SecureD Services Inc. and ABB Launch Security Assessment Service for Utilities Partnership to Enhance Global Information Securit
February 24 2004 - 12:28PM
PR Newswire (US)
SecureD Services Inc. and ABB Launch Security Assessment Service
for Utilities Partnership to Enhance Global Information Security
for Power Plants NEW YORK, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
SecureD Services Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SSVC) , a leading provider
of identity management and access control software and services,
today announced a partnership with ABB to offer comprehensive
security and vulnerability assessment services. ABB is a leader in
power and automation technologies employing over 120,000 people in
over 100 countries. The new alliance combines ABB's vast domain
expertise with Secured Services' leading identity and access
management software, Identiprise. The new offering is aimed at
helping utilities to gain a high-level understanding of their
potential exposure and identify measures they can take to enhance
the security of key systems. "We are honored ABB selected
Identiprise as the security management tool to support their
security assessment service," says King Moore, President and CEO at
Secured Services. "We look forward to working together to help
utilities of all sizes reduce their security risk." Identiprise
provides a comprehensive enterprise wide framework from the web and
desktop to the mainframe for true enterprise-wide single sign-on
access management. ABB will utilize the software as a platform from
which to administer its new Security and Vulnerability Assessment
service. The joint ABB Secured offering will begin with a
comprehensive Security and Vulnerability Assessment service. This
will be tightly coupled with the access management framework
options that the new Identiprise Software offers. "Utilities have
always been very attuned to security issues," says Gary Rackliffe,
Director of Marketing atABB's Network Management unit. "However,
they may not have the tools or processes in place to meet the
challenge presented by current threats. ABB is uniquely qualified
to offer a comprehensive appraisal of utility systems security, and
to help those organizations identify areas for improvement." About
ABB: ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that
enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while
lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies
operatesin around 100 countries and employs about 120,000 people.
The company's U.S. operations employ about 9,500 in manufacturing
and other facilities in 40 states. For more information on the net
please visit: http://www.abb.com/ . About SecureD Services: SecureD
Services Inc. is a leading North American information security
company providing security services and products to local and
global enterprises, where computer and Internet security is not an
insurance policy but a core organizational requirement. SecureD
Services provides industry leading Secure Single sign-on Identity
Management and Access Control Software (Identiprise), information
security consulting and managed security services. Its customers
include organizations in government, financial services,
manufacturing, telecommunications and health care. For more
information about SecureD Services on the net:
http://www.secured-services.com/ , or contact: Investor Relations:
Chris Rosgen, Capital Market Relations (949) 481-9739, , Media:
Michael Dubreuil, SecureD Services Inc. (416) 948-6624, .
Forward-Looking Statement Statements made in this news release that
relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking
statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes,"
"anticipates," "plans," "expects," 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
the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission for further information regarding the Company and its
operations. DATASOURCE: SecureD Services Inc. CONTACT: investor
relations, Chris Rosgen of Capital Market Relations,
+1-949-481-9739, , for SecureD Services Inc.; or media, Michael
Dubreuil of SecureD Services Inc., +1-416-948-6624, Web site:
http://www.secured-services.com/ http://www.abb.com/
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