Imprivata^®, Inc., the enterprise identity and access management appliance company, today formally announced the creation of a worldwide Imprivata Certified Engineer™ (ICE) program, designed to help partners and reseller organizations take advantage of Imprivata’s growing momentum in the identity and access management market and the continued growth and success of the company’s OneSign™ platform. The ICE program will help organizations gain a competitive advantage through increased product knowledge and will offer partners and resellers additional revenue opportunities. To date, the ICE program has trained more than 45 partners.

With reseller and consulting companies needing to continually expand and enhance their offerings to better meet client needs, the ICE program was established as an efficient way for Imprivata’s partners and resellers to be updated on the latest product information, educated on the latest market trends, trained on the latest versions of Imprivata’s products and better prepared to provide exemplary service to customers. Partner organizations and individuals benefit by being formally recognized as “certified engineers” and customers can be assured that these professionals are tested and fully able to deliver services around the Imprivata OneSign platform.

“Our OneSign platform has been very successful in meeting the various authentication, password management and physical/logical security integration demands of today’s companies,” said Omar Hussain, president and CEO of Imprivata. “Imprivata has prided itself on being a company dedicated to providing top-notch customer service above all else. We have built this training and certification program to both recognize the expertise and dedication of our partners and to ensure that any services they offer around the OneSign platform meet the same high standards to which we hold ourselves.”

Imprivata OneSign is an authentication and access management solution conveniently packaged in an affordable and secure purpose-built appliance that is easy to implement and maintain. The Imprivata OneSign platform includes OneSign Authentication Management (AM), which increases network security by replacing network access passwords with strong authentication options; OneSign Single Sign-On (SSO), which quickly and effectively solves password management, security and user access issues; and OneSign Physical/Logical, which integrates building and network access systems to enable location-based authentication.

“Since we first floated the idea of creating an Imprivata certification program, response from partners has been terrific,” added Eric Blatte, Imprivata’s director of channel sales and programs. “With the increasing popularity of our identity and access management solutions, partners have looked at the ICE program as a way to differentiate themselves and be recognized for their experience with the platform.”

The ICE program can be undertaken as three separate training sessions, each covering a module of the OneSign platform, or as one course that combines all three. This flexible approach enables individuals and organizations to enter the program that makes sense for their market and clients. The programs include:
· OneSign Authentication Management (AM): consists of a three day program – 2 ½ days spent on training and workshop - the other half day focused on testing;
· OneSign Single Sign-On (SSO): consists of a two day segment including instruction, the creation and use of application profiles as well as field work; and
· OneSign Physical/Logical: consists of a formal introduction to the product and a specialized program built to meet the needs of the individual organization and the technologies they’ll be working with in the field.

“Imprivata continually provides its partners with the tools necessary to succeed in today’s hyper-competitive security technology market,” said Joseph Young, president and CEO of Global Data Systems. “The identity and access management market is and will continue to be a strong focus for our customers—and Imprivata’s appliance-based platform addresses all of their needs, from password management and network security to building and IT access integration. The ICE program is an excellent way for organizations like us to be recognized for our expertise with Imprivata’s OneSign platform and promote our ability to deliver the security solutions our customers are looking for.”

About Imprivata
Imprivata is the enterprise authentication and access management appliance company delivering OneSign—an easy, smart and affordable appliance for securing networks, applications and building/IT access. The OneSign appliance includes OneSign Authentication Management, which increases network security by replacing Windows passwords with strong authentication options; OneSign Single Sign-On, which quickly and effectively solves password management, security and user access issues; and OneSign Physical/Logical, which integrates building and network access systems to enable location-based authentication. Based in Lexington, Mass., the company is privately-held with venture funding from Polaris Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners and General Catalyst Partners and its solution is distributed through an established worldwide network of channel, ISV and technology partners. For more information, please visit www.imprivata.com.