MORGES, Switzerland and
DARMSTADT, Germany, January 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The
pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck KGaA has opted for
security solutions developed by CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA). The
solutions help simplify procedures associated with the adherence to
compliance-related policies while saving cost, optimizing identity
and access management, and simultaneously increasing system
security - all of which further simplify IT management.
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Several thousand employees as well as numerous customers and
business partners require access to Merck's various IT systems. To
ensure that no one has their work impeded and that processes do not
come to a standstill, access must always be managed in real time.
Given an existing heterogeneous IT infrastructure, Merck chose to
implement a company-wide Web Single Sign-On solution combined with
a centralized Identity and Access Management system. They pave the
way for expansion and adaptation to additional technologies such as
Role Management and SOA architectures. CA SiteMinder provides a
security infrastructure for companies whereby Merck can grant its
customers and business partners access to Web applications as well
as Web sites - in a secure and efficient manner.
The CA Technologies security solutions control access to systems
and applications across physical, virtual, and cloud
environments.
In addition, CA Audit performs compliance verification and
ensures adherence to various compliance-related policies and legal
regulations. CA Role and Compliance Manager helps to efficiently
identify roles, certify authorizations automatically, and set up
cross-system policies to ensure the compliance of identities. These
measures decrease costs associated with IT operations and adherence
to compliance directives.
About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and
solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from
mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies
manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to
deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative
products and services provide the insight and control essential for
IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the
Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT
ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at
www.ca.com/.
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