraging a layered security approach to address growing risks, Entrust solutions help secure the most common digital identity and information protection pain points in an organization. These include SSL, authentication, fraud detection, shared data protection and e-mail security. For information, call 888-690-2424, e-mail entrust@entrust.com or visit http://www.entrust.com/.

Entrust is a registered trademark of Entrust, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. In Canada, Entrust is a registered trademark of Entrust Limited. All Entrust product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Entrust, Inc. or Entrust Limited. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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