improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia . please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message imprivata nyse impr is an it security company based in lexington massachusetts . founded in 2002 imprivata develops and sells the onesign platform for securing employee access to desktops networks and applications using a single sign on . 1 in 2011 imprivata had over 1 250 clients and several offices . imprivata customers are primarily from healthcare financial services and government as well as the energy retail and telecommunications industries . imprivata became a public company since june 25 2014 listed on the new york stock exchange . 2 contents 1 history 2 technology 3 references 4 external links history edit imprivata was founded by phil scarfo and david ting who had developed identity management technology while working at polaroid corporation s small business incubator . imprivata shipped its first product the onesign enterprise single sign on appliance in 2004 . in 2005 imprivata expanded to europe africa and the middle east 3 and introduced onesign 3.0 an upgraded product that increased extensibility and expanded its strong authentication management capabilities to include physical access cards one time password tokens id cards proximity cards etc. in addition to its finger biometric support . in 2006 imprivata founder david ting was selected by infoworld as one of the top 25 chief technology officers of the year . 4 in 2009 imprivata acquired the assets of identiphi a manufacturer and reseller of biometric technology including the safsolution product line . 5 in july 2011 imprivata acquired assets of validus medical systems of santa cruz california which was incorporated into the imprivata cortext technology . 2 6 on june 1 2016 the imprivata announced its senior vice president for worldwide sales would depart on august 5 2016 . in july 2016 imprivata announced that it agreed to be acquired by thoma bravo a private equity firm based in san francisco for 19.25 estimated at a total of 544 million . 7 omar hussain was chief executive at the time . 8 technology edit imprivata onesign helps companies manage user access and authentication . product reviews suggest that the onesign allows companies to enable all enterprise applications for single sign on without requiring custom scripting or modifications to existing directories . 9 onesign can also strengthen user authentication to desktops and networks by replacing passwords with a range of authentication options that include finger biometrics proximity cards smart cards many national and government id cards one time password tokens and an employee s physical location . 1 product reviews also comment on onesign s ability to simplify compliance reporting by consolidating the employee strong authentication and application access events in a single database . 10 references edit a b scott tiazkun may 15 2009 . sign of the times as the government promotes universal electronic medical records single sign on technology gains momentum . fedtech . retrieved august 24 2016 . a b prospectus 5 000 000 shares imprivata . securities and exchange commission . june 24 2014 . retrieved august 24 2016 . john leyden march 7 2005 . single sign on in a box lands in europe imprivata aims to turn on resellers with appliance play . the register . retrieved august 24 2016 . ephraim schwartz june 5 2006 . infoworld cto 25 david ting cto and founder imprivata . infoworld . retrieved august 24 2016 . peter stephenson sc magazine imprivata onesign . february 1 2009 . jondi gumz october 28 2013 . lighthouse bank to invest 4 million on new hq . santa cruz sentinel . retrieved august 24 2016 . imprivata agrees to be acquired by thoma bravo . press release . july 13 2016 . retrieved august 24 2016 . schedule 14a proxy statement . securities and exchange commission . august 12 2016 . retrieved august 24 2016 . michele masterson imprivata targets verticals with single sign on channel web crn.com august 26 2009 . l. samuel pfeifle imprivata picks up identiphi assets security systems news april 9 2009 external links edit corporate website trends in enterprise identity and access management a searchsecurity.com article retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title imprivata & oldid 736072157 categories identity management systemscomputer security companiescompanies 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