Imprivata OneSign Platform Named 2009 SIIA Codie Award Winner for Best Identity Management Solution

OneSign Recognized as Leader in Strong Authentication and Employee Access Management

LEXINGTON, MA — May 20, 2009— Imprivata^®, Inc., the employee access management company, announced today that its OneSign® Platform has been awarded the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) prestigious CODiE Award for Best Identity Management Solution. OneSign is an appliance-based employee access management solution that enables organizations to protect enterprise information assets while improving user productivity and satisfaction.

Now in their 24th year, the SIIA CODiE Awards have celebrated outstanding achievement and visionary software, digital information and education technologies. Judged through a unique combination of journalist, consultant, educator and peer review, the CODiE Awards remain a standard of quality and innovation in technology today.

“From the beginning, the Imprivata OneSign Platform has delivered on its promise to provide secure and streamlined employee access to data. This recognition is indicative of our commitment to product excellence and we are honored to receive this prestigious award,” said Omar Hussain, president and CEO of Imprivata. “We are delighted to be recognized by the SIIA as a company leading the way in solving today’s pressing identity management problems.”

Imprivata OneSign is an employee access management platform that strengthens user authentication to desktops and networks, streamlines application access and simplifies the process of compliance reporting--all delivered through a secure, self-contained appliance that requires zero modifications to existing IT infrastructure. Centrally managed from a single administrative console, OneSign secures access across Windows, host-based, Citrix and virtual desktop environments. Imprivata OneSign empowers the organization to balance the need for stronger security with improved employee workflows and productivity—while also reducing the time and complexity of complying with regulated access control requirements and password management costs that consume IT help desk resources.

“The CODiE Awards continue to recognize those companies providing the best new technology products and services across a broad array of industries,” noted SIIA President Ken Wasch. “In addition, its winners are a prolific testament to the power of technology to deliver innovative solutions to businesses and consumers. SIIA warmly congratulates all of the winners and nominees of the CODiE Awards, whose innovation is essential for continuing America’s leadership in the global knowledge economy.'

About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 500 leading software and information companies.

About Imprivata

Imprivata secures employee access to desktops, networks, applications and transactions. Its appliance-based, employee access management platform, OneSign, enables organizations to protect enterprise information assets while improving user productivity. By strengthening user authentication, streamlining application access and simplifying compliance reporting across multiple computing environments, customers realize substantial IT help desk and administration cost savings, while achieving the security standards they demand.

Imprivata is a recognized leader in Authentication and Access Management, receiving numerous product awards and top review ratings from leading industry publications and analysts. Headquartered in Lexington, Mass., Imprivata partners with over 200 resellers and serves the access security needs of more than 800 customers around the world. For more information, please visit www.imprivata.com.
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