Intel has released a single sign-on application that will enable enterprises to use Salesforce.com credentials on all of the Force.com applications, in addition to scores of others across the Web. More over, Intel’s Cloud SSO service offers two-factor authentication options and has detailed reporting implemented from the start.
Intel’s SSO offering will allow enterprise employees use their Salesforce.com credentials on Box.com, WebEx, Google Apps, and other internal applications. The offering comes with an easy to use point-and-click provisioning system that also comes coupled with extensive reporting.
Additional layers of security are included as well, as Intel’s latest and greatest also leverages two-factor authentication, so that a one-time password can be sent to a user’s mobile device (iOS, RIM, Android).
“Today, outsourcing identity and security as a service is a viable, fully functional and economical option for companies of all sizes,” said Girish Juneja, director, Intel Application Security and Identity Products.
“The prospect of removing security complexity and relieving the burden of providing connectivity to an ever-increasing list of SaaS apps just makes business sense.”
A trial version of Intel’s SSO offering is available now on Salesforce.com’s AppExchange.
