Press release: SSO best buy award for Evidian Secure Access Manager

Bull Evidian's security software named "best buy" for single sign-on in the enterprise

Leading international security magazine gives top rating to Evidian Secure Access Manager, based on independent product tests.

Paris, March 3, 2004: Bull Evidian, the secure management software unit of Bull, announced today that its Evidian Secure Access Manager security software was named "Best Buy" in the Single Sign-On product category by SC Magazine, the world's leading IT security magazine.

In its February 2004 issue, SC Magazine published the results of its tests of the key products on the market for single sign-on (SSO) in the enterprise. Products were tested by an independent expert and rated on features, ease of use, performance, documentation, support and value for money.

Evidian Secure Access Manager faced competition from Computer Associates, Novell, Entrust, Entegrity and other companies to take the "best buy" award in this group test, with a global 5 out of 5 rating. This marks the fourth award for Bull Evidian from SC Magazine and the ninth award from a major IT publication.

A core component of the Evidian AccessMaster identity and access management suite, Evidian Secure Access Manager is a complete solution for centrally managing the access to heterogeneous IT infrastructures, from web to legacy. Providing access control and SSO for environments of all kinds (Windows, Linux, Unix, Citrix, Web,...), it offers a uniquely robust yet simple way to increase security and productivity. It has already been selected by hundreds of large companies in the technology, finance, government and telecom sectors to facilitate cost-effective and faster deployment of secure IT services.

"SC Magazine is the leading IT security magazine today and it is internationally recognized for its technical product reviews," said Philippe Destison, Director of Bull Security Division and COO of Bull Evidian. "We are very proud of this demonstration that Bull Evidian offers the best enterprise-wide single sign-on solution on the market today."

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine is the largest information security magazine in the world and has been in print for over 12 years. Published monthly, it has a global circulation of over 100,000 and is read by many thousands more. As the definitive source of information on security threats and solutions, SC Magazine is internationally recognized for its outstanding technical reviews and its comprehensive coverage of the information security marketplace.

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