HID Global Launches 'HID on the Desktop'

13.03.2009
HID Global announced the launch of HID on the Desktop, a set of logical access control solutions that can extend the reach of an organization's existing physical access infrastructure. Mirroring the secure and convenient user experience popularized by the company's physical access control platforms, HID on the Desktop reportedly delivers user-friendly convenience and improved risk management for secure access to Windows.

HID on the Desktop solutions claim to demystify strong (multi-factor) authentication for both the end-user and the administrator, enabled by the use of a single credential for both physical and logical access. A three-component solution, HID on the Desktop provides corporate enterprises with the flexibility to deploy the most "risk-appropriate" authentication method. Depending on the employee role or job function, a single system can be used to manage different methods of log-on security supporting two-factor authentication (using PIN and card).

"Organizations implementing the HID on the Desktop solution will see significant improvements in terms of cost of ownership, ease of use and speed of deployment against other complex authentication methods on the market," said Anthony Ball, senior vice president, Identity and Access Management (IAM), HID Global. "Never before has it been so easy to have convenience meet security on the desktop."

HID Global is hosting HID on the Desktop launch tour events from March 31 in six cities in Asia Pacific, including Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Bangalore. The company says that the solution delivery is scheduled for end-March, 2009.