SSP-Litronic Announces Technology Collaboration with Entrust to Extend Security Solutions to Government and Global Enterprise Customers
SSP-Litronic Joins Entrust TrustedPartner Program as a Technology Partner
07 Jun 2004
IRVINE, Calif. - SSP Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSPX), dba SSP-Litronic, a leading provider of identity and information assurance products and services, today announced a collaborative relationship with Entrust, Inc. [Nasdaq: ENTU], a world-leading provider of Identity and Access Management solutions, by joining the Entrust TrustedPartner Program as a Technology Partner.
As a Technology Partner, SSP-Litronic is taking a vital step toward achieving Entrust Ready™ status for its products and solutions. The Entrust Ready designation is awarded by Entrust and refers to products and services that have been reviewed for compatibility and interoperability with Entrust products. Under the TrustedPartner agreement, Entrust will make its software available and provide integration guidance in order to help SSP-Litronic's offering fulfill the Entrust Ready requirements.
SSP-Litronic will perform integration testing for two of its products, Profile Manager® Enterprise and NetSign® CAC, for use with Entrust Digital IDs to provide strong authentication. Profile Manager Enterprise is a comprehensive management tool to control smart card and digital certificate lifecycles, and NetSign Common Access Card (CAC) is a complete smart card client package that provides network security and desktop protection for CAC users.
"Interoperability and compatibility with Entrust products adds significant value to our product portfolio," said Kris Shah, president of SSP-Litronic. "By providing an integrated secure identity management solution supported by rigorous technology standards, this collaboration will help result in noticeable ROI as well as security benefits for our customers."
"Our customers understand that the key to securing and controlling access to data stored on workstations and laptops is managing and deploying solutions that provide strong authentication," said Eric Skinner, vice president, Secure Data Solutions at Entrust, Inc. "We are pleased to have SSP-Litronic as a member of the Entrust TrustedPartner Program, and we look forward to successful deployments of the combined security solution."
About SSP-Litronic
SSP-Litronic designs and develops innovative data and communication security solutions for both corporate and government institutions. The Company provides network security, desktop protection, and high assurance messaging systems for many organizations of the U.S. Government. For more information, visit http://www.ssplitronic.com/ or call SSP Solutions, Inc. (949) 851-1085. SSP-Litronic is a dba of SSP Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSPX).
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With the exception of historical information, matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements involving a number of risks and uncertainties and may not be achieved due to factors beyond our control, including changing regulatory and technological environments, our ability to integrate Entrust's software and products with our products and our ability take advantage of their integration guidance in order to fulfill the Entrust Ready requirements, our ability to obtain key components from suppliers, technological difficulties, increased competition, and changing customer demands. Other risks inherent in our business are described in Securities and Exchange Commission filings. SSP Solutions, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.