KPMG is a global network of legally independent professional firms with about 123,000 employees in 145 countries.

In Germany too, KPMG is one of the leading auditing and advisory firms and has around 7,700 employees at over 20 locations. Our services are divided into the following functions: Audit, Tax and Advisory. Our Audit services are focused on the auditing of consolidated and annual financial statements. The Tax function incorporates the tax advisory services provided by KPMG. Our high level of specialist know-how on business, regulatory and transaction-related issues is brought together within our Advisory function.

We have established teams of interdisciplinary industry specialists for key sectors of the economy. These pool the experience of our specialists around the world and further enhance the quality of our advisory services.

Microsoft's Identity and Access solutions are a set of platform technologies and products that are designed to help organizations manage user identities and associated access privileges. With a focus on security and ease of use, these solutions help businesses boost productivity, reduce IT costs, and eliminate the complexity of identity and access management.

Identity Lifecycle Management
Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (ILM 2007) provides an integrated and comprehensive solution for managing the entire lifecycle of user identities and their associated credentials. It provides identity synchronization, certificate and password management, and user provisioning in a single solution that works across Microsoft Windows and other organizational systems. As a result, IT organizations can define and automate the processes used to manage identities from creation to retirement.

Federated Identity
Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) provides the interoperability required to simplify the broad, federated sharing of digital identities and policies across organizational boundaries. Seamless yet secure, customers, partners, suppliers, and mobile employees can all securely gain access to the information they need, when they need it.

Strong Authentication
Windows Certificate Services (CS) provides an integrated public key infrastructure that enables the secure exchange of information. With strong security and easy administration across the Internet, extranets, intranets, and applications, CS provides customizable services for issuing and managing the certificates used in software security systems employing public key technologies.

Directory Services
Windows Server Active Directory is already used by companies around the world to gain unified management of identities and resources across the enterprise network. Active Directory enables organizations to centrally manage and track information about users and their privileges. In addition, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS), an LDAP directory service, provides organizations with flexible support for directory-enabled applications. Integration with Microsoft Federated Identity, Strong Authentication, Information Protection and Identity Lifecycle Management solutions, makes Active Directory an ideal foundation for building a comprehensive identity and access solution.

The Siemens DirX products are a complete framework for realizing identity and access management (IAM). Implementing a Siemens IAM solution means working with a partner who has longstanding experience with IAM and security projects.

Master data for identities are maintained centrally in the DirX Directory Server. DirX Identity offers a comprehensive Identity Management solution for modernizing enterprises, organizations and healthcare. In addition to a multitude of functions for end users, administration, metadirectory and provisioning, it provides a flexible policy and workflow engine as well as comprehensive functions for workflow control, monitoring, and for audit purposes.

DirX Access protects Web applications by way of authentication, single sign-on and access control, delegated administration of users as well as identity federation. Comprehensive audit and report means enable the enforcement of internal security guidelines and compliance requirements. If smart cards are implemented, Identity and Access Management can automatically transport the user data to the card management system.

Siemens IAM solutions are part of TISA: Totally Integrated Security Architecture, a holistic framework for end-to-end security. Using TISA enables the adherence to policy and compliance requirements. Even role and entitlement concepts can be audited.

Völcker Informatik AG was established in 1995 in Berlin. With its product ActiveEntry Völcker Informatik developed an integrated solution for IT Service Management which automates the allocation, assignation and control of IT products and services.

ActiveEntry combines the modules for Identity Management & User Provisioning, the Hardware & Asset Management as well as the Software & License Management.

With the spanning module Cost Management & Accounting the expenses for IT services can be identified and accounted causer-fairly. So the compliance with regulatory requirements can be guaranteed by an audit proof history of all IT resources of the employees.

Via open interfaces ActiveEntry integrates itself into the company workflows. From the order and approval up to the causer-fair charge all requirements at an IT Service Management in one end-to-end-system and under one surface are covered.

