On-Demand Single SignOn for Salesforce & Google

Denver, Colo. – Nov. 4, 2008 – Ping Identity® today announced PingConnect™, an on-demand Internet SSO service for SaaS (software as a service) applications. Now available from Ping Identity, and on the Force.com AppExchange, PingConnect increases user adoption, reduces administration and strengthens security.

Ping Connect is initially available for Salesforce CRM and Google Apps™. It leverages Ping Identity’s award-winning PingFederate® Internet SSO software and PingEnable, the company’s expert support, services and methodologies, to deliver an on-demand Internet SSO service. PingConnect makes anytime, anywhere access to Salesforce CRM and Google Apps easier, automates user set up and removal and protects valuable data.

HOW IT WORKS

“Through years of working with hundreds of SaaS vendors, business process outsourcers, and their customers, we’ve clearly seen that PingFederate improves user adoption and streamlines administrative tasks,” said Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand. “With PingConnect we’re adding the advantages of an on-demand service to provide the benefits of Internet SSO to Salesforce and Google Apps users.”

More companies are moving to SaaS applications for inherent benefits like rapid deployment of new capabilities and easier configuration for administrators. In the May 21, 2008, report “On-Demand SFA Can’t Guarantee Success,” Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst Robert Desisto said, “SaaS alone does not guarantee improved user adoption by salespeople…Salespeople want an SFA solution that's easy to use, provides information that will give them advantage selling, has collaboration tools that enable them to work with other team members, and reduces administrative burdens.”

Because PingConnect works with existing user directories and authentication mechanisms, there is no compromise to security and no administrative time wasted in setting up external SaaS directories or manually provisioning users. PingConnect supports all access methods to Salesforce CRM including desktop and mobile browsers, Connect for Microsoft Outlook and emailed report URLs.

To learn more about PingConnect visit www.pingidentity.com.