Press Release

Imprivata Wins Best Security Solution for Healthcare at SC Magazine Awards

LEXINGTON, MA — May 9, 2007 — Imprivata®, Inc., the enterprise authentication and access management appliance company, has been named Best Security Solution for Healthcare at the 2007 SC Magazine Europe Awards. The ceremony, held alongside the Infosecurity Europe 2007 conference, saw Imprivata’s OneSign appliance recognised for the benefits it can deliver to healthcare organisations in terms of greater security, ease of management, the removal of password problems and increased user productivity.

Additionally, OneSign supports integration with the smart cards provided by the NHS Connecting for Health scheme, allowing single sign-on to both nationally provided applications such as the Spine, as well as those provided by the individual Trusts. Imprivata’s unique appliance-based approach, coupled with the support for the NHS smart card, demonstrates that OneSign is extremely simple to deploy and manage, and delivers a rapid return on investment for any healthcare organisation. OneSign allows Trusts to protect sensitive citizen data while not intruding into staff workflows.

OneSign is an authentication and access management appliance designed to meet the needs of organisations of all sizes and authorisation requirements. It includes three separate but interconnected software modules:

• OneSign Authentication Management supports multiple strong authentication factors, including smart cards, one-time passwords, finger biometrics and proximity card. Users can be assigned strong authentication factors to suit their working lifestyles, and groups of users can use different tokens or factors depending on their needs.
• OneSign Single Sign-On removes the pain of password management from the organization by easily and quickly enabling applications for single sign-on. User credentials are automatically captured and presented when requests are made to access authorised applications, while password policies can be enforced as standard across all users.
• OneSign Physical/Logical takes the next step in converging physical and IT network security. OneSign can query the leading building access systems vendor databases to ascertain user status and location, and apply policy dependent on a user’s location.

“We are honoured to have won the Best Security Solution for healthcare award from SC Magazine,” said Omar Hussain, CEO of Imprivata. “This award validates the enormous commitment we have made to creating a product that so greatly benefits hospitals and trusts across Europe. Tighter security and user convenience are of paramount importance when dealing with sensitive patient information, and Imprivata OneSign fits these needs perfectly. Our approach means that Primary Care Trusts and Hospitals can build on the security framework provided by Connecting for Health to solve their local issues around passwords and user identities – this generates additional value for the overall NHS IT project, as well as helping users become more efficient in general.”

About Imprivata
Imprivata is the enterprise authentication and access management appliance company delivering OneSign—an easy, smart and affordable appliance for securing networks, applications and building/IT access. The OneSign appliance includes OneSign Authentication Management, which increases network security by replacing Windows passwords with strong authentication options; OneSign Single Sign-On, which quickly and effectively solves password management, security and user access issues; and OneSign Physical/Logical, which integrates building and network access systems to enable location-based authentication. Based in Lexington, Mass., the company is privately-held with venture funding from Polaris Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners and General Catalyst Partners and its solution is distributed through an established worldwide network of channel, ISV and technology partners. For more information, please visit www.imprivata.com.

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