SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, today announced that it has secured the sole distribution rights for Sub-Saharan Africa for the Cell-ID product developed locally by Expertron Group, a South African-based high-technology company.
Cell-ID is a strong, token-based user authentication system that uses possession of a GSM SIM card, effectively the mobile telephone, as an authentication token to prove the identity of an individual attempting to gain access to a computer/network service. When a user logs into a computer-based system protected by Cell-ID, an SMS message containing a random one-time passcode is sent to the user's mobile telephone. This passcode is valid for a limited period of time for only a single and unique authentication session.
Cell-ID can also be combined with a password or PIN for a stronger two-level authentication mechanism. Cell-ID doesn't require the rollout of hardware, software or devices to the users who will be authenticated, but assumes that users are already in possession of a mobile telephone with an active SIM card. The SMS mechanism used by Cell-ID can be shown to provide acceptable performance metrics so that Cell-ID can be used as a feasible real-time authentication mechanism.
"Cell-ID is secure, very affordable and extremely simple to roll-out and use," commented Dean Brazier, MD of SecureData. "This new addition to our comprehensive range of security products and services presents a very exciting and new opportunity, particularly as the product was developed locally in SA."
The Cell-ID product will be handled within a separate division of SecureData headed up by Jan Coetzee, who has also been appointed a Director of SecureData.
For further information, please contact Dean Brazier at telephone (011) 258-7800; fax (011) 258-7888; e-mail deanb@sd.co.za.
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Expertron Group (Pty) Ltd is a high-tech start-up company that specializes in innovative product development for information and communication security solutions, with a current focus on applications utilising technologies at the convergence between mobile (GSM) and conventional data networks (the Internet).
Established in October 2000, Expertron was the first company to join the Gauteng Innovation Hub, currently located on the CSIR campus in Pretoria and operating as a pilot technology incubator. Expertron provides IT services to the pilot incubator, and supports the initiatives of the Innovation Hub to promote the growth of innovative high-technology businesses that develop intellectual property in SA for both local and international markets.
Secure Data
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's Premier IT Security Solution Provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate Antivirus and Content Security, Intrusion Detection Software, Network Security and Network Asset Management. SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, hosting, implementation, and outsourcing. SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT security products to the public, corporate and SME sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs. As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Cell-ID, CryptonWare and Trend Micro, SecureData is the Southern African distributor for US-based BorderWare, UK-based Centennial and US-based Internet Security Systems. For more information, visit SecureData at www.sd.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.
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