Commerce Media, the ISO27001 accredited solutions developer, are pleased to announce the launch of their new two factor authentication product, Celo.
Celo gives organisations of all sizes with a robust scalable solution which will provide secure sign-on functionality for all of their Internet based solutions.
Today more than ever the effective authentication of a user’s digital identity is a critical component of any organisations security strategy. If a users’ password is stolen, shared or borrowed then that users’ digital identity is compromised as are the system to which they have access.
Celo aims to address these issues by providing a simple cost effective solution which allows an organisation to be sure that each user is who they say they are, giving you the confidence to allow them to access sensitive data from anywhere on the Internet.
In the past to deploy a two factor authentication solution users have normally had to carry a special token or device. Celo eliminates the need for users to carry a special device as it turns their mobile phone, blackberry, pda or any other wireless device into their physical authentication device.
The key benefits of deploying a Celo based solution are:

• Low Cost Strong two factor authentication
• No hardware device deployment, replacements or renewals
• Intuitive and simple to use
• Instant deployment for remote users
• Fully scalable solution
• No software to install or support on mobile devices
  

Celo is available for SME’s up to 250 users for Medium sized organisations up to 2500 users and for large organisations with 2500+ users. In addition the product is available for Service providers to deploy to their own client bases on a white label basis.

The Disposal Services Authority, the leading organisation in the UK for disposal services to the public sector has chosen to secure their website using the Celo two factor product developed by Commerce Media Limited.Instead of using tokens or smart cards to authenticate users the Celo solution will authenticate authorised users attempting to log into the system. Users who wish to log into the Intershop solution to administer their area simply enter their user name and password. They are then automatically sent a one time password to their registered device, which has a limited life. Once authenticated they are then logged into the application as normal.

The DSA expects to make considerable savings by moving from a taken based two factor solution to Celo. Previously the deployment, management and administration of the tokens throughout the user base was a major overhead in terms of both time and money.

Les Taylor – IS and Business Development Director at the DSA says:

          "As an executive authority of the UK Ministry of Defence, the
          security of the DSA & Internet based system www.edisposals.com
          is of paramount importance. In addition to the normal security expected
          for Internet-based systems, it was important that the solution would
          be both effective and easy to implement, and simple for Users to understand
          and use. Various systems were considered and Celo delivers exactly that:
          a simple yet highly effective solution that gives us the confidence
          that our systems remain safe from unwarranted intrusion."