Tahoe Forest Health System Chooses MetaPass As Universal Single Sign-On Solution

Leading Heath Care Provider Increases Security and Productivity
with MetaPass Technology
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
MetaPass, Inc. today announced the deployment of its universal
single sign-on (SSO) solution at Tahoe Forest Health System located in
Truckee, California. The access to all of the organization's
applications has now been consolidated, delivering a true 100% single
sign-on experience to the organization's users.

Single sign-on gives computer users the ability to log onto
multiple systems without having to authenticate with passwords
multiple times. Users log on securely once and then access all other
applications with a single click, drastically increasing network
security and user productivity, while reducing user frustration and
help desk costs. MetaPass is the only single sign-on solution to offer
100% compatibility with all of their customers applications without
any integration work. Installation takes only a day, and, once
up-and-running, MetaPass customers have access to a true universal
single sign-on solution.

"With MetaPass, our users access their secure applications much
more quickly and safely than before," said Jay O'Hanlon, Director of
IT Operations at Tahoe Forest Health System. "MetaPass integrated
effortlessly with all of our systems. On both the user and IT sides,
password problems are a thing of the past."

Although the concept of SSO has existed for over 10 years, it has
always been a major interoperability challenge. The virtually infinite
number of applications all have different ways to authenticate users.
Old-generation SSOs typically use many different "connectors" to
communicate credentials (IDs, passwords...) to applications. This
requires the SSO vendor to write and maintain a never-ending number of
connectors, making it virtually impossible to cover all possible
cases. Often, connectors do not work reliably or are not available for
applications, resulting in failed SSO projects.

On the other hand, MetaPass, the latest SSO generation, has a
single connector that interfaces universally with any and all types of
applications. Using patented virtualization technology, and running in
the operating system at an abstraction layer higher than applications,
it treats all applications the same, without exception or special
cases. This results in a full, 100% integrated SSO solution completely
up and running instantly, without the need to change anything.
Typically, it delivers a complete SSO solution integrated with all
applications in less than one day. Moreover, there is no need to
maintain code as applications evolve over time.

Because it is universal, MetaPass is the only SSO in the industry
that runs on multiple platforms, such as Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX,
on both server and desktop sides. As a flexible and extendable
platform, it also integrates with directories (LDAP), provisioning
systems (SPML), and strong authentication devices such as smart cards,
tokens, and biometics.

About MetaPass, Inc.

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, MetaPass provides the
industry's only multiplatform identity and access management software
that does not require scripting or programming for customer
integration. Enterprises around the world benefit from MetaPass
patented platform to control and simplify access to their digital
assets, strengthen security, and comply with regulations.

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MetaPass, Inc.
1230 Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
+1-408-907-3991 Voice
+1-408-716-2689 Fax
public.relations@metapass.com
http://www.metapass.com
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About Tahoe Forest Hospital District

Tahoe Forest Health System serves the communities of Truckee,
North Lake Tahoe., Kings Beach, Tahoe City, Incline Village, Nevada
and the Sierra Valley. Proudly serving the community since 1952, Tahoe
Forest Health System provides a wide range of high quality,
state-of-the-art in and outpatient services. For more information,
visit the website at www.tfhd.com.

MetaPass, Inc.
Eric Durand, 408-907-3991
eric.durand@metapass.com

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