IBM Software Group 

IBM Software Group offers the on demand operating infrastructure environment with a wide range of middleware for all types of computing platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of the on demand era. ‘Middleware’ is the term for a group of software on and with which developers and customers build and connect the run-time applications that drive their on demand strategies forward, in key application areas such as CRM, e-procurement, e-commerce and workplaces as well as various industries. Every component of IBM's middleware portfolio is designed to drive integration, from the technology up to the business process level.

IBM Tivoli Software

As technology resources grow and companies move towards an on demand business model, system complexity increases dramatically. CIOs are forced to grapple with managing multiple platforms and varying systems that have a growing number of users and a diminishing IT staff to optimize business impact of their technology investments. Tivoli business impact management software, including systems, security and storage management allows CIOs to centrally manage all of their technology resources (hardware and software) - from PDAs to networks. This increases the efficiency and effectiveness of an enterprise's IT staff and frees them to focus on business-driven initiatives while reducing costs.

KOGIT GmbH is a leading German consulting, solution and service provider that specializes in all facets of Identity Management. Located in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt, KOGIT supports numerous global enterprises with their identity management infrastructure design and deployments through knowledgeable and experienced consultants.
KOGIT's customer base includes financial service companies (banking and insurance), energy providers, manufacturers, chemical companies and government agencies.

NetPro provides unprecedented control over your Windows infrastructure with software solutions that drive security and compliance into your organization while increasing operational efficiency and productivity.  More than 6 million users – from such respected organizations as the US-Army, KPMG, Continental AG, REWE Group, Unicredit Group, Porsche and General Motors – optimize their Windows networks with NetPro solutions.

Omada is a leading Microsoft Solution Provider for Advanced Role Based Access Control & Compliance in Identity Management. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Omada was recently awarded Microsoft ISV Partner of the Year 2007. Established in 1999, Omada has operations in Europe and North America, delivering its solution via a network of skilled partners and System Integrators. Omada is part of TAP programs and also the new Metro program for ISV partners.

Omada is trusted by leading global enterprises such as BMW Group, Bayer, and RWE. Omada has been experiencing an average growth of 60% since 2004. A holder of the D&B Triple ‘A’ credit ranking, Omada has also been named IT Company of the Year 2004 by IDG Computer World.

Omada Identity Manager
Omada Identity Manager is a Microsoft based solution for Advanced Role Based Access Control and Compliance Reporting. The solution integrates seamlessly with various systems including Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM), Active Directory (AD), SAP, etc., to deliver a complete solution for Identity Lifecycle Management by providing the following features:

• Advanced Role Based Access Control
• Compliance Reporting and Audit Trail
• Workflows with Approval
• Self Service
• Segregation of Duties
• Delegated Administration

These features provide immediate and significant business benefits including:

• Fulfilled regulatory compliance requirements
• Increased enterprise productivity
• Reduced user management cost
• Heightened data security

Ping Identity’s dedication to delivering secure Internet single sign-on software and services for over 150 customers worldwide has earned us recognition as the market leader in federated identity management. PingFederate®, the world’s first rapidly deployable identity federation software, provides an organization’s users safe access to Internet applications without the need to re-login. With PingFederate and PingEnable, Ping Identity’s expert support, services, and methodologies, external connections can be operational in less than a week.

SAP NetWeaver Identity Management reduces the complexity and cost associated with managing permissions and passwords. The software helps you to integrate business processes and is designed to work not only with your SAP applications but with all of the systems, instances, and applications in a typical, heterogeneous and often global IT environment. SAP's identity management solution is also designed to work as an integrated component of your strategic application platform and to support an enterprise service oriented architecture (enterprise SOA).

SAP NetWeaver Identity Management features and functions:

• Enable you to manage permissions across heterogeneous environments based on the business role of each user – simplifying administration and preventing unplanned access
• Provide you with integrated management tools, including a powerful data synchronization and self-service interface that save time, reduce administration costs, and prevent interruptions to user productivity
• Support uninterrupted business process flow across systems with enterprise SOA
• Complement existing user management and administration technologies in the SAP Business Suite and SAP NetWeaver

SAP NetWeaver Identity Management is role-based, so it knows what systems each user should have access to in order to do their work. If a user changes position, SAP NetWeaver Identity Management can change those access rights accordingly. Administrators set up the roles, and the software takes care of synchronizing permissions across different systems and directories.

