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European Identity Award 2010: Kuppinger Cole analysts reward outstanding projects and initiatives in Identity Management
May 2010 by Marc Jacob
The European Identity Award for 2010 will be presented by the analyst group Kuppinger Cole at their annual event, the European Identity Conference 2010 (www.id-conf.com) in Munich. The award ceremony will be part of the evening program on May 5th.
It honors outstanding projects and initiatives in Identity Management and is awarded in the following categories:
best innovation in Identity Management
best internal IAM or GRC project
best IAM or GRC project B2B
best IAM or GRC project B2C
best IAM or GRC project for Cloud/Managed Services
best IAM or GRC-related eGovernment or eHealth project
Winners were chosen from a shortlist of exemplary projects and initiatives compiled by the analysts at Kuppinger Cole during the last 12 months. Award winners have all distinguished themselves through exceptional efforts in Identity and Access Management (IAM) or Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC).
The European Identity Award highlights implementations and programs that the analysts of Kuppinger Cole believe have the potential to advance the awareness for and business value of digital identity in the context of business and commerce.
Short profile of Kuppinger Cole
Kuppinger Cole, founded in 2004, is a leading Europe-based analyst company for identity focused information security, both in classical and in cloud environments. Kuppinger Cole stands for expertise, thought leadership, and a vendor-neutral view on these information security market segments, covering all relevant aspects like Identity and Access Management (IAM), Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC), IT Risk Management, Authentication and Authorization, Single Sign-On, Federation, User Centric Identity Management, eID cards, Cloud Security and Management, and Virtualization. Kuppinger Cole stands for Thought Leadership in and a deep knowledge of all covered market segments. Kuppinger Cole supports you in mitigating your risks when making decisions.
Research and Analysis Services
The core element of Kuppinger Cole research are the reports. Kuppinger Cole provides different types of reports, from vendor reports and product reports to comparative segment reports and trend reports on emerging market segments. Kuppinger Cole provides thought leadership and a vendor-neutral view on the status of the markets, products, and vendors through these reports. The large number of existing reports and a significant number of new reports published every year ensures that you can access always the up-to-date information you need for your decisions. Beyond these standard reports, Kuppinger Cole provides custom research on products and markets.
Advisory Services
Based on our research, Kuppinger Cole provides advisory and coaching services. Kuppinger Cole develops and maintains roadmaps for IAM, GRC, and Cloud Computing as a structured, standardized guideline for strategies and deployments, including defined maturity levels based on Key Performance Indicators. With its advisory services, Kuppinger Cole supports the definition of visions, strategy, and project roadmap. Beyond that, Kuppinger Cole might assist you in product decisions and project reviews. The proven approach of Kuppinger Cole focuses on lean, efficient projects, with a structured methodology based on the ongoing research, the publications, and the thought-leading and deep knowledge of Kuppinger Cole analysts. Please note that Kuppinger Cole doesn´t provide any implementation services. We are fully focused on vendor-neutral advisory services.
The Kuppinger Cole flagship event, the European Identity Conference (EIC), is held annually. In 2010 for the first time CLOUD 2010 and Mittelstandsdialog Informationssicherheit 2010 are co-located with EIC 2010. All conferences provide thought leadership and best practices on identity focused information security and IAM, GRC and Cloud Computing