Citrix and RSA, The Security Division of EMC, have collaborated to integrate RSA SecurID ® two factor authentication in the receiver for iOS and Android. The end users of these mobile devices now have a simplified experience to access their corporate virtual applications, desktops and data while maintaining the levels of secrity and required access control.
No longer will separate RSA SecurID ® applications and Citrix Receiver necessary. Users only need the Citrix Receiver software. The integration of RSA components provides direct access within an application. The integrated solution is designed to help IT organizations facilitate the supply of two chips software Citrix Receiver and RSA SecurID to mobile devices with minimal user interaction
This is what Chris Fleck Citrix has to say :.
"integration of Citrix Receiver and the RSA SecurID soft token is an important step forward in providing convenience for users while maintaining IT security," Chris Fleck, vice president of business development, receivers and bridges Group, Citrix Systems. "mobile users are more demanding than ever. the faster and easier it is to access enterprise applications, plus the mobilization of the productivity gain workforce of a company "
this is what RSA CTO Sam Curry said on the subject:
." Today, organizations are struggling with the best way to provide improved productivity for enterprise applications to mobile workers while protecting mobile devices and the sensitive information they contain from misuse or mobile malware, "said Sam Curry, CTO, identity and data protection at RSA. "Citrix and RSA have a ready solution to the market that allows organizations to turn almost any mobile device into a powerful business tool to access virtual applications and desktops. Companies with mobile sales forces, healthcare organizations with care applications for sensitive patients and retailers with POS devices are just a few examples of organizations that can leverage this solution to help to ensure that mobile authorized users are allowed access to corporate applications, data and desktops. "
The integrated solution is designed to help IT organizations simplify the provisioning of both Citrix Receiver software and RSA SecurID tokens to mobile devices with minimal user interaction. The use of RSA SecurID software tokens helps lower total cost of ownership for organizations as they do not require any physical shipping, can be revoked and automatically redeployed, eliminating the need for replacement tokens.
Check out this great new streamlined functionality in beta of receiver for Android beta on the Android Market.
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