Company sales, marketing and product expansion to support continued success of Lighthouse Gateway™ cloud-based IAM platform
February 15, 2012 09:03 AM Eastern Time
LINCOLN, R.I.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Led by cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) pioneer Eric Maass, Lighthouse Security Group today announced expanded operations to support the launch of the next generation of its Lighthouse Gateway™ platform.
“We are ramping up across all functional areas to support the continued success of Lighthouse Gateway”
Based on the IAM platform that Maass designed and deployed for the U.S. Air Force, Lighthouse Gateway is a secure, cloud-based IAM platform that helps reduce the risk, cost and complexity typically associated with traditional on-premise infrastructure. The Gateway combines the best of both worlds, with a foundation based on proven IAM technology from IBM, surrounded by nearly a million lines of proprietary code that optimize it for the cloud and make it extremely easy to manage and deploy.
“We are ramping up across all functional areas to support the continued success of Lighthouse Gateway,” said Maass, CTO, Lighthouse Security Group. “With its proven technology, quick deployment time and reduced total cost of ownership, Lighthouse Gateway has been an efficient and cost-effective cloud-based alternative to traditional IAM systems since day one.
Additionally, in recent years we’ve performed extensive research and development and worked closely with our customers to integrate cutting-edge security and compliance features. We are supporting our product expansion with increased investments in sales and marketing to drive increased awareness of our time-tested, best-of-breed IAM platform.”
Lighthouse Gateway has already been adopted and deployed by companies such as Molson Coors Brewing Company and VantisLife Insurance Company, and has received accolades from several industry analyst firms and publications – and has been recognized by IBM – for the innovation and demonstrated business value its platform brings to the IAM market. The next generation of the Lighthouse Gateway now includes several new features that bolster its security and compliance capabilities.
Military Heritage Results in Proven IAM Solution
Lighthouse Security Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Computer Services, Inc., has a deep military heritage and boasts an industry-leading team of IAM and cloud computing experts.
Prior to joining Lighthouse Security Group, Maass was the chief security architect for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Combat Support System (GCSS-AF), where he was responsible for the architecture and design of the GCSS-AF’s net-centric IAM infrastructure – a precursor to what is typically referred to today as “cloud computing.”
Realizing the cloud’s potential to deliver enterprise-class IAM capabilities at a price point companies of all sizes can afford, Maass and several of his colleagues joined Lighthouse Security Group to commercialize the technology through the Lighthouse Gateway platform. A culmination of the team’s nearly seven years of experience working with the U.S. Air Force, Lighthouse Gateway is built with military-grade infrastructure and leverages a security model that has been proven within one of the world’s most demanding IT infrastructures – making it one of the most secure IAM platforms available.
“Lighthouse Security Group presented me with a unique opportunity,” Maass commented. “I was able to take the IAM technology I developed for the U.S. Air Force and create a new, yet battle-tested, solution that was tailored to enterprise environments. The military and other government agencies are often on the front lines of the fight against cyber attacks, so the lessons learned and insights gained with the U.S. Air Force have enabled us to build a solution that leapfrogs all others in the market.”
For more information about Lighthouse Gateway and the advantages of cloud-based identity and access management, visit www.DiscoverLighthouseGateway.com.
About Lighthouse Security Group, LLC
Lighthouse Security Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Computer Services, Inc., is a premier provider of cloud-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) services. Founded in 2007, the company serves clients throughout Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing, Higher Education, and the Department of Defense. With an engineering heritage rooted in both IBM and defense-technology leader Lockheed Martin, Lighthouse Security Group is home to a team that comprises industry authorities, patent-holding innovators and world-class IAM talent. The company’s major operations include its market-leading Lighthouse Gateway cloud IAM offering, commercial systems integration services and information security services for the U.S. Department of Defense.
