MANCHESTER, England, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- PasswordCourier Jump Start offers award-winning password management solution with rapid delivery of licenses, services and maintenance in 30 business days

Courion(R) Corporation, leaders in access management and compliance, today announced PasswordCourier Jump Start, a new, cost-effective offering of PasswordCourier(R), Courion's award-winning password management solution, targeted at meeting the password challenges facing small to medium sized business (SMBs).

Companies deploying PasswordCourier Jump Start receive a comprehensive package of software, fixed-price services and maintenance including:

-- Full version of Courion's PasswordCourier password management software -- Rapid ROI with services delivered at a guaranteed price -- The industry's fastest time-to-value with deployment in as little as 30 business days -- Integration with up to four target systems -- One year maintenance and support, with the option to purchase multi-year maintenance at a generous discount.

Award-Winning Password Management Solution

In a recent review of the top identity management solutions in the market, Courion received five out of five stars in every category -- the highest score of all products reviewed -- based on:

-- Features: "get the identity management process jump-started" -- Ease of Use: "makes creating workflows and managing users a snap" -- Performance: "very easy to install and manage" -- Documentation: "comes with many pieces of documentation" -- Support: "24/7 phone, web or email" -- Value for Money: "excellent pricing"

"SMBs have traditionally been underserved by the larger vendors in the identity and access management market, despite the fact that automating password management can significantly reduce password-related help desk and other IT costs," said Kurt Johnson, vice president of corporate development at Courion. "These organisations need automated solutions that can simultaneously improve security and compliance while reducing costs. The new Courion Jump Start offering ensures that they can rapidly deploy enterprise-class security and password management solutions based on best practices at an attractive price point."

Streamlined Delivery Methodology

SMBs are especially vulnerable to the financial and operational impact of "services creep," when the services associated with IT deployments run over budget. Using a streamlined deployment process, Courion's Jump Start allows organisations to improve security and cut costs by deploying an automated password management solution at a guaranteed delivery price in as little as 30 business days.

With Room To Grow ...

As business needs grow and evolve, organisations that take advantage of PasswordCourier Jump Start have the flexibility to extend their investment by quickly and easily adding additional users or target systems, or other identity management capabilities, such as end-user provisioning, role management and compliance that are part of Courion's access management and compliance solutions.

For more information about Courion PasswordCourier Jump Start visit http://www.courion.com or call +44-(0)-161-266-1993.

About Courion

Courion is the Enterprise Provisioning and Access Compliance Expert for results-driven organizations. Built on market-proven technology, Courion's software solutions streamline operations and automate business processes to simultaneously achieve cost, security and service quality results. Courion's innovative approach eliminates the complexity and barriers to provisioning and compliance adoption, resulting in an unparalleled track record of customer success. Courion recently achieved a perfect score in SC Magazine's 2008 Identity Management Group Test and was recognised as a Network Products Guide 2008 "Hot Company." For more information, please visit our website at http://www.courion.com.

Courion is a registered trademark. Enterprise Provisioning Suite is a trademark of Courion Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Robert Craig Courion Corporation +1-508-661-0421 Brian Alberti DMG Europe Ltd. +44-(0)7825-177-562 courion@daviesmurphy.com

Web site: http://www.courion.com

Robert Craig of Courion Corporation. +1-508-661-0421; or Brian Alberti of DMG Europe Ltd., +44-(0)7825-177-562, courion@daviesmurphy.com