VASCO Data Security, a software security company specializing in authentication products and services, today announced its acquisition of Alfa & Ariss, an open identity and access management specialist of Enschede, The Netherlands. A&A was founded in 1999 and is an authority in the field of developing open identity and access management solutions. OpenASelect is A&A's high-profile authentication server platform. Companies implementing the OpenASelect platform don't need to invest in know-how or infrastructure, allowing them to focus on their core business. A&A's OpenASelect platform will be connected to VASCO's DIGIPASS as a Service platform..."The acquisition of Alfa & Ariss is a great opportunity for VASCO to reinforce its Enterprise Security (channel) business," said Jan Valcke, VASCO's President and COO. "By adding A&A's existing technology, we can turn our IDENTIKEY server into a true multi-protocol platform, supporting RADIUS, SOAP, SAML, Open-ID and PKI. We believe that this will broaden the scope of our channel business very positively"...