LEXINGTON, MA and Houghton, MI – Imprivata®, Inc., the enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) appliance company announced that one of the nation’s leading engineering universities, Michigan Tech, has selected Imprivata OneSign™ as a vital component of the Computer Network and Systems Administration (CNSA) program. Incorporating Imprivata’s ESSO solution, OneSign, into the classroom curriculum is helping Michigan Tech to close the gap between engineering education and its applications in the working world. Since its inception in 2003, the CNSA – which has a core emphasis in network and security engineering – has become one of the university’s fastest growing programs.

Michigan Tech’s unique approach to the engineering program incorporates real world situations – programming, security, design, and business applications – to ensure future graduates suit the needs of enterprise recruiters who are seeking to save valuable time and lower the costs associated with on the job training. The CNSA program will graduate its first students this year – armed with the experience of using Imprivata OneSign – many already receiving job offers in their respective fields.

“Across industries, the majority of today’s companies are hiring network engineers and system administrators in order to run their networks/systems effectively and securely. Being enrolled in the CNSA program has given me diverse career opportunities in the computer/network fields,” said Adam Thomas, Michigan Tech Senior. “I will graduate this spring, and have accepted an offer from a firm as an integration engineer. The CNSA program has provided me with the essential knowledge and skills to confidently succeed at this position.”

As some of the industry’s top recruiters of engineering graduates, Healthcare and Financial Services organizations experience a high level of need for resources with network and access management skills. Michigan Tech’s students are some of the most sought after recruits in these fields. With their experience using OneSign, they have the valuable real-world understanding and capabilities to solve prevalent password management issues.

“Michigan Tech has designed the CNSA program and engineering lab sessions to ensure that students enter the market prepared to deal with critical security concerns. Imprivata OneSign is a key component in that preparation initiative.” said Guy Hembroff, Assistant Professor and chair of the CNSA program at Michigan Tech. “We chose to utilize Imprivata to teach ESSO in our core security courses because the company offers the best password management system out there – it’s proven to be reliable, adaptable, and secure.”

According to Omar Hussain, CEO of Imprivata, “Michigan Tech's decision to incorporate OneSign into its renowned engineering curriculum is reflective of the pervasive nature of corporate password management problems. By training emerging IT professionals with OneSign – a solution that’s been proven effective across industries – the university is demonstrating both the mainstream nature of the problem and the widespread adoption of the product. We're happy that OneSign continues to prove its value as a simple and cost effective solution that’s adapting to the evolving security needs of the market.”

About Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech is a national technological university located in Houghton, Mich. Established in 1885 as Michigan Mining School, Michigan Tech now aims to bridge the gap between technology and business and meet the needs of a global and technologically rich society through excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, scholarship, and research. For more information on Michigan Tech, visit http://www.mtu.edu/. To learn more about the CNSA program, visit http://www.tech.mtu.edu/cnsa.

About Imprivata
Based in Lexington, Mass., Imprivata develops enterprise single sign-on solutions that dramatically simplify password administration and enhance IT security. The company is privately held with venture funding from Polaris Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners and General Catalyst Partners. Imprivata OneSign is changing the way midrange businesses secure their applications. Imprivata’s OneSign product is packaged as an affordable, easy-to-implement and maintain appliance and is distributed through an established network of value-added resellers. For more information, visit www.imprivata.com.