PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To answer the security challenges of collaborative workand telecommuting, ERCOM launchs the first plug & play key to provide a simple and highly secure solution for authentication and encryption of voice and data flows.

ERCOM, leader in telecommunications security, extends its Cryptosmart range by offering Cryptosmart Plug & Play for strong authentication based on a smartcard, and encryption of data and voice communications. Neither installation is necessary on the user's computer nor modification is needed to be made. The product can therefore be used on a spare PC or on a non-managed computer, such as a private PC.

This solution answers three needs:

• Collaborative work: during mergers and acquisitions, large-scale industrial projects or cooperative projects between companies, shared information needs to be protected ; up to now, it is complex to install external security tools on a computer; thanks to Cryptosmart Plug & Play, corporations benefit an easy to deploy solution with optimum security for information flows.
• Simplicity and security for access to computer clouds: to meet the security requirements of access to clouds, Cryptosmart Plug & Play provides simplicity and strong authentication; companies and service providers can therefore supply an ergonomic and reliable tool to their customers.
• Occasional telecommunters : they are professional users who do not have a laptop nor a PDA ; however, they need to connect to their intranet or to their mailbox while travelling, on holiday, or in a case of force majeure ; thus they need a highly secure solution without specific installation to enable them to use any computer, such as their own private computer..

According to Didier Pagnoux, Chairman of ERCOM: "Cryptosmart Plug & Play is the simplest solution on the market which provides government-level security for corporations remote connectivity needs. The solution can be used as an access key for virtualization, cloud and collaborative projects, and therefore answers the challenges of productivity and simplicity. "

About Ercom - http://www.ercom.fr/