Courion Named a Leader by Aberdeen in Self-Service Identity Provisioning; Analyst Firm Validates Courion's Experience, Products and Customer Results.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003 Courion(R) Corporation, a leading provider of self-service identity management solutions, today announced that renowned IT market research and analysis firm Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. has designated the company as a leader in its recently published report, Identity Management Systems Buyer's Guide: 1st Edition. In the report, Aberdeen commends Courion for its extensive experience, proven products, focus on delivering financial and business benefits and strong customer references, including dozens of blue-chip companies. Identity Management Systems Buyer's Guide: 1st Edition, published by Aberdeen on April 29, 2003, investigates the identity management systems (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ) solutions available today and provides a thorough analysis of the financial and market dynamics that are driving their adoption. Further, the report points to IMS as critical to future productivity growth noting that "Access efficiency - how efficiently people can acquire access to systems, applications, transactions and data - will define the winners from the losers in the 21st century." Qualified IT buyers can obtain a free copy of the report by registering at www.aberdeen.com. "Implementing a comprehensive identity management system offers organizations a unique value proposition - reduce operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. while increasing business productivity," said Jim Hurley Jim Hurley (1902-1965) was an Irish sportsperson and revolutionary. A veteran of the Irish independence struggle, he subsequently played hurling and football with Cork in the 1920s. Early life Jim Hurley was born in Clonakilty, County Cork on 26 February, 1902. , Aberdeen vice president and managing director, Information Security, and author of Identity Management Systems Buyer's Guide: 1st Edition. "In this report, we provide sound guidance for organizations struggling to gain control of the multiple facets of the thousands, sometimes millions, of digital identities they must manage in order to achieve higher revenue and profitability." "Aberdeen's report does a good job of outlining how IMS solutions can help today's enterprise be more competitive, secure and profitable, and how Courion's solutions in particular deliver combined security and business value," said Thomas Rose Thomas Ginnever Rose (16 March 1901–8 August 1979) was an English cricketer who played six first-class matches, all for Worcestershire in 1922. Rose made his debut in an innings defeat against Sussex at Hove in late May 1922; he scored 4 and 15, and bowled five , vice president of marketing, Courion. "Their findings support what we've been hearing from our impressive list of FORTUNE 500 customers since the beginning - Courion's self-service identity management and user provisioning The ability for customers to change voice and data services from their carriers online without having to place the order with a human representative. Web-based user provisioning lets you add and delete services and features from your browser. See automated provisioning. solutions solve the critical business problems of managing access rights, credentials and digital identities for an ever-changing list of constituents. Our technology integrates quickly into complex IT environments, and our self-service workflow and phased implementation methodologies deliver fast and measurable ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ." About Courion Courion Corporation is the leading provider of self-service identity management solutions that help enterprises manage the access rights and credentials of employees, business partners and customers with more speed, more security and less cost. Courion's Identity Management Suite, anchored by its AccountCourier(TM) user provisioning and PasswordCourier(R) password management product lines, secures and streamlines the resolution of common operational challenges such as new user account setup and password reset. Courion's non-invasive, self-service architecture enforces security policies, while providing measurable cost-savings, operational efficiencies and productivity improvements. Courion's customers include industry leaders such as The Boeing Company, Cummins, Inc., Dell Computer, GE, Raymond James  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , SunTrust Banks and Target Corporation, government institutions such as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Census Bureau, and large not-for-profit organizations such as Kaiser Permanente. Courion is funded by QuestMark Partners, JMI JMI Java Metadata Interface (Sun Microsystems) JMI Japan Market Intelligence JMI James Madison Institute JMI Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship (Florida State University) Equity and other private investors. For more information, contact Courion's headquarters in Framingham, MA, USA at +1 508-879-8400 or visit www.courion.com. About Aberdeen An IT market research leader since 1988, Aberdeen Group continues to distinguish itself in a rapidly changing industry. Its forward-thinking research initiatives and positioning services are designed to address specific needs of multiple enterprise technology buyers and supplier organizations. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Aberdeen has research and consulting divisions in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. and Fort Collins, Colorado The City of Fort Collins, a home rule municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the county seat and most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado. . Aberdeen is accessible on the Web at www.aberdeen.com. Courion and PasswordCourier are registered trademarks and AccountCourier is a trademark of Courion Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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