Evidian Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in 2007 Enterprise Single Sign-On Magic Quadrant
Evidian, a European leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM), has announced that it has been positioned in the leaders quadrant in the latest “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Single Sign-On, 2007” report released by Gartner, Inc.
[UKPRwire, Fri Oct 26 2007] Evidian, a European leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM), has announced that it has been positioned in the leaders quadrant in the latest “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Single Sign-On, 2007” report released by Gartner, Inc.
Gartner evaluated 14 vendors that provide ESSO tools for password management, against criteria that included the company’s sales execution and pricing, market understanding, sales strategy, innovation, business model, market responsiveness and track record, and customer experience. Quadrant positions were based on each vendor’s ability to execute and completeness of vision.
The report defined leaders in the ESSO market as the vendors that “show a consistent ability to gain new customers in broad industries and geographies, have very good to excellent customer references, products that easily or very easily integrate with target systems, and a commitment to rapidly provide the product updates their customers want.”
Nick Lamidey, sales director UK and Ireland for Evidian said: “In my opinion, our placing in Gartner’s ESSO leaders quadrant is a great reward for our product development and sales efforts. Based on my interpretation, the report identified no cautions in our solution or market strategies, and underlines the fact that Evidian has the strongest presence and sales record in Europe – which I believe is a direct result of making our solutions easy to deploy, integrate and manage. SSO delivers security where it’s most needed, and is a cornerstone of any corporate security strategy.”
ESSO increases enterprise security by enforcing application password policy. It automatically creates and changes application passwords, reducing the need for users to write down their passwords. Additional benefits of increased user satisfaction and productivity, regulatory compliance, and reduced helpdesk costs (analysts estimate over 30% of helpdesk calls are for password resets) are experienced by organisations that have successfully implemented ESSO.
Evidian’s core SSO solution secures access to all types of corporate application – whether Windows, Citrix, Linux, Unix, web-based or mainframe. It combines multi-factor authentication with a plug-and-play SSO solution, replacing user passwords with digital signatures based on certificates, smart cards, USB keys, or biometrics. Access is authorised according to existing security policies and enterprise directories.
With Evidian Mobile ESSO, users may connect securely to their web applications from any external PDA or PC's browser via a web portal. Mobile ESSO enforces the security policy and decrease the cost of administration using the same repository.
Evidian E-SSO includes a unique Self Service Password Reset solution to offer a secure emergency access, available even if no Windows session is opened, offline or online, at any time of the day, reducing help desk costs by eliminating most password and PIN reset calls.
Evidian E-SSO features integrated tools to enable in-depth reporting that conforms to regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, local financial security laws, Basel II 11 and HIPAA.
Evidian E-SSO can be deployed on its own or integrated with the majority of identity management solutions. It is supported by Evidian's modular identity and access management (IAM) suite, which offers complementary functions including Web/J2EE access control, identity management and user provisioning.
Evidian E-SSO is available for Windows XP, 2000, 2003 and Vista workstations. For thin clients, Evidian E-SSO is also available in the Windows Terminal Server and Citrix (MetaFrame, Presentation Server and NFuse) environments.
Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Single Sign-on, 2007" by Gregg Kreizman, Aug. 30, 2007
Evidian contact: Nick Lamidey: 0161 246 6909 / nick.lamidey@evidian.com
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