NEWS RELEASE
Cams Public Beta Release Announced
Centralized Security Solution for Apache and Tomcat Servers
San Diego, CA, November 12, 2002 - Cafésoft
today announced that it has made the first public beta release of
the Cafésoft Access Management System (Cams™) available
from its web site. Cams is easy-to-use, reliable, and cost-effective
security software that centrally controls access to Apache and Tomcat
server content and application resources. The product includes single
sign-on and fine-grained access control to web server content and
J2EE applications. Cams is also the first product in its class focused
on the requirements of midsize businesses.
"We're excited to make the first public
beta of Cams available to the Apache/Tomcat community," said
Gary Gwin, Cafésoft CEO. "Getting application security
to work cohesively across web tiers is a difficult challenge for
any programming staff. This is where Cams comes into play. Cams
provides the fast growing Apache/Tomcat developer community with
a centralized application security platform that improves time to
market while lowering security implementation costs, risks, and
maintenance burdens."
Cams makes Apache/Tomcat sites more secure
and manageable by centralizing application security administration
and access, rather than building access control systems into each
application and server. This centralized approach enables companies
to reduce development and administration complexity and costs, while
improving time to market, application security, and user satisfaction.
Cams also delivers single sign-on to multiple web servers and applications
by securely sharing authentication and access control information
across servers and web applications.
Cams provides native user repository integration
with industry-standard LDAP and SQL databases. Other repositories
can easily be added using the Java JAAS API. The initial release
includes support for protecting resources provided by the Apache
web server and Tomcat J2EE server, with support for other web and
application servers in the future. The Cams server is built with
Java and deploys into heterogeneous environments providing a centralized,
security platform that scales for high-volume sites.
Cams product features include:
- Single sign-on to multiple web applications
- Business policy driven access control
- Centralized and delegated management of
permissions
- Flexibility to extend via APIs and integrate
with other software
- Cross-platform support including Linux
"We created Cams to help application developers
implement fine-grained web application security, especially where
J2EE environments like Tomcat and web servers like Apache share
security," said Norbert Kuhnert, Cafésoft chief technology
officer and founder. "The Cams architecture allows developers
to use the same security infrastructure to protect resources across
web and application tiers, while providing the standard J2EE security
services within supported containers. An open API also empowers
developers to extend and integrate Cams with other software."
The Cams beta download is now available on
Cafésoft's web site for Linux and Windows NT/2000. Cams developer
licenses are free. Cams 1.0 licenses are $995 for a 25 concurrent
user license. Additional concurrent user licenses are $100 per concurrent
user and can be purchased on demand. The Cams 1.0 final release
will be available from the Cafésoft's web site early Q1 of
2003. Cafésoft will also make the product available for resale
through qualified value added resellers and system integrators.
Details of the Cafésoft channel partner plan will be released
in Q1 of 2003.
Cafésoft provides software products
and professional services for managing secure access to network
applications and data. Customers use the company's flagship product,
the Cafésoft Access Management System (Cams), to easily,
reliably, and cost-effectively centralize access control and monitoring
of secure network resources. Using Cams for secure access management
empowers customers to improve time to market, increase operational
efficiencies, and lower maintenance costs. Headquartered in San
Diego, California, Cafésoft is a private company founded
in March of 1996. More information can be found at http://www.cafesoft.com.
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