June 27, 2007
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Today, Compuware has introduced its TIB (Trusted Identity Broker) application, an outsourcing solution from
Covisint that centralizes, automates and streamlines the management of digital identities.
It makes federation (the exposing and accepting of identities across security domains) simple, fast and
repeatable. Compuware's announcement was made at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference today.
Organizations today face a number of significant challenges in managing identities in-house, including costs
that can spiral into multi-million dollar investments as companies seek to collaborate across a global, extended
enterprise or business community.
Identity management, security, privacy and compliance -- particularly for external users -- are tasks which
often are far from most organizations' core competencies. By relying on a trusted outsourcing provider for the
management of identities, organizations are able to focus on what they do best.
Covisint's Trusted Identity Broker is the first comprehensive solution providing a low-cost, fast and
repeatable deployment option for managing identities across security domains.
With this offering, organizations can improve collaboration and business performance across changing business
relationships and a highly mobile workforce.
Gerry Gebel, v.p. and service director for Burton Group says "the management of user identities and access control
within and between organizations remains challenging for many enterprises. Offerings such as Trusted Identity Broker
provide enterprises with an outsource alternative to software-based solutions."
The Trusted Identity Broker acts as an intermediary between and within organizations. As a centralized identity
management hub, this solution most often delivers value in three key areas:
-- Intra- and inter-organizationally: Companies need to communicate and collaborate both internally and externally.
Covisint enables business units to retain autonomy and control of their users, yet provides a flexible way to
federate data across all business units.
-- Through mergers and acquisitions: Often, the success of an acquisition is predicated on how efficiently the
different business units can be quickly integrated or separated. Covisint federates identities into an integrated
whole, securely bringing together stakeholders from multiple organizations.
-- Via outsourced services: Organizations often reduce costs by outsourcing non-core business functions. Covisint
enables organizations to access and manage their own data, simplifying the user experience and eliminating redundancies
such as multiple password entries.
Bob Paul, president of Compuware-Covisint said "our company has proven over the past six years that it offers
the deep security and identity management value that today's globally competitive companies need. Trusted Identity
Broker is revolutionary in both appeal and functionality.
Our existing infrastructure gives organizations in
virtually every industry a competitive advantage in having confidence that their identities are professionally
managed."
Covisint enables companies of any size, location or technical sophistication to securely share vital business
information, applications and processes across their extended enterprise.
As a leading provider of interoperability
solutions and services, Covisint helps businesses accelerate decision-making, reduce cost and improve responsiveness
in serving customers.
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