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CA Technologies SaaS Validation Program Confirms Interoperability With CA SiteMinder, CA CloudMinder; SaaS Vendors Boost Sales and Enhance End User Experience by Streamlining Standards-Based Single Sign-On and Simplifying Cloud Security(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) NEW YORK, N.Y. -- CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced the CA Security SaaS Validation Program to help Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers boost sales and customer adoption while enhancing security for their SaaS-based applications. Part of the company's Technology Partner Program , this new validation program provides a quick and easy way for SaaS providers to create and confirm standards-based single sign-on (SSO) interoperability between their offerings and CA SiteMinder and CA CloudMinder(TM), the market-leading SSO solutions from CA Technologies. As enterprises increasingly deploy SaaS solutions, they need to be able to integrate them into their existing SSO environment to maintain a good user experience and consistent security across applications and SSO sessions. "Dropbox is excited to work with CA Technologies to offer sign sign-on functionality to Dropbox for Business customers around the world," said Ari Friedland, head of Business Development, Dropbox for Business. "Having validated the interoperability of CA's SSO solutions, we look forward to providing our users with seamless access to their Dropbox for Business accounts." Documentation created during the validation process can be used by customers to quickly integrate SaaS solutions with CA SiteMinder or CA CloudMinder SSO in their own environment. Support for standards such as SAML, WS-Fed and others help make the integration and validation with CA Technologies SSO offerings seamless. "Customers depend on our simple-to-use, powerful SaaS tools for collaboration and data sharing to run their business," said Matt Lull, managing director, Strategic Alliances, Citrix. "The CA Technologies Security SaaS Partner program provides checkpoints in the integration and validation process that help them in delivering a seamless experience to our joint customers." For convenience, the integration and testing aspects of the program can be easily completed by SaaS vendors in a self-service environment hosted by CA Technologies, or it can be done with assistance from the CA Technologies partner team. After official validation by CA Technologies, interoperability details are documented in a runbook that outlines a repeatable, step-by-step integration process, along with key tips and troubleshooting guidance. "Making security as strong and simple as possible for our customers is our top priority. Ensuring seamless integration with our federated single sign-on capabilities, and the leading SaaS applications used by enterprises is one way we're making user access more secure and simplified," Lina Liberti, senior vice president, Security product management, CA Technologies. "Our thorough validation process takes simplification a step further by providing runbooks with tips and guidance for partners and end users, and by providing an environment that allows partners to self-test." For more information visit ca.com/SaaS-Partner. Additional Supporting Quotes: "Brainshark is dedicated to providing an easy experience -- both for users creating and viewing presentations, and also for administrators who manage those users and their permissions," said David Klein, vice president of product management, Brainshark, Inc. "Validating interoperability with CA Technologies leading single sign-on solutions helps meet our customers' needs, while streamlining their login and user administration processes. We've already seen adoption and excitement among our users, who have been quick to take advantage of the integration." "As our mutual customers continue to monitor the security of their IT infrastructures and web applications, the integration of QualysGuard with CA SiteMinder provides them with a standards-based SSO solution that enables them to authenticate against QualysGuard to securely scan hosts for vulnerabilities seamlessly throughout their environment," said Wolfgang Kandek, Chief Technical Officer, Qualys. "We are always looking for ways to simplify the customer experience for the Sumo Logic service," said Sanjay Sarathy, Chief Marketing Officer at Sumo Logic. "Validating interoperability with CA Technologies leading SSO solutions helps our joint customers improve overall usability and security." "Having an interoperable single sign-on solution with CA Technologies market leading product saved our users from having to remember multiple usernames and passwords," said Erkan Kahraman, chief information security officer at Projectplace International. "Without added technology distractors, our users can focus directly on the job at hand while reducing human errors and maintaining security." "WatchDox is built to integrate with the security solutions our enterprise customers use, like CA SiteMinder," Ryan Kalember, Chief Product Officer, WatchDox. "The combination of WatchDox and CA SiteMinder enables our customers to secure the files they share and work with on mobile devices with both data-centric protection and strong user authentication." About CA Technologies CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) provides IT management solutions that help customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile business services. Organizations leverage CA Technologies software and SaaS solutions to accelerate innovation, transform infrastructure and secure data and identities, from the data center to the cloud. Learn more about CA Technologies at www.ca.com . ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.com on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). (c) 2013 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |