Press Release
- Companies plan joint marketing of Enterprise Security Management solution GOVERNOR
- GOVERNOR uses Beta Systems' Identity Management software SAM Jupiter as its core solution
Berlin, Germany. 12. April 2007 – Beta Systems Software AG (Prime Standard: BSS), a provider of high-quality software products and solutions for secure and efficient identity management (IdM), and the IT service provider Lufthansa Systems, today announced that they have signed a cooperation contract to jointly market the security management solution GOVERNOR. The objective of the agreement is to expand the customer base of the GOVERNOR solution, which is developed by Lufthansa Systems. GOVERNOR is an enterprise security management solution that delivers a complete service for user administration and for the granting and verification of access permissions for users of IT resources. The core of the solution is based on SAM Jupiter, Beta Systems' packaged identity management solution.
Since 2001, the German airline Lufthansa has been using the GOVERNOR solution across most of the enterprise for the administration of its user accounts. Today, GOVERNOR manages around 150,000 enterprise user IDs. Lufthansa Systems is expanding the core functionality of the security management solution to include hosting it in its own data centre and full application service provision. This will enable the software provider and the IT service company to jointly deliver an expanded service to their customers.
With its solid technological expertise and many years' experience of the airline and aviation industry, Lufthansa Systems has gradually extended its portfolio of services to span a range of different industries. It markets these services to enterprises which, like Lufthansa, have stringent quality and data security requirements. As it is tailored to each customer's individual requirements, GOVERNOR can be implemented in any industry. Both companies are also targeting the airline sector with the GOVERNOR solution, initially focusing on Lufthansa's Star Alliance partners.
Using GOVERNOR, companies can efficiently and cost-effectively manage user administration while ensuring regulatory compliance. The solution includes powerful provisioning functions while being highly scalable and easy to integrate into existing IT environments. GOVERNOR's main functions include pooling all user and corporate data collected from different sources, processing them, and forwarding them to the relevant target systems.
Beta Systems and Lufthansa Systems will manage projects jointly, ranging from analyses of potential and of requirements through to realization, implementation, and successful operation. "We're very pleased to be working with Lufthansa Systems on the GOVERNOR solution," notes Kamyar Niroumand, CEO of Beta Systems Software AG. "Their choice of SAM Jupiter as GOVERNOR's core solution confirms once again our expertise and knowledge of the identity management market."
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Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industries worldwide. As systems integrator, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group covers the entire range of IT ser-vices, including consulting, development, implementation and operation. Lufthansa Systems provides its IT in-frastructure and operations services to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frank-furt/Main, Germany, the company has branches in Germany and 17 countries and employs about 4,550 people worldwide. In business year 2005, Lufthansa Systems recorded sales of EUR 635 million. For more information please visit www.lhsystems.com
About Beta Systems Software AG, Berlin, Germany
Beta Systems Software AG (Deutsche Börse - Prime Standard: BSS) is a leading supplier of
infrastructure software for enterprise critical applications for the automation and protection of
business processes. Beta Systems provides software in the following areas: Identity Management
(IdM), Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Data Centre Infrastructure (DCI). All solutions are
able to process high-volumes of information and throughput. They secure business critical data and
help achieve compliance by addressing regulatory requirements. The ECM product range includes
scanners and sorters from Kleindienst - a brand owned by Beta Systems Software AG.
Beta Systems, headquartered in Berlin, has been listed on the Deutsche Börse (German stock
exchange) since 1997 and currently employs about 700 people. The company has 17 subsidiaries
worldwide, as well as numerous business partners. Beta Systems’ worldwide customer base comprises
more than 1,000 IT service providers and large organizations from the fields of finance and
insurance, manufacturing, commerce, telecommunications, logistics and energy supply, along with
public sector organizations. For further information please visit:
www.betasystems.com
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