NetSuite And CA Technologies Partner To Elevate Cloud Security

Authentication Solution from NetSuite Leverages CA Technologies’Advanced Authentication Technology to Deliver Enterprise-Proven Security toBusinesses of Every Size

SAN MATEO, Calif.— October 19, 2011 — NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), theindustry’s leading provider of cloud-basedfinancials / ERPsoftware suites, today announced that it has partnered with CA Technologies(NASDAQ: CA), a leading IT management and security software and solutionscompany, elevating NetSuite’s Two-Factor Authenticationsecurity for its customers. This new solution extends and strengthens the NetSuiteTwo-Factor Authentication security component with enterprise-proven technology basedon CA Arcot WebFort®, CA Technologies’ versatile authentication solution thatsupports a wide range of authentication methods. It democratizes the advancedsecurity infrastructure that’s used by some of the world’s largestorganizations by using the cloud. The solution, available immediately, deliversenterprise-grade security as a service across ERP, CRM, Ecommerce and PSA. Formore information about NetSuite technology partnerships, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/portal/partners/main.shtml.

Usernames and passwords are themost common way for users to authenticate to web applications and portals.Unfortunately they are often a critical, weak link and can fail to satisfy manyindustry best practices or regulatory guidelines for protecting identities anddata. Organizations need to protect all of their users with a strong,cost-effective method of authentication, especially when it involves confidential,proprietary or regulated data. Multi-factor authentication helps reduce therisk of identity theft and online fraud by requiring the second factor toaccess Web resources.

By partnering with CA Technologies,NetSuite ensures easy, real-time access to the enhanced security of two-factorauthentication, which pairs a cryptographic token ("something youhave") with the traditional username and password combination("something you know"), all powered on CA Technologies’ enterprise-proveninfrastructure and delivered as a service from NetSuite. Such high-end securitysolutions were previously out of reach for all but the largest companies.

"We’re pleased to partner withCA Technologies, a security leader, to deliver enterprise-proven two-factor authenticationthat’s enjoyed by the world’s largest enterprises to businesses of every size,”said Mini Peiris, Vice President of Product Marketing, NetSuite. "Poweringour two-factor authentication with CA Arcot WebFort demonstrates NetSuite'scommitment to bringing enterprise-class security to businesses of every size."

The NetSuite and CA Arcot WebFort two-factorapproach supports cryptographic tokens adhering to the industry's OpenAuthentication (OATH)standard. This enables a supply of safe, reliable and transparent securitysolutions from multiple vendors.

"Multi-factor authenticationhas replaced simple user name and password as the basic requirement for secureaccess to systems, applications and information," said Ram Varadarajan, generalmanager for CA Arcot Security solutions, CA Technologies. “By adding the CAArcot WebFort capabilities to its authentication service, NetSuite is givingits customers an accessible and flexible option for increasing the security ofbusiness operations.”

Today, more than 10,000 companiesand subsidiaries depend on NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical businessprocesses globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite hasestablished itself as the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud ERPsolutions for divisions of large enterprises and mid-sized organizationsseeking to upgrade their antiquated client/server ERP systems. As the leadingprovider of cloud-based business solutions, NetSuite excels at streamliningbusiness operations. As demonstrated by the 2011 CODiE Award for Best FinancialManagement Solution, as well as a recent Gartner study naming NetSuite as thefastest growing financial management systems vendor in the world, NetSuite hascontinued its success in delivering the best cloud business solutions tobusinesses around the world, enabling them to lower IT costs significantlywhile increasing productivity, as the global adoption of the cloud isaccelerating.

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