Ping Identity Announces PingConnect On-Demand Single Sign-on for SaaS Applications

DENVER — Ping Identity(R) today announced PingConnect(TM), an on-demand Internet SSO (Single Sign-on) service for SaaS (software as a service) applications. Now available from Ping Identity, and on the Force.com AppExchange, PingConnect increases user adoption, reduces administration and strengthens security.

PingConnect is initially available for Salesforce CRM and Google Apps(TM). It leverages Ping Identity’s award-winning PingFederate(R) Internet SSO software and PingEnable, the company’s expert support, services and methodologies, to deliver an on-demand Internet SSO service. PingConnect makes anytime, anywhere access to Salesforce CRM and Google Apps easier, automates user set up and removal and protects valuable data.

“Through years of working with hundreds of SaaS vendors, business process outsourcers, and their customers, we’ve clearly seen that PingFederate improves user adoption and streamlines administrative tasks,” said Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand. “With PingConnect we’re adding the advantages of an on-demand service to provide the benefits of Internet SSO to Salesforce and Google Apps users.”

More companies are moving to SaaS applications for inherent benefits like rapid deployment of new capabilities and easier configuration for administrators. In the May 21, 2008, report “On-Demand SFA Can’t Guarantee Success,” Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst Robert Desisto said, “SaaS alone does not guarantee improved user adoption by salespeople…Salespeople want an SFA solution that’s easy to use, provides information that will give them advantage selling, has collaboration tools that enable them to work with other team members, and reduces administrative burdens.”

Because PingConnect works with existing user directories and authentication mechanisms, there is no compromise to security and no administrative time wasted in setting up external SaaS directories or manually provisioning users. PingConnect supports all access methods to Salesforce CRM including desktop and mobile browsers, Connect for Microsoft Outlook and emailed report URLs.

To learn more about PingConnect visit www.pingidentity.com.

About Ping Identity Corporation

Ping Identity is the market leader in federated identity management, delivering secure Internet single sign-on (SSO) software and services to more than 260 enterprise customers, government agencies and service providers worldwide. Ping Identity provides secure access to Internet applications through a single login to give organizations an easy and rapidly deployed on-premise or on-demand Internet SSO. For more information visit www.pingidentity.com.

About the Force.com Platform and AppExchange

Force.com is the only proven Platform as a Service for building and running business applications in the cloud. The Force.com platform powers the Salesforce CRM applications, more than 800 ISV partner applications like those from CODA and Fujitsu, and more than 85,000 custom applications used by salesforce.com’s 47,700 customers such as Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE and Sprint Nextel.

Force.com is the fastest platform for building and deploying complex business applications. Unlike a stack of disparate client/server hardware and software products, Force.com unifies the development and deployment model from the database to the device, allowing developers to easily assemble applications with clicks, components and code, and then instantly deploy them on salesforce.com’s trusted global infrastructure. Customers and partners are using Force.com to build all kinds of business applications from supply chain management to compliance tracking, brand management, accounts receivable, claims processing applications and much more.

Applications built on the Force.com platform can be easily distributed to the entire SaaS community through the Force.com AppExchange marketplace at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/.