RSA, the Security Division of EMC, Unveils New Two-Factor Authentication Advancements for BlackBerry Smartphones

The latest fruits of the four-year technical relationship between RSA and Research in Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) now allow BlackBerry smartphones to be more easily activated and deployed for use as RSA SecurID two-factor authenticators, and enable users to leverage enterprise wireless networks for secure, no-cost access to corporate applications. RSA's authentication solutions, including the RSA SecurID Token for BlackBerry smartphones, are engineered to assure identities and mitigate risk according to the value and criticality of the data, application or transaction.

"Aberdeen's latest benchmarking of best practices in strong user authentication showed a very strong trend towards increasing diversity of form factors as 'containers' for authentication credentials, underscoring the market shift towards flexibility and choice," said Derek E. Brink, vice president and research director for IT Security at Aberdeen Group. "RSA's enhancements in provisioning, user support, and integration with the BlackBerry Enterprise environment are well-aligned with the selection criteria valued most highly by the companies in our research who achieved best-in-class results."

New Features of RSA SecurID Token for BlackBerry smartphones:

The following new technology advancements will help enable organizations to truly leverage employees' identities as a business asset, as well as helping to increase convenience for administrators and end users and decrease overall costs:

    -- Direct Access to the BlackBerry Mobile VPN (Virtual Private Network)
       -- This allows a user with a BlackBerry smartphone enabled with
          Wi-Fi(R) technology to securely and easily connect to in-office
          enterprise wireless network access points. Once connected, the user
          can leverage their company's wireless connection for email and
          application access, without accumulating charges on their data plans
          that can get charged back to the business.

    -- New Dynamic Seed Provisioning based on CT-KIP Protocol
       -- This feature provides customers with a simplified process for a
          BlackBerry smartphone to function as an RSA SecurID authenticator by
          more easily provisioning the software tokens that produce one-time
          passwords (OTP). This more cost-effective 'over the air' method of
          token provisioning simplifies and automates the end user experience
          that can result in reduced call volume to technical support
          resources.

    -- Tighter Integration with BlackBerry Enterprise Server
       -- By implementing IT policies through BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
          administrators of the RSA SecurID Token for BlackBerry now have an
          increased ability to customize and configure the application for
          better centralized control. For example, administrators can choose
          to mask users' PINs and passwords to help enforce compliance with
          corporate policies.

    -- Support for Software Token Backup and Restoration Across New or Wiped
       Devices
       -- This new feature enables the automatic restoration of a software
          token to a user's new or wiped handset, removing the time-consuming
          task of deploying the software token - from scratch - to existing
          and established customers facing this scenario.

"There is no 'one-size-fits-all' security solution, so RSA offers a full range of solutions to authenticate and store credentials that balance cost, end-user convenience and security. As BlackBerry smartphones have become standard business devices, our joint customers are able to leverage integrated two-factor authentication technology to streamline IT operations," said Sam Curry, Vice President of Product Management and Product Marketing, Identity and Access Assurance Group at RSA. "By providing a more convenient and cost- effective strong authentication mechanism, we can help our customers gain the most value from their BlackBerry smartphone deployments by enabling more seamless and secure access to sensitive assets."

About RSA

RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security solutions for business acceleration, helping the world's leading organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security challenges. RSA's information-centric approach to security guards the integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle - no matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.

RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access control, data loss prevention & encryption, compliance & security information management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is generated. For more information, please visit www.RSA.com and www.EMC.com.

RSA and SecurID are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EMC is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation. WiFi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) risks associated with acquisitions and investments, including the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (v) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (vi) component and product quality and availability; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (ix) war or acts of terrorism; (x) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xii) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC and RSA disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

SOURCE EMC Corporation

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