Cardinal IP provides companies with a SaaS solution to manage Intellectual Property Assets secured by DIGIPASS and VACMAN Middleware

Multi-million and even multi-billion dollar patent settlements regularly splash across news headlines. These dramatic financial implications of intellectual property (IP) rights make effective IP management more important than ever. Companies everywhere face growing pressure to protect intellectual property and safeguard their technology assets. Cardinal Intellectual Property, the global leader in patent research, offers companies a SaaS solution to manage their intellectual property assets and to provide valuable decision-influencing information. To meet US federal government requirements and satisfy their customers’ needs, Cardinal IP implemented DIGIPASS strong 2-factor authentication together with VACMAN Middleware to secure access to the company’s flagship product, IP Dashboard offering their customers a transparent full-lifecycle IP asset management system. IP Dashboard’s business model is based on the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, offering fast setup, excellent technical support, and the ability for the client to collaborate on projects with Cardinal IP’s employees.

Objective

Confidentiality and security are extremely important when protecting customers’ intellectual property data and research. Cardinal IP needed to implement a cost-effective and scalable technology to secure access to the company’s Extranet and its SaaS solution "IP Dashboard" with a security level compliant with the FISMA requirements.

Challenge

The security solution had to be fully integrated into Cardinal IP’s custom-built web-based applications and the company’s Extranet and yet had to remain manageable and ensure a high level of user acceptance.

Solution

VACMAN Middleware together with DIGIPASS technology were integrated into Cardinal IP’s web applications and Extranet utilizing among others ASP.NET and SQL Server tool. This ensures that all employees and customers accessing the company’s network and applications are properly authenticated. Because no additional software needs to be installed on the end users’ computer, VASCO’s authentication solution was very cost-effective and readily accepted by Cardinal IP’s employees and customers alike.

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