Self-service is another important feature of SAP NetWeaver Identity Management. It not only reduces the administrative and support cost associated with IT support, but it can also reduce the user's frustration level. It provides users with one place to go to manage their information and take care of tasks, such as resetting a password.

All of the SAP NetWeaver Identity Management functionality is delivered as a component of an integrated, open business process platform – so access and identity information can be correctly linked with systems, Web services, and business processes. And whether the systems are SAP systems or not, SAP NetWeaver Identity Management makes sure you have uninterrupted flow for your business processes across a heterogeneous landscape.

ActivIdentity® Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTI) identity solutions secure the business of enterprise, government, healthcare, and financial services organizations worldwide. Trusted identity is the core of the ActivIdentity platform enabling security for data, networks, applications, passwords and credentials, web, email and documents, transactions as well as converged security.

ActivIdentity solutions support the convergence of physical and logical identity through strong authenticationwith smart card lifecycle management, adding enterprise single sign on, and data encryption and digital signature.

ActivIdentity customers experience multiple benefits including increased network security, protection against identity theft and online fraud, enhanced workforce productivity, business process efficiencies, and regulatory compliance. For more information, visit www.actividentity.com

Secure and efficient Identity Management
The SAM Identity Management Suite enables the management of all IT users and their secure access to systems and resources.
The security product portfolio makes the automation of all key IT user management processes possible. Our cross-industry solutions minimize operational costs, make sure that internal and external IT security policies are consistently adhered to. Our leading technology implements a rule- and role-based administration concept that supports transparent administration up to the business process level: IT users are allocated precisely the access rights they need for their work. The platform-independent SAM IdM- Suite comprises provisioning, administration, password management, compliance and infrastructure products.

Our solution provides a platform for comprehensively integrating all identity management aspects. Administration and provisioning services can be integrated in existing portals, workflows and SOA platforms. Thus end users can, for instance, be granted access to extensive self-service functions on an individual basis. The solution also includes identity and system audit features, seamlessly integrates with the Beta compliance products, enabling cross-division and company-wide identity management and providing a central integration platform for IdM solutions in large corporations.
Today more than 40% of Germany's major banks rely on SAM Jupiter for compliant IT access management.

Beta Systems Software AG – Agility Integrated
Beta Systems Software AG develops high-profile software products and solutions for the secure and efficient processing of large data volumes. The core businesses of Beta Systems are document processing and IT user management data processing in data centers and compliance solutions. In addition, the Beta 4Agility suite offers large companies new integration products to enhance their agility in IT and business processes. These products simplify the automation of data and document processing and raise the security level and performance of IT.
With more than 3,000 running installations, it has a customer base of more than 1,300 major companies from the sectors of financial services and IT service providers and industry at large in Germany, Europe and the USA.
More information under www.betasystems.com.

Rapid advances in technology have brought new opportunities for commercial and government organizations of all sizes to extend their reach and enhance their services. Yet with all the advantages of the information age, organizations are also experiencing new vulnerabilities. As physical borders and paper-based processes are increasingly replaced by electronic ones, an organization's most valuable asset–information on its customers and constituents–is often left exposed.

With too much to risk, leading organizations are shifting from viewing information security as a defensive strategy to an integral part of their organization's overall IT and business posture. With CGI, organizations can articulate and implement a proactive, enterprise-wide security strategy that aligns with their overall business objectives, processes and applications to manage and reduce risk, ensure productivity, enhance information integrity and sharing, and comply with internal policies and complex regulations.

CGI provides clients with an information security offering that can be implemented at every stage of a project lifecycle or throughout an outsourcing relationship.

