Everyone Knows.... Globalization is one of the strongest trends shaping business environments today, with trust being central to build business to business relationships where online transactions replace personal interaction. Eroding trust means losing business and may even cause risks which fundamentally affect enterprises. Identity Management has become a key element to keep risks manageable and flexibility to react on market developments high.
With growing demand, the market for identity management solutions has become complex and fragmented, leading many adopters into immature implementations lacking interoperability and the perspective to adapt them to changing requirements. Mr. Schallenmüller explains, what the Siemens vision and strategy is to help businesses to find their way to an integrated multi-vendor multi-standards architecture, where privacy and security are not just seen as requirements, but are considered as business drivers.