Acando Partners with Ping Identity to Support European Clients with Internet Single Sign-On

OSLO – 18 February 2010 – Ping Identity®, the leader in Internet Identity Security and Acando, one of Northern Europe’s leading Management and IT consultancy companies, today announced a partnership to simplify and secure the user sign-on and account management process for Internet Single Sign-On, Identity Enabled Web Services and SaaS-based business applications.

“Concerns around security, difficult user access and extra administrative workload often delay collaboration and implementation of SOA across organizations and security domains,” said Sven Ivar Mørch, Vice President of Acando Norway. “Ping Identity’s SAML standards-based Internet Identity Security solutions resolve these issues, helping our clients improve user adoption, reduce administrative costs and accelerate SOA strategies.

”Ping Identity’s on-premise software (PingFederate) and on-demand service (PingConnect) deliver Internet SSO and User Account Management that helps increase user adoption and productivity, saves administrative time and cost, and strengthens security. Ping Identity’s solutions support more than 400 customers worldwide including 40 of the Fortune 100 and 175 SaaS and BPO Providers. Acando joins Ping Identity’s network of 20 integration partners who provide Ping Identity solutions worldwide.

“We are pleased to support Acando and its clients with Internet Identity Security solutions that are trusted by the world’s largest companies,” said Andrew Hindle, Ping Identity’s Director of International Business Development. “We help users access their Internet-based business applications via a single, secure login. Our solutions implement quickly and work across disparate environments.”

About Ping Identity Corporation

Ping Identity is the market leader in Internet Identity Security, delivering on-premise software and on-demand services for Internet Single Sign-On (SSO), Identity-Enabled Web Services and Internet User Account Management. More than 400 enterprises, government agencies, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendors and online service providers worldwide rely on Ping Identity to streamline application access, reduce administrative costs, generate additional revenue and improve security. Visit www.pingidentity.com for additional information.

About Acando

 Acando is a consultancy company that in partnership with its clients identifies and implements sustainable business improvements through information enabled by technology. Acando provides a balance of high business value, short project times and low total cost. Acando’s annual turnover exceeds EUR 135 million and the Group employs approximately 1,100 professionals in six European countries. Acando is listed at NASDAQ OMX Nordic. Acando’s corporate culture is based on three core values: Team spirit, Passion and Results. www.acando.com

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