Netegrity Positioned in Leader Quadrant for Extranet Access Management.WALTHAM, Mass. -- Netegrity, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETE), a leading provider of identity and access management solutions, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has placed Netegrity in the Leader Quadrant of the 2004 Extranet Access Management Magic Quadrant The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a proprietary research tool developed by Gartner Inc., a US based research and advisory firm. It is designed to provide an unbiased qualitative analysis of a “markets’ direction, maturity, and participants. report(1). According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gartner, leaders are vendors who are performing well today, have clear vision of market direction, and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market. The Extranet Access Management Magic Quadrant acknowledges those software vendors who have developed strong identity administration, integration with 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. , and federated identity In information technology, federated identity has two general meanings:
According to the Gartner report, suite product presentations or integration with user provisioning and federated identity capabilities remain the primary functional differentiators in 2004. Netegrity has maintained its position in the identity and access management market with: --End-to-End Identity and Access Management Solution - Netegrity provides customers with an end-to-end and integrated identity and access management solution consisting of access management, identity administration, and user provisioning. --Robust Identity Federation Technology - The Netegrity Universal Federation Architecture enables companies to securely share identity information across applications within the enterprise as well as to external partner companies by supporting a broad range of federation standards including Liberty, SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) An XML-based format from OASIS for exchanging security information for single sign-on. The "assertions" are statements from a SAML authority that authenticate a user, confirm some attribute about the individual and grant or , and WS-Security. With over 60 federation customers today, Netegrity has one of the largest numbers of federation customers in the market. --Strong Customer Base - Netegrity solutions are licensed for more than 350 million users at nearly 850 organizations, including over half of the Fortune 100. Netegrity's software is running some of the largest and most innovative identity and access management deployments, with over 100 customers who have licensed over a million users. "Netegrity is very pleased with its position in the Leader Quadrant of one of the most respected market research tools," said Stephanie Feraday, vice president of marketing at Netegrity. "Netegrity continues to set itself apart from the competition as an application stack-neutral vendor with a comprehensive and integrated identity and access management solution." About the Gartner Magic Quadrant The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted June 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability mer·chant·a·ble adj. Suitable for buying and selling; marketable. mer  chant·a·bil or fitness for a particular purpose. About Netegrity Netegrity, Inc. is a leading provider of security software solutions that securely manage identities and their access to enterprise information assets, letting business in while keeping risk out. Netegrity provides a comprehensive identity and access management product line for continuously evolving computing environments, including legacy, Web, and service-oriented architectures See SOA. . Netegrity's flexible, standards-based offerings increase security, reduce administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. , and enable revenue enhancement revenue enhancement An increase in revenues, especially by way of increased taxes. Revenue enhancement includes reducing taxpayer deductions and eliminating tax credits. . Supported by a network of over 1200 trained integration consultants and 300 technology partners, Netegrity solutions are licensed for more than 350 million users at nearly 850 organizations worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100. For more information, visit http://www.netegrity.com. Netegrity, SiteMinder, IdentityMinder, TransactionMinder, and Universal Federation Architecture are trademarks or registered trademarks of Netegrity, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Various statements in this release concerning Netegrity's future expectations, plans, and prospects constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. for the purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors such as, but not limited to, general economic conditions, weakness in the global economy, increased 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. , our ability to develop and enhance our products and services or remain competitive in product pricing, competition in the marketplace, including competitors' sales strategies, development and performance of our direct and indirect sales channels, delays in product development, changes in customer and market requirements and standards, market acceptance of new products and technologies, and technological changes in the computer industry, as well as those risks more fully discussed in the Company's reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company's latest Form 10-K/A, Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and any subsequent filings. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent the Company's views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change and, therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to today. (1)Magic Quadrant for Extranet Access Management, 1H04, Ray Wagner, June 29, 2004. |
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