Total, France's biggest quoted company,
implements Bull Evidian
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Paris,
September
20, 2005 -
Bull Evidian has been chosen by the Total group to support the roll-out of its SmartPass project, aimed at securing user access to its information systems with a smart-card and single sign-on (SSO) system.
Reinforced security and simplified access for the Total group's 111,000 employees
Total wanted to simplify password management and secure access to its applications using smart cards. The aim is also to improve usability and security (rigorous user identification, access control according to user profiles, audits and alarms), while at the same time reducing the support costs associated with the management of passwords.
Bull Evidian's SSO solution will enable users to access group applications (email, business-specific applications, internal Web-type applications, Citrix-type of applications etc) via a secure single sign-on. The solution, which will be integrated with the group's directories and in compliance with the security policy, will ensure that security is strengthened by increased complexity of passwords and their updating timings, as well as reducing the risks associated with divulging passwords. It will also encourage improved user productivity, by imposing the use of a single password offering faster access to applications, as well as self-management and access delegation capabilities for users.
"Security policies make sense only if they are applicable and used by all. Bull Evidian's Single Sign On solutions enable us to increase our security while simplifying the life of our users", said Philippe Chalon, CIO of the Total group.
SSO solutions are a key component of Bull Evidian's identity and access management (IAM) offering - an area where it holds the number one position in the European market. Evidian's SSO solutions have already been implemented by some of the largest organizations in Europe and worldwide. This is the first project to capitalize on the synergies linked to Evidian's acquisition of Enatel, demonstrating Evidian's technological excellence in the SSO domain and strengthening its position as one of the global leaders in identity management and enterprise SSO.
About the Total group
Total is a leading multinational energy company with 111, 401 employees and operations in more than 130 countries. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, Total is the fourth largest publicly-traded oil and gas integrated company in the world. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to the gas downstream (including power generation), transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and international crude oil and product trading. Total is also a world-class chemicals manufacturer.
About Bull Evidian
Bull designs and develops servers, software and services for an open environment, integrating the most advanced technologies. Bull brings its customers its expertise and know-how to help them in the transformation of their information systems and optimize their IT infrastructure and their applications.
Evidian, a subsidiary of Bull, is the European number one and one of the world's major players in Identity & Access Management (IAM). Evidian's AccessMaster new-generation IAM software suite integrates virtual identity management, provisioning, PKI, dynamic access control and SSO, in all types of environments: from traditional applications to Web/J2EE applications. Bull Evidian software helps numerous organizations in Europe, the Americas and Asia to improve their flexibility, reduce costs, enhance their security and improve their regulatory compliance (Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, Bâle II,...). Evidian's IAM solution has been recognized by many international awards. In 2005, Bull Evidian launched 'IAM NOW >', an initiative designed to boost the deployment of identity and access management in large organizations, providing rapid ROI.
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