Cyber-Ark Software is an Information Security company that develops and markets digital vaults for securing and managing privileged passwords and highly-sensitive information within and across global enterprise networks. Based on its patented Vaulting Technology™, Cyber-Ark's digital vault products include:

• Inter-Business Vault®, a secure infrastructure for cross-enterprise data exchange of highly-sensitive information;
• Sensitive Document Vault™, for secure storage and management of highly-sensitive documents, and
• Enterprise Password Vault™, for the secure management of Privileged Accounts and Application Accounts.

With more than half of the Fortune 50 as clients, and hundreds of Fortune 1000 clients, including over 100 global financial institutions, Cyber-Ark is the market leader in the management of administrative, emergency, application, and privileged user passwords. Cyber-Ark's Vaulting platform has been tested by ICSA Labs, an independent division of Cybertrust. ICSA is the security industry's central authority for research, intelligence, and certification testing of security products.

Cyber-Ark Software was founded in 1999 by a team of industry-recognized security experts with the aim of producing a truly effective security offering where complete end-to-end security was the initial, key design consideration rather than applied as an afterthought. Cyber-Ark’s solution is fully integrated with leading IdM technologies such as Oracle IdM and IBM Tivoli. Cyber-Ark Software is privately held and backed by some of the world's most successful venture capitalists, including Jerusalem Venture Partners, Seed Capital Partners (a SOFTBANK Affiliate), JP Morgan/Chase Partners and Vertex Management.

The Munich-based econet AG is a provider of business software in the fields of identity and access management with core strength in the fields of provisioning and authorization, auditing and IT-billing. Founded in 1994, econet helps globally active businesses and large public administrative bodies set up, operate, administrate and bill their IT services. The econet AG also assists them in the task of optimizing their IT business processes.

The econet AG offers its clients a methodical approach to gradually set up suitable measures so that they can:

• Quickly satisfy progressively more rigorous compliance requirements with a reasonable amount of effort
• Automate processes to achieve securer and more efficient IT operation
• Make the ordering of IT services (e.g. applications, e-mail or data storages) as simple and transparent as ordering a book from an online shop.

This creates a flexible corporate world and leads to a higher level of security and long-lasting reductions in the cost of operating, admin¬istrating and setting up IT services. econet’s solutions combine ITIL Best Practices and a service-oriented architecture (SOA) as infrastructure. Based on Microsoft’s .NET development platform, they’ve been awarded numerous prizes in the industry.

As trusted layered security experts, Entrust secures digital identities and information for consumers, enterprises and governments in 1,750 organizations spanning 60 countries. Leveraging a layered security approach to address growing risks, Entrust solutions help secure the most common digital identity and information protection pain points in an organization. These include SSL, authentication, fraud detection, shared data protection and e-mail security.

Entrust helps organizations meet or exceed their security goals by providing software solutions that:

• protect digital identities through authentication
• protect information assets through encryption
• create layered security environments and promote efficiency, cost-effectiveness and synergy

fun communications GmbH, located in Karlsruhe, offers customised all-in-one IT solutions, products for the banking sector, as well as smart card based applications for the Internet. fun communications has been successfully establishing itself on the market for e-banking applications for several years. Buhl Data Service, FIDUCIA, Lexware and Postbank are just some of the companies who put their trust in solutions from fun communications. The company is actively involved in the "Initiativen baden-württemberg" programme: connected (bwcon), CyberForum e.V., Mobile Region Karlsruhe, Initiative GeldKarte e.V., Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Diensteanbieter (FSM) and internationally on the Liberty Alliance Project and the European technology platforms eMobility and NESSI.

As a leading manufacturer of secure identity solutions and contactless smart card technology for physical access control, HID is selected more than any other brand in the convergence of physical and logical access control. In addition, the company develops, manufactures and markets ID components, products and services typically deployed with national ID and epassport programs, corporate access control, supply chain management, animal tagging, financial transactions, transport and various industrial or manufacturing solutions.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global has over 1,900 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand.

