DALLAS, March 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Entrust IdentityGuard OTP tokens secure access to corporate resources
for remote workforce

Germany-based Universa, the country's oldest private health insurance
organization, sought a trusted method to enable secure enterprise access and
communication via a multifactor authentication solution. In the end, Universa
selected Entrust, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU) and the Entrust IdentityGuard versatile 
authentication platform to foster efficiency and productivity between 
internal assets, workstations, applications and their remote workforce.

"Universa required the ability to secure resources and access with a
strong, respected authentication platform," said Universa IT manager
Christian Knauer. "The primary goal was to enable secure access without
sacrificing security and the integrity of our sensitive information and
intellectual property. This implementation allowed us to address those goals
with a simple-to-use, easy-to manage solution."

Facilitated by trusted partner CyProtect, Universa selected Entrust
IdentityGuard for multifactor authentication via one-time-passcode (OTP)
hardware tokens, as well as software for secure remote access to enterprise
resources and Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA). As part of the deployment,
Universa leverages more than 900 Entrust IdentityGuard tokens for strong
two-factor authentication.

"This implementation of strong authentication enables Universa to not
only equip their mobile workforce with the tools and technology to
efficiently do business, but does so in a way that is cost-effective and easy
to understand," said Entrust Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Bill Conner. "One of the most trusted private health insurance organizations
in Germany, Universa should be commended for implementing forward-thinking
security solutions that can enable operational efficiency, mitigate risk and
help in addressing compliance with industry regulations."

With more than 9.2 million licenses purchased, Entrust IdentityGuard is
an open versatile authentication platform that enables organizations to layer
security -- according to access requirements or the risk of a given
transaction -- across diverse users and applications. The platform's
authentication options include username and password, IP-geolocation,
machine/device, questions and answers, out-of-band one-time passcode
(delivered via voice, SMS or e-mail), grid cards and a range of
one-time-password tokens.

A key component of a layered security approach, the Entrust IdentityGuard
versatile authentication platform not only provides strong authentication,
but can also help in minimizing operational challenges such as burdens to
help desks and infrastructure maintenance. It includes a Web-based
administration capability for user and policy management, enabling
organizations to easily distribute administrative tasks to specific
individuals, all based on role.

Based in Nuremburg, Germany, Universa is one of the most well-respected
private health insurance organizations in the country. Universa
Versicherungen, Sulzbacher Strasse 1-7, D-90489 Nuremburg, Germany. Call
+49-(0)911-5307-0 or visit http://www.universa.de.

About Entrust

Entrust (Nasdaq: ENTU) secures digital identities and information for
consumers, enterprises and governments in 1,700 organizations spanning 60
countries. Leveraging a layered security approach to address growing risks,
Entrust solutions help secure the most common digital identity and
information protection pain points in an organization. These include SSL,
authentication, fraud detection, shared data protection and e-mail security.
For information, call +1-888-690-2424, e-mail entrust@entrust.com or visit
http://www.entrust.com.

Entrust is a registered trademark of Entrust, Inc. in the United States
and certain other countries. In Canada, Entrust is a registered trademark of
Entrust Limited. All Entrust product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Entrust, Inc. or Entrust Limited. All other company and product
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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