BIPAC

Success at a Glance

Many Fortune 500 companies use BIPAC's services to educate their employees about pro-business candidates and get them to the polls. BIPAC must build confidence that user information is safe and accurate, while providing simple yet secure access. "Getting our members to share Web-based information with their employees is imperative to our mission of providing relevant election information to an expanding user base," says Darrell Shull, Vice President of BIPAC.

"Protecting the identity of our users is essential to our success, and Sun's identity management technology provides user authentication while shielding private details," explains Greg Casey, CEO of BIPAC. "Now, BIPAC members can use the service in full compliance with Federal Election Commission standards. With a more straightforward and secure system in place, our members will be encouraged to log on to BIPAC to retrieve information more often."

Sun Java System Access Manager helps BIPAC manage secure access to its Web applications from within the organization and across business-to-business value chains. Sun Java System Directory Server offers a solid foundation for BIPAC's identity management solution by providing a central repository for managing identity profiles, access privileges, and updating attributes for existing users. "Sun has addressed our authentication concerns by simplifying the process of signing on to multiple sites while still preserving users' privacy and security," says Shull. "No longer having to be concerned with the issue of authentication has allowed BIPAC to expand its efforts to target new areas of business."

In summary, the Sun identity management solution allows BIPAC to delegate authentication of the user to the customer, and not require BIPAC to maintain this information, thereby meeting even the most stringent security and privacy requirements.