MMG Insurance Improves Network Security and Reduces Costs with DigitalPersona Pro

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalPersona, Inc., a global provider of authentication and endpoint protection solutions, today announced that MMG Insurance, a premier regional property and casualty insurer, has selected DigitalPersona® Pro centrally-managed endpoint protection and authentication solutions.  MMG has rolled out DigitalPersona Pro in the company's Presque Isle, Maine headquarters, as well as its regional offices in Concord, N.H. and Allentown, Pa.  The combination of single sign-on with strong authentication solutions helps MMG give its 160 employees fast, convenient, and highly secure access to the corporate network and other critical business applications.

"Fast employee authentication is business-critical. Our old system was a huge time drain with users having to retype their passwords and user names dozens of times throughout the day," said Stacy Shaw, vice president and information systems manager for MMG Insurance.  "With DigitalPersona, our customer records are secure, but in a much more effective and user-friendly manner.  The solution has made authentication simple, and our employees like using it."

MMG employees are often logged into six or more systems at one time, including network and terminal server sessions, mainframe applications and websites. Because customer confidentiality is critical, MMG enforces strong security policies, including 10-minute password protected screen-saver logouts. DigitalPersona Pro's single-sign-on capabilities eliminate cumbersome and time-consuming typing of user names and passwords. Individual employees now merely touch the embedded fingerprint readers on their laptops to securely and conveniently access the systems and applications they have permission to use as part of their work. Having one secure, centrally-managed solution also improves overall system management.

"To stay competitive in today's market, businesses need to access information quickly and efficiently," said Jim Fulton, vice president of marketing, DigitalPersona, Inc. "DigitalPersona Pro makes strong authentication affordable, easy to deploy and simple to use. This allows insurance providers like MMG to quickly and safely access customer records while adhering to their own internal security policies."

About DigitalPersona

DigitalPersona, Inc. is a global provider of authentication and endpoint protection solutions for enterprises, custom application developers and consumers. The company's business solutions help organizations improve efficiency while addressing growing security, compliance and loss prevention demands. For end users, DigitalPersona provides strong protection that's uniquely easy to use. DigitalPersona's award-winning technology is offered by market-leading computer manufacturers and solution providers around the world. For more information contact DigitalPersona, Inc. at: +1 650.474.4000, or visit www.digitalpersona.com.    

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