Ping Identity Corporation today announced Info Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the world’s leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has named PingFederate a winner of the Global Excellence Customer Trust 2006 Award for best Single Sign-On product. More than 18,000 end-users and prospective customers worldwide were invited to vote for the products they trust the most for protecting their digital resources.

PingFederate is the industry-leading federated identity server for enabling single sign-on to online services for employees, customers and business partners. To read more about this product, please visit http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/products/PingFederate.html. To read about a new major release PingFederate 4 announced earlier this week, please visit http://www.pingidentity.com/news/show/139.

“PingFederate won as the Best Single Sign-On Product, proving it stands out from the pack,” said Rick Justice, chief technology editor, Info Security Products Guide. “The rubber meets the road with the users of a technology; PingFederate’s win shines a spotlight on Ping Identity and says that what it delivers is best-in-class.”

“Info Security Products Guide’s recognition of PingFederate further validates our product as leading the market,” said Mike Donaldson, vice president of marketing, Ping Identity. “Our customers rely on PingFederate to improve customer security, ease collaboration with trading partners, and reduce the burden of regulatory compliance. We are proud to win this award, especially because it comes from our customers who voted for our product.” About Silicon Valley Communications Awards

Info Security Products Guide, published by Silicon Valley Communications, plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow’s technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

About Ping Identity Corporation Ping Identity Corporation (www.pingidentity.com) provides enterprise software and services for standards-based Web single sign-on and federated identity management. Ping's products focus exclusively on open standards, lightweight and cost-effective solutions that are easy to deploy and manage. Ping's customers include American Express, New York Life, TriNet, MedCommons, Mercer and Allscripts.

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