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Forrester TechRadar™: Identity And Access Management, Q2 2008

Market Seeks Solutions That Support Business And IT Flexibility And Compliance

by Andras Cser, June 18, 2008

Identity and access management (IAM) continues to be a fragmented field of disjointed technologies with difficult and expensive implementation cycles and even more costly efforts in the wake of bad technology decisions. Products that give quick answers . . .

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Topic Overview: Identity And Access Management

by Andras Cser, April 14, 2008

Identity and access management (IAM) is the entire aspect of maintaining a person's complete set of information, spanning multiple identities and establishing the relationship among these various identities with the goal of improving data consistency, . . .

The Standalone Web SSO Market Vanishes

Acquisitions Highlight Demand For Identity Management Suites

by Jonathan Penn, March 30, 2005

The acquisition of the two remaining independent Web single sign-on vendors, OpenNetwork and Oblix, means the end of Web SSO as a discrete market. But that doesn't mean that Web SSO will disappear — instead, it's becoming part of a broader identity management . . .

Single Sign-On Adoption: Standing Still

Bright Spots In Unexpected Industries

by Laura Koetzle, March 31, 2004

The percentage of large North American companies with single sign-on (SSO) implementations in production stagnated in 2003, barely edging upward from 18% in 2002 to 19% in 2003. However, SSO vendors shouldn't despair. In 2003, technology and telecom industry . . .

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Market Trends 2004: Web Single Sign-On

by Jonathan Penn, December 15, 2003

Web single sign-on is assuming the characteristics of a maturing market, facing increasing commoditization and looming consolidation. There are still clear leaders today, distinguished by functional differences and market clout.

Web Single Sign-On Market Showing Signs of Commoditizing

by Jonathan Penn, March 4, 2003

The Web SSO market is experiencing some signs of commoditizing, although there is a greater perception of this than really exists. Nonetheless, take advantage of the trends to acquire Web SSO at a fraction of the price compared to just a few years ago.

Federated Identity and Internet Single Sign-On (I-SSO): Standards Progressing, but the End Game Is Unclear

by Randy Heffner, October 9, 2002

Although the precise path is not clear, there will be at least some interoperability among the emerging patchwork of standards for federated identity and I-SSO, but it is very early, business issues abound, and only early adopters should be investing.

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Web Single Sign-On Product Architecture: Proxies vs. Plug-Ins

by Jonathan Penn, March 26, 2002

Each architecture has its own unique advantages, and while this isn't usually a deciding criterion for product selection, Giga clients should be aware of the pros and cons of each so as to prepare more effectively for implementation of the technology.

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Market Overview: Web Single Sign-On

by Jonathan Penn, March 26, 2002

Web SSO products provide users a more friendly and productive experience accessing applications, offer business units streamlined management and development and provide enterprises with a centralized framework for security and application integration.

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Web Single Sign-On: Product and Service Options

by Steve Hunt, November 20, 2001

Web SSO is the simplest form of access management software. By adding account provisioning, user administration and other user experience features, the total solution is suitable as an intranet or extranet access management solution.

Account Provisioning and Single Sign-on Are Complementary, Not Competing

by Jonathan Penn, June 28, 2001

Single sign-on simplifies user authentication by reducing the instances of user log-in, while provisioning solutions automate creation and management of user accounts on different systems through the implementation of a policy-based management framework.