VASCO announces its DIGIPASS as a Service platform

VASCO Data Security International, a
software security company specializing in strong authentication
products, announced the availability of its DIGIPASS as a Service
platform. DIGIPASS as a Service is VASCO's cloud based
authentication platform for web based applications. The roll-out of
the DIGIPASS as a Service platform for Business to Business (B to B)
is the first step in deploying a broad service based authentication
offering. In later stages, VASCO will roll out its service offerings
for enterprises (employee security) and consumers.

VASCO's will promote the DIGIPASS as
a Service offering to B-to-B suppliers through direct sales and in
close cooperation with its channel partners. In the first roll-out
phase, VASCO is targeting B to B applications. Nowadays, most web
applications are secured with username and password, which can be
easily hacked, stolen or passed on. Providers and customers have
become more conscious about the security risk of static passwords and
accelerate their investments in strong user authentication to protect
their users' business critical information.

B to B application owners sometimes
face a number of barriers to the deployment of two-factor
authentication for their user base. Sometimes they consider
traditional strong authentication as too costly or they lack the
resources to manage the distribution of authentication devices to
end-users. As a result, VASCO experienced a strong demand from the
market to launch DIGIPASS as a Service.

With DIGIPASS as a Service, VASCO is
managing the full authentication process while the B to B provider
focuses on its core business. The DIGIPASS as a Service offering
includes a fully redundant hosted authentication back-end, the
provisioning of DIGIPASS software or hardware authenticators to
end-users, DIGIPASS services including fulfillment services
(branding, customization, packaging, provisioning, distribution and
storage), professional services and first line support.

Alternatively, companies wishing to
host the authentication infrastructure in-house, can install VASCO's
best-of-breed IDENTIKEY and aXsGUARD Identifier server products. The
choice between VASCO's hosted
DIGIPASS as a Service platform and proven in-house authentication
tremendously broadens VASCO's reach to the B to B market.

“DIGIPASS as a Service complements
our existing business model, by meeting the growing need of a variety
of ASPs to add strong user authentication to their applications.
Until recently, some B to B providers held back on the deployment of
strong authentication, because they didn't wish to host the
authentication in-house or because they considered it too costly.
With our DIGIPASS as a Service platform we offer them a flexible and
cost-efficient solution which will enhance the security of their
application and help them in gaining competitive advantage,” said T
Kendall Hunt, Chairman and CEO, VASCO Data Security.