ING DIRECT Selects Solution Based on Entrust and Adobe Acrobat Technologies for Secured, Private Communications and More Efficient Business Processes
Q1 2002 Agreement Provides Security for e-mail, e-forms to enable enhanced Internet security for sensitive customer data and internal business processes
06 May 2002
DALLAS ? Entrust, Inc. [Nasdaq: ENTU], a leading global provider of Internet security solutions and services, today announced that ING DIRECT has selected a solution based on Entrust? and Adobe technologies. The solution will provide ING DIRECT security for communications and help bring electronic efficiencies to business processes for internal employees and external business partners.
ING DIRECT selected Entrust?s market-leading enhanced Internet security solutions for file/folder protection, digital signatures on electronic documents and secured e-mail communications across its organization and the extended enterprise. Entrust solutions enable privacy, identification, and verification of participants in an electronic business communication or transaction. This adds security to files and folders or e-mail communications, helping to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access and misuse.
?We are focused on maintaining and implementing best quality security and privacy practices,? said Arkadi Kuhlmann, President and CEO, ING DIRECT. ?Additionally, we are always looking for ways to reduce costs in order to pass our savings on to our customers in the form of great rates. Entrust?s industry-leading software and its strong track record in serving financial services customers was a natural fit for our needs when we began looking for a security technology provider. The software?s strong integration with Adobe?s e-forms technology made the choice an easier one. Our vision is to use Entrust solutions to provide security for all of our electronic transactions.?
The electronic forms solution based on Entrust-Ready? Adobe? Acrobat? 5.0 software and the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) was selected by ING DIRECT to transform ING DIRECT paper-based workflows and increase the efficiency of its business processes. This solution includes routing, approval and the ability to add digital signatures with integrated data management and processing.
?By implementing the combined solution from Entrust and Adobe, ING DIRECT is demonstrating a strong commitment to take a leadership position in the online financial services market,? said Bruce Chizen, president and CEO, Adobe Systems Incorporated. ?The Adobe and Entrust solution enables ING DIRECT to provide its customers?as well as its own employees?a best-in-class technology platform for secure, streamlined business processes.?
?We are pleased to have been selected by ING DIRECT and look forward to a strong future relationship,? said Bill Conner, President, CEO and Chairman, Entrust, Inc. ?The integration between Adobe and Entrust is a winning combination that adds security and helps to automate business processes, while addressing paper elimination and accessibility initiatives. As the enhanced Internet security choice for leading financial institutions, Entrust continues to expand its customer base, while drawing on the strength of industry relationships and technology integrations to help to meet the customer?s business requirements.?
About the Solutions
The Entrust Authority? and Entrust Entelligence? product portfolios provide enhanced identification, verification, privacy and security management capabilities. These solutions allow users to identify and verify the person with whom they are communicating with greater confidence, let enterprises control access to specific files, provide secured storage and management of intranet information, and enable the integration of third-party applications such as e-forms. The Adobe Acrobat product line provides a strong foundation for online document workflows and business processes driven by electronic forms. At the core of the platform is Adobe PDF?the open, de facto standard for electronic file distribution?which provides document fidelity, support for digital signatures, file security, and integration with XML.
About ING DIRECT
Headquartered in Wilmington, DE, ING DIRECT is the operating name of ING Bank, fsb (Member FDIC), a federally chartered savings bank that is part of ING Group (NYSE: ING), one of the largest financial institutions in the world. ING DIRECT has more than 500,000 customers and more than $6 billion in assets. For product information or to open an account, visit ingdirect.com or call 1-800-ING-DIRECT.