About Quest Software, Inc.

Quest Software, Inc., a leading enterprise systems management vendor, delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases, Windows infrastructure and virtual environments. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 90,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest provides customers with client management as well as server and desktop virtualization solutions through its subsidiaries, ScriptLogic, Vizioncore and Provision Networks. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at www.quest.com.

Founded in September 2001, and commercially going to market since 2006 our company specialises in the development of easy to use and highly reliable security solutions for organisations with more than 5000 users who need access to critical business processes with high-value transactions and/or information.

With our solutions we serve segments such as government, financial, healthcare, telecom and industry in Europe. TrustAlert employees have a wide range of security expertise with on average over 12 years experience.

Our digital client certificates (e-passport) based propositions are:

• Secure Communications
• Secure Identity & Access management
• Secure E-Banking
• Enabling Compliance

VeriSign provides Internet Infrastructure Services for the digital world. We protect businesses and consumers online with our SSL certificates, authentication solutions and fraud detection services and we run the .com and .net registries. Operating in 75 countries, we serve over 400,000 customers and support over 30 billion interactions every day.

We are a group of volunteers with the common objective to develop a highly comprehensive generic model of the processes of the Identity- & Access Management (IAM). 

This model is meant to serve as a template for enterprise specific processes. In some cases it should be possible to implement and use it unchanged. 

We represent small, medium sized or large enterprises; we are management consultants, analysts; we are from vendors, system integrators or academic institutions.

It is our intention to contribute to the evolution of the whole discipline of the identity- and access management by our initiative GenericIAM. We are convinced that each individual who contributes to it will benefit from it in turn.

Since our start triggered by a call of the European analysts group Kuppinger, Cole + Partner in spring 2006, we meet quarterly – but at most times operate as a virtual group via electronic communication.

Die COMPUTER ZEITUNG berichtet Woche für Woche branchen übergreifend über IT-Themen und bereitet diese für IT-Meinungsbildner im deutschsprachigen Raum auf. Sie bewertet für Mittelstand und große Unternehmen aktuell, exklusiv, praxis- und nutzenorientiert die relevanten Produkte, Dienstleistungen, wirtschaftlichen Einflußfaktoren sowie Trends und überblickt das internationale Forschungsgeschehen. Die Computer Zeitung erscheint als Print-Version bereits seit 1970.

Das DOKmagazin informiert über Technologien, Strategien und Services rund um das digitale Dokument in Unternehmen und Organisationen. Die Fachzeitschrift greift innovative Management- und Technologiethemen auf und bildet zentrale Themen der IT-Branche ab: Dokumenten-Management, Web- und Enterprise-Content-Management, Input- und Outputmanagement sowie Archivierung und Storage.

Der IT-Administrator ist das Praxismagazin für den System- und Netzwerkadministrator, IT-Leiter sowie IT-Dienstleister und Geschäftsführer kleiner und mittelständischer Unternehmen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen praktische Workshops zu Themen wie beispielsweise »Microsoft System Center«, »Windows Server 2008«, »Hochverfügbarkeit im Exchange Server 2007«, »Nubuntu als Tool für Administratoren« oder »Logfile-Verwaltung mit Syslog«.

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IT-DIRECTOR ist als Business-Magazin konzipiert und berichtet über wirtschaftliche Lösungen durch den Einsatz modernster Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien im gehobenen Mittelstand sowie in Großunternehmen und Konzernen. Der Fokus liegt auf Kosten-Nutzen-Optimierung und Investitionssicherheit.

IT-DIRECTOR nimmt durch seine hochwertige Aufmachung, die exklusive Berichterstattung und attraktive Verbreitung eine führende Rolle unter den IT-Magazinen auf den Chefetagen und in IT-Abteilungen ein. Regelmäßige Rubriken in IT-DIRECTOR sind unter anderem IT-Dienstleistungen, IT-Sicherheit, Telekommunikation sowie alle Themen rund um Business-Software und -Hardware

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