CRYPTOCard (www.cryptocard.com), the leading authentication technology developer for heterogeneous environments, today announced a distribution partnership with leading Dutch value added distributor, Channel Concepts B.V. This strategic partnership will enable Channel Concepts B.V. to distribute CRYPTOCard’s two-factor authentication solution in the Netherlands.
Developed to meet real-world requirements – where Linux and Mac workstations often live in a mixed Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) Windows domain, with Windows clients and Apache or IIS Web servers – CRYPTOCard’s event-based two-factor authentication tokens make it simple and cost effective to eliminate weak static passwords by generating a random password for every logon attempt. As one-time passwords cannot be reused by hackers and do not need to be memorized by users, they eliminate the help-desk costs associated with resetting forgotten passwords, and the security risk resulting from writing them down.
“I have been in distribution of A-rated vendors for many years but the quality awareness of CRYPTOCard and the robustness of its products was still a very positive surprise,” said Bart van Rheenen, C.E.O., Channel Concepts B.V. “I am very excited about this partnership as CRYPTOCard's two-factor authentication will make it easy for Channel Concepts’ channel network to provide a simple-to-use, simple-to-manage, and cost-effective alternative to static passwords – the weakest component of any security solution,” van Rheenen continued. “CRYPTOCard has proven its commitment to the channel by offering very generous margins, and Channel Concepts expects to generate significant growth in this prosperous market segment.”
“CRYPTOCard is proud that a well-respected security distributor like Channel Concepts has added CRYPTOCard’s authentication technology to its suite of best-of-breed security products,” said Neil Hollister, CEO, CRYPTOCard, Inc. “Channel Concepts understands that the only way to guarantee system security is to positively identify each user, and that CRYPTOCard’s authentication technology will enable Dutch resellers to make this a simple and affordable process for Windows, Mac, and Linux users,” Hollister continued. “CRYPTOCard has experienced a huge growth in demand for its technology worldwide over the last year, and this partnership will further increase its presence in Europe.”
About CRYPTOCard, Inc.
CRYPTOCard is a leader and innovator in the Network Authentication Industry. Its multi-awarded two-factor authentication options include both a server-based or ‘product’ solution (CRYPTO-Shield), a Managed Authentication Service (CRYPTO-MAS), and a completely-adaptable, do-it-yourself developer’s tool, AuthEngine, which makes it simple to embed CRYPTOCard’s technology into any custom application or environment. This combination allows organizations of any size/means to adopt a strong authentication policy. CRYPTOCard is unique in the industry in its commitment to ensuring its products/services work with any common network architecture including OS compatibility (Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X), web-server flexibility (IIS, Apache), and database options (Active Directory, LDAP, Open Directory, etc). Add to that the outstanding ‘out-of-the-box’ interoperability with many top industry network solutions including Citrix (Nasdaq:CTXS), Checkpoint (Nasdaq:CHKP), and Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), and you begin to see how CRYPTOCard has grown since its origin in 1989 to become a thriving enterprise doing business in more than 70 countries.
About Channel Concepts B.V.
Channel Concepts B.V., based in Almere, The Netherlands, is a leading Value Added Distributor of ICT infrastructures, data-storage, security, and ERP and collaboration software. Channel Concepts’ vast knowledge of leading products from A-rated vendors such as SAP, Dell, Microsoft, HP, and CRYPTOCard coupled with its excellent training, consultancy, financial and logistics services have made it the IT distributor of choice for Dutch resellers. Channel Concepts believes that its extensive experience in the Dutch IT market combined with its development of “Fresh ICT Solutions for the channel” have been instrumental in gaining customer loyalty and helping resellers improve margins.
CRYPTOCard, CRYPTO-Server, CRYPTO-Admin, CRYPTO-Deploy, CRYPTO-Logon, CRYPTO-VPN, AuthEngine and CRYPTO-Web are trademarks of CRYPTOCard, Inc. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
