Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

New partnership fosters expansion of Arcot’s A-OK solution in the Japanese market

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

After several months of planning, a partnership between Arcot Systems Inc. and Japanese IT solutions provider, Sumisho, releases Arcot A-OK On Demand solutions to Japan’s market.

As the second largest IT market in the world, Japan’s Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation (SCS) will deliver sales, marketing support and training to companies looking to acquire A-OK On Demand.

Arcot’s cloud security solution services enterprises in the areas of consumer access, employee access and e-commerce. The solution is hosted in multiple SAS 70-certified, PCI DSS-compliant data centers which have eliminated the need onsite installation. Currently, A-OK offers authentication solutions for SAAS applications such as Google Apps and Salesforce.com. Additionally, as part of their partnership with SCS, SCS will deliver a wide range of IT services, SAAS products and solutions to the Japanese market.

Arcot’s cloud-computing currently support more than 50 million users worldwide, servicing more than 13,000 organizations. [end] 

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