UPWARD supports single sign-on through collaboration with Okta, an identity management service provider
(Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ryusuke Kaneki; URL: https://upward.jp), whose mission is to "Innovate the last mile of the workplace," announced today that on October 1, 2021, UPWARD, a next-generation mobile SFA app, will be pre-linked with Okta (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Takashi Watanabe; URL: https://www.okta.com/jp/), which will pre-combine with Okta Identity Cloud, an identity management and authentication platform operated by Okta Japan K.K. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Takashi Watanabe; URL: https://www.okta.com/jp/), to offer more than 7,200 apptemplates. Okta is pleased to announce that it has been registered in the "Okta Integration Network" (OIN) and linked with Okta.
With this registration, IT administrators of organizations and companies using Okta Identity Cloud will be able to quickly set up single sign-on (SSO) with UPWARD using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication method. This allows for improved convenience and a secure login environment at the same time. Users can use appmore securely and comfortably to improve sales efficiency.
*OIDC...An open standard (a configuration method that is open to users and has no restrictions on use) used by organizations to authenticate users. By using this standard, once a user signs in to Okta Identity Cloud, they do not need to share their sign-in information or access other websites or appapplications.
Comments from Takashi Watanabe, President and Representative Director, Okta Japan K.K.
We are very pleased that UPWARD, an innovative sales support tool that enables real-time understanding of sales activities in the field using data from customer touchpointand contributes to digital transformationof sales, has been registered with OIN. UPWARD is the first OIN registered company in Japan to use OIDC for SSO integration. This enables IT administrators of companies using Okta Identity Cloud to easily and quickly realize SSO integration with UPWARD, thereby improving usability. We sincerely hope that the use of UPWARD will further increase in the future.
Ryusuke Kaneki, President and CEO, UPWARD,INC.
UPWARD is a mobile SFA (sales support system) for field sales, a cloud service currently deployed by approximately 300 companies, mainly major corporations. This partnership with Okta, a global IDaaS (Identity as a Service) vendor, will enable seamless interaction with various cloud services linked within UPWARD, further improving the experience of using the service in the field toward our mission of "Innovating the Last Mile in the Field". We are very pleased that this partnership with Okta will further improve the experience of using our services in the field and minimize the "Time to Value" (the time it takes for users to realize the value of our services and exceed their expectations) toward our mission of "Innovating the Last Mile in the Field.
To commemorate this SSO collaboration, UPWARD and Okta will co-host a web seminar on October 28, from 4:00 pm. We will introduce each company's products, including demonstrations. A Q&A session will be held to answer questions from the audience on the spot. We will provide solutions to support your business by conducting effective sales activities anytime, anywhere in a secure environment. We look forward to seeing you there.
To register for the webinar, please click below. https://www.upward.jp/seminar/20211028-webinar
About Okta
Okta is a vendor-neutral service provider that securely manages identity and access for everyone, and its platform, Okta Identity Cloud, ensures that the right technology is securely available to the right people at the right time, whether in the cloud or on-premise. Leveraging the Okta Integration Network, which is pre-integrated with more than 7,200 appapplications, Okta provides simple, secure access to any person or organization to help you reach your full potential. More than 13,050 customers including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio rely on Okta to protect workplace and customer identities.
ABOUT UPWARD CORPORATION
UPWARD CO., LTD. PROVIDES DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SERVICES THAT SPECIALIZE IN SOLVING ISSUES FACED BY FIELD WORKERS WHO CREATE VALUE THROUGH OFFLINE CONTACT WITH CUSTOMERS BY VISITING THEM IN THE FIELD, BASED ON THE COMPANY'S MISSION OF "DRAWING OUT THE CREATIVITY OF FIELD WORKERS TO ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF COMPANIES AND SOCIETY. WE PROVIDE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SERVICES THAT SPECIALIZE IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF FIELD WORKERS WHO CREATE VALUE THROUGH ON-SITE, OFFLINE CONTACT WITH CUSTOMERS. BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WORKERS CAN PERFORM THEIR TASKS WITH A SINGLE MOBILE DEVICE, WE AIM TO CREATE A WORLD IN WHICH THEY CAN BE ACTIVE REGARDLESS OF WHERE AND HOW THEY WORK.
Company Profile
Company name UPWARD Co.
Location 26F Marunouchi Eiraku Building, 1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative Ryusuke Kaneki, CEO and Representative Director
Year Established July 2016
Capital 100 million yen
Business Development and provision of UPWARD sales engagement service
Press contact
PR team, Corporate Group Division, UPWARD Co.
Tel: 03-6897-3683
Mail pr@upward.jp
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