TEC 2009 - Directory & Identity Sponsors

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We run our business in much the same way, and believe our three core business divisions offer the greatest potential to serve our customers. They are:

• Platform Products and Services Division: Includes the Client Group, the Server & Tools Group, and the Online Services Group
  
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We are committed long term to the mission of helping our customers realize their full potential. Just as we constantly update and improve our products, we want to continually evolve our company to be in the best position to accelerate new technologies as they emerge and to better serve our customers.

Cloakware, an Irdeto company and part of the Naspers group, provides innovative, secure, proven software technology solutions that enable customers to protect business and digital assets in enterprise, consumer and government markets. Cloakware’s two main product lines include: Cloakware Datacenter Solutions which help organizations meet governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) objectives for privileged password management while ensuring business continuity and the security of mission-critical data and IT infrastructure. Cloakware Consumer Product Solutions protect software and content on PCs, set-top boxes, mobile phones and media players. Protecting more than one billion deployed applications, Cloakware is the security cornerstone of many of the world's largest, most recognizable and technologically advanced companies. Headquartered in Vienna, VA and Ottawa, Canada, Cloakware has regional sales offices worldwide. Learn more at www.cloakware.com.

lBHOLD (bholdcompany.com) is the market leading provider of Enterprise Authorization Management (EAM) software, offering a complete solution for professional security administration. The BHOLD EAM software includes among others role management, self service and approval workflow, attestation, role mining and implementation tooling. BHOLD is supported by a worldwide specialist partner network and is regarded by analysts as "the most established firm in the role management area showing maturity with a solid understanding of market needs". BHOLD is founded in 1997 and has its offices located in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Oxford Computer Group (OCG) is an IT service company that specializes in identity and access management. With worldwide operations, OCG has an enviable repository of expertise, solution components and training courses. OCG has deployed 400+ enterprise-wide identity and access solutions and trained 4000+ people on Microsoft IDA technologies. Find out more at www.oxfordcomputergroup.com.

Symlabs is the performance leader for virtual directory and identity management solutions.   Benchmarks show Symlabs Virtual Directory Server, LDAP Proxy and Federated Identity Suite are the fastest and most powerful products in the industry for managing and unifying identity data.  Global giants like Sony, IBM, Vodafone, Nokia and United Nations already depend on Symlabs to add flexibility, security, and reliability to their infrastructure. For more information, please visit www.symlabs.com.

Kuppinger Cole + Partner were founded in 2004 as an analyst group dedicated to provide expert advice on digital identity and IT security issues as well as independent and critical evaluation of products and solutions in the realm of identity & access management (IAM). With competency in areas such as e-governance, role management, compliance & IT risk management, business process optimization and business service management, along with identity and access management, KCP shares its knowledge and experience with clients in a wide range of markets and industries as well as public administration. We are especially concerned with demonstrating the connection between GRC (Governance, Risk Management, Compliance), service-oriented “on demand” infrastructure environments and the ability of corporations and government agencies to manage digital identities safely and efficiently. Learn more at www.kuppingercole.de.

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