CRYPTO-MAS hosted authentication delivers up to 60% reduction in total ownership costs over RSA SecureID

CRYPTOCard’s aggressive swap-out campaign makes switching easy – TCO tool measures savings potential

The world of two-factor authentication is undergoing a dramatic transformation – thanks to CRYPTOCard’s revolutionary hosted Passwords-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution, CRYPTO-MAS.

As part of the company’s aggressive campaign to persuade existing users of competitive solutions, as well as new users, to switch to CRYPTO-MAS, CRYPTOCard’s total cost of ownership (TCO) comparison White Paper demonstrates the dramatic reduction which can be achieved as a result of adopting CRYPTO-MAS cloud-based authentication.

“Users can achieve a typical saving of up to 60% in total costs against RSA’s SecureID, for example, over a five-year period, and large savings are also possible on other solutions such as Aladdin’s SafeWord and Vasco’s DIGIPASS,” confirms CRYPTOCard’s CEO and chairman, Neil Hollister. “These are impressive, real world savings,” he says, “and, with the introduction of our new Migration Agent software, we have made switching as easy as possible.”

Seamless swap out

Hollister believes that companies are often unaware of the true cost of authentication, as they tend to focus solely on the upfront costs of implementing a solution. “The ability to use this information to clearly identify for the first time how much CRYPTO-MAS can save the business, should act as a wake-up call to anyone looking to cut costs yet stay secure, especially when IT budgets are tight,” he says. “In short, it’s time to change.”

At the same time, in taking away the hassle of having to replace an existing token estate on day one, the new Migration Agent service has made it easy to swap out a user’s existing tokens to CRYPTO-MAS. “You don’t have the expense or disruption of having to throw out your old server-based solution immediately,” says Hollister, “as with the new CRYPTOCard software, you can run the two systems in parallel and phase it out over time.”

As tokens expire, break or get lost, the Migration Agent is used to transfer users individually from the old server to CRYPTO-MAS and so immediately benefit from lower overheads, a wide range of tokens and reduced TCO. In addition, a dedicated, user-friendly portal, called CRYPTO-MAP, offers a simple menu of options to set up, manage and deploy tokens on any size network.

Benefits of the cloud

Cloud-based services are now widely recognised as generating valuable cost and efficiency savings to organisations – irrespective of size or industry. In successfully bringing the Software-as-a-Service concept to password protection, CRYPTO-MAS does away with the usual investment and technology burden of maintaining an authentication infrastructure. It offers unrivalled 99.999% availability – without the need for a major investment in hardware or software.

Additionally, the unique multi-tier architecture and easy to use web interface allow companies to quickly integrate the service and manage groups of users or companies.

“At the same time,” says Hollister, “by switching costs from the capital to the expenditure budget, this means that costs are not only much lower but are also controllable and predictable – a real plus for the business.”

He believes that the new initiative makes an overwhelmingly compelling case for businesses to move to the CRYPTO-MAS Passwords-as-a-Service solution. “It has completely changed the cost-benefit decision for our customers, who can now see precisely how much less hosted authentication will cost them – and just how easy it is to put in place.”

More information about this exciting TCO and swap out programme can be found at www.cryptocard.com/solutions

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Notes to Editors:

CRYPTOCard: 20 years of technical achievements have won CRYPTOCard the trust of thousands of organisations in over 70 countries. CRYPTOCard’s Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) solutions reduce the risks associated with remote access and web-based processes through strong password security and increase compliance, at a price all businesses can afford. With the best token technology in the industry coupled with the lowest total cost of ownership, CRYPTOCard offers unsurpassed value in solutions for positively identifying individuals through password security, before giving them access to applications, data and networks. The only company to offer authentication in server-based, managed service and build-it-yourself options, CRYPTOCard provides the most flexible solutions on the market for matching customers’ password security policies CRYPTOCard technology meets the needs of a wide range of markets, from banking and insurance, though to central and local government.

For more information please visit www.cryptocard.com

Please note:

All product costs have been based upon typical quotes provided to resellers or distributors of the respective solutions close to the time of calculation in September 2009. Any implementation costs have been based on average prices provided by both customers and partners. All operational costs have been calculated using standard systems integration-based metrics – a copy of which are contained within a White Paper freely available on www.cryptocard.com

Any savings are based on CRYPTOCard calculations – customer-specific calculations may vary. CRYPTOCard does not warrant the accuracy or current validity of any of the information provided to it or validated by any third party. Customers are advised to undertake their own detailed calculations. The figure of up to 60% savings compares an RSA appliance and SID700 tokens solution, complete with the required infrastructure, implementation and operating costs, compared with the equivalent costs to purchase and operate a CRYPTOCard CRYPTO-MAS service that offers similar, if not better, functionality in a SaaS model. All brand names and trademarks are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners.

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