PHOENIX-- Unicon,
Inc. a leading IT consulting services provider specializing in open
source for the education market, today announced its partnership
with VASCO
Data Security, a world leader in strong authentication and e-signature
solutions. Unicon’s partnership with VASCO will enable Unicon to deliver
VASCO authorized services and products to meet the increasing demand for
security solutions in higher education institutions. VASCO’s solutions
eliminate the vulnerability
of static passwords by introducing one-time password generating
authenticators to ensure secure access to critical online resources at
all times.
“The partnership between Unicon and
VASCO will enable institutions to provide more security to the online
campus.”
VASCO’s two-factor authentication solutions have been enhancing the
security of online accounts, identities and transactions all over the
world for over 13 years. VASCO’s success story involves over 9,500
companies in more than 100 countries in a variety of industries, such as
online banking, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.
VASCO’s two-factor authentication solutions replace insecure personal
passwords with constantly changing passwords that cannot be reused at
the next login, therefore eliminating the risk of unauthorized account
access, data theft and other fraudulent activities. One of the key
advantages of the VASCO solutions is their ability to be integrated in
virtually any IT environment or application without impacting the
existing infrastructure.
“VASCO Data Security is great for the industry and will benefit
institutions by providing security for the online campus,” John C.
Blakley, CEO of Unicon, Inc., says. "Unicon specializes in
authentication solutions, and working with VASCO will allow us to help
our customers meet their institution’s increasing concerns surrounding
identity management.”
VASCO’s goal is to introduce two-factor authentication solutions to
higher education, including students, faculty and administrative bodies,
to lower the risk of phishing scams, keylogger viruses and simple
password theft.
“Unicon has built a great reputation in the deployment of identity
management solutions throughout the education market,” Jan Valcke,
VASCO’s President and COO, says. “The partnership between Unicon and
VASCO will enable institutions to provide more security to the online
campus.”
About VASCO
VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature
solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications
and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as global software company
for Internet Security, serving a customer base of almost 9,500 companies
in more than 100 countries, including approximately 1,400 international
financial institutions. VASCO’s prime markets are the financial sector,
enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.
Forward Looking Statements
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or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing
words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intend,”
“mean,” and similar words, is forward looking, and these statements
involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations.
Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the
expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.
Reference is made to VASCO's public filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission for further information regarding VASCO and its
operations.
This document may contain trademarks of VASCO Data Security
International, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including VASCO, the VASCO “V”
design, DIGIPASS, VACMAN, aXsGUARD and IDENTIKEY.
For more information contact: Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst at vasco.com.
About Unicon
Unicon, Inc. is a leading provider of IT consulting services for the
education market. Unicon works closely with colleges, universities and
corporations to find the best solutions to meet their business
challenges. Unicon specializes in using open source technologies to
deliver flexible and cost-effective systems in the areas of enterprise
portals, learning management systems LMS, identity management,
calendaring, email and collaboration. Unicon is a contributing member of
the IMS Global Learning Consortium, Jasig partner and authorized
Solution Provider for both CAS and uPortal, a Liferay Service Partner, a
member of the Oracle Partner Network, and a Sakai Commercial Affiliate
for the community source Collaboration and Learning Environment. For
more information, visit: www.unicon.net.
Unicon is a registered trademark of Unicon, Inc. All other product or
service names are the property of their respective owners.
