WALTHAM, MA--(Marketwire - June 10, 2008) - Leostream™ Corporation (
www.leostream.com),
a developer of virtual Hosted Desktop software, in partnership with
IdentiPHI™, Inc. (
OTCBB:
IDPI) and Wyse® Technology, today announced
multi-factor authentication and digital certificates for Hosted Desktops
via smart card support for Wyse thin clients. Hosted Desktops allow
enterprise users to access their desktops from any physical location behind
the firewall.
Leostream support for the Wyse thin clients and IdentiPHI smart cards
demonstrates how the Leostream Hosted Desktop architecture works with smart
card-based user authentication systems.
Leostream Connection Broker™ software enables organizations to manage
user access to computing resources such as Virtual Hosted Desktops,
Physical Machines, and Terminal Services. It provides the
production-proven, scalable, fault-tolerant management layer required by
organizations to implement and enforce business policies for Hosted
Desktops.
How Smart Card Authentication for Hosted Desktops Works
The solution enables users to access their Hosted Desktop by inserting a
smart card in a reader attached to a Wyse thin client. The data is read
from the card and sent to the Leostream Connection Broker, which determines
which Windows Desktop to assign. Once the desktop is assigned, the end user
enters a PIN.
When users remove the smart card they disconnect from the remote desktop,
and when they move to another location and reinsert the card into another
thin client, they regain their desktop session in the state they had
previously left it.
The solution is superior to other smart card-based thin clients because it
is built around digital certificates that provide strong two-factor access
control to the Windows® Desktop. Early adopters of this technology
include the healthcare, finance, and defense industries.
"Our partnership with Leostream now extends to thousands of Wyse thin
client users," said Ricardo Antuna, VP of Business Development and
Alliances, Wyse Technology. "With Leostream's ability to support
multi-factor authentication and digital certificates for Wyse thin clients,
we can now deliver highly secure Hosted Desktop solutions to our thin
client customers."
Case Study: Commerzbank AG (New York)
Commerzbank AG (NY) is nearing deployment of a smart card solution built by
Leostream, IdentiPHI, and Wyse, that controls Hosted Desktop access based
on user location and identity.
"When we embarked on the VDI project, it was very important that we worked
with partners who bought into our vision, understood our security and
accessibility requirements and were willing to work closely with all the
players involved to get this done," said Ewange Musonge, Systems Engineer,
Commerzbank AG (New York). "This solution eases and demystifies the
login/authentication process for the end-user. And end-users benefit from
'anywhere' access to Hosted Desktops, while the system itself adheres to
strict industry security standards."
The solution is based on the use of smart cards that store X.509 digital
certificates in conjunction with Microsoft Active Directory® to generate
a unique certificate for each user. Active Directory validates or rejects
the digital certificate. The user is then required to enter a unique PIN to
unlock access with the smart card and IdentiPHI SAFsolution 5 manages
network access, providing the second authentication factor. The solution
ports the Windows-based PKCS#11 middleware component to allow equivalent
functionality on the WTOS platform, providing unique new functionality that
advances security and usability for virtual desktop computing.
"With this solution, enterprises can provide secure access to Hosted
Desktop solutions from anywhere -- avoiding the costs, complexity, and
limitations of building security systems which rely on physical access to
particular locations," said Chris Collier, IdentiPHI Vice President. "The
use of smart cards in conjunction with Hosted Desktops allows businesses to
take advantage of this 'anywhere' access solution while staying in strict
compliance with key industry regulations."
Leostream Connection Broker version 5.1 works with Wyse Thin OS™ (WTOS)
and IdentiPHI's SafeSign Identity Client. In addition, Leostream
Connection Broker multi-factor authentication support includes the
following features:
-- Client-side browser certificates
-- NT LAN Manager (NTLM)
-- Central Authentication Service (CAS)
-- Biometric (fingerprint) authentication
-- Windows desktop-based smartcard authentication through Leostream
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About Leostream Corporation
Based in Waltham, Mass., Leostream (
www.leostream.com) is a
vendor-independent software company that has been a driver in the evolving
virtualization space. With its Connection Broker product, Leostream
provides the most complete solution for organizations to manage the Hosted
Desktop. The Leostream Connection Broker supports the integration of a wide
range of clients, back-ends, and viewer, authentication, and security
protocols. Supported client devices include: CompuMaster, Cranberry, Devon
IT, IBM, IGEL, Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, XPe, Vista 32- and 64-bit),
Sun, and Wyse. Back-end support includes: Microsoft Terminal Services,
Physical Machines, and VMware. Connection Broker supports the following
viewer protocols: Teradici PCoIP, HP RGS, Radmin, RDP, Sun ALP, and VNC.
SSL VPN support includes Cisco, F5, Juniper, and Sonicwall.
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Contact Information: Press Contact:
Victor Cruz
Tel. 401-808-6264
vcruz@mediapr.net
Kate de Bethune
Marketing Director
Leostream, Inc.
Tel. 781-577-9584
kdebethune@leostream.com