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CIT GROUP SELECTS PASSWORDCOURIER FOR ENTERPRISE IDENTITY MANAGEMENTCourion’s Password Management Solution To Provide Faster, More Secure Access to IT Resources for Employees and Contractors WorldwideFRAMINGHAM, Mass. — November 4, 2002 — Courion® Corporation, a leading provider of identity management lifecycle solutions, today announced that CIT Group, Inc. (NYSE:CIT) has selected Courion’s PasswordCourier® to streamline user administration for its employees and contractors worldwide. With Courion’s technology, CIT expects to reduce the cost of managing user access to critical IT resources, enforce stronger authentication and access management policies, and improve employee and contractor productivity.“As one of the world’s leading commercial and consumer finance companies, our requirements for data security and employee productivity are equally important,” says Robert A. Plante, executive vice president and CIO, CIT Group. “After researching the market, it was apparent that Courion has excellent customer-proven identity management solutions that satisfy both needs. PasswordCourier will virtually eliminate the ‘I forgot my password’ headache that is one of the leading causes of user downtime. We expect PasswordCourier to play a key role in our efforts to exceed our customers' expectations, and comply with increasingly stringent security controls and standards.” PasswordCourier, Courion’s industry-leading self-service password reset and password synchronization solution, will enable CIT Group’s employees and contractors to securely reset and synchronize their own passwords on all enterprise systems and applications without having to call a help desk agent, while consistently enforcing stronger password policies for increased data security. “We’re excited to add CIT Group to the long list of industry leaders that have chosen Courion’s identity management solutions,” said Thomas Rose, vice president of marketing, Courion. “As more companies evaluate vendors on their ability to provide integrated account provisioning and password management, show a clear track record of customer success, minimize impact to existing IT infrastructure, and deliver rapid ROI, Courion is becoming the clear choice.” About CIT Group CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) is a leading commercial and consumer finance company, providing clients with financing and leasing products and advisory services. Founded in 1908, CIT has nearly $50 billion in assets under management and possesses the financial resources, industry expertise and product knowledge to serve the needs of clients across 30 industries. CIT holds leading positions in vendor financing, U.S. factoring, equipment and transportation financing, Small Business Administration loans, and asset-based and credit-secured lending. CIT, with principal offices in New York City and Livingston, New Jersey, has approximately 6,000 employees in locations throughout North America, Europe, Latin and South America, and the Pacific Rim. About Courion Courion Corporation is the leading provider of identity management lifecycle solutions that enable intranet and extranet users to conduct business securely in any computing environment. Courion’s Identity Management Suite, anchored by its AccountCourier user provisioning and PasswordCourier password management product families, enables companies to align security policies with business objectives and connects quickly to existing IT infrastructure for clear cost-savings and rapid ROI. Companies that rely on Courion solutions to reduce identity management costs, secure information assets and enhance user productivity include customers such as The Boeing Company, Cummins, Inc., Dell Computer Corp., GE, Raymond James Financial Services, SunTrust Banks, and U.S. Census Bureau and partners such as HP, Unisys, and Peregrine. Courion’s headquarters is in Framingham, MA. For more information, visit www.courion.com or call 508-879- 8400. Courion and PasswordCourier are registered trademarks and AccountCourier is a trademark of Courion Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Editorial Contact: Tracey Tarinelli PAN Communications, Inc. 978/474-1900 ttarinelli@pancomm.com top of page |
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