PhoneFactor Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm

OVERLAND PARK, KS, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) --
PhoneFactor, a leading provider of security products and services, today
announced it is listed in the March 2009 Cool Vendors in Identity and
Access Management, 2009 and Cool Vendors in Healthcare Providers, 2009
reports by Gartner, Inc.

"To be recognized by Gartner is a great honor," said Tim Sutton, CEO of
PhoneFactor. "We believe it's a reflection of the fact that in today's
hacker-laden environment enterprises know that they must move to strong
authentication, and that for most of them PhoneFactor is more convenient,
user friendly and cost effective than traditional tokens."

Adoption of PhoneFactor's phone-based two-factor solution continues to
grow rapidly as financial institutions, hospitals, retailers, and
government agencies see the need for simple ways to secure access for
their customers and employees. With PhoneFactor, users simply login with
a user name and password -- just like they do today. Instantly their
phone rings. The user must answer the phone and press # (or a PIN) to
successfully login. PhoneFactor does not require users to key a One Time
Password into the login interface -- making the user experience seamless
and providing a completely out-of-band authentication for added
protection against sophisticated attacks like man-in-the-middle.

About Gartner Group Cool Vendor Report

Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any
given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting,
new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including
any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or
solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do
before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just
technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's
interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

About PhoneFactor

PhoneFactor is a two-factor authentication service that provides far
greater security than usernames and passwords. The award-winning service
can use any phone (mobile or landline) as a second form of authentication.
PhoneFactor can be setup in minutes and eliminates the need for tokens,
smart cards or certificates. Learn more at www.phonefactor.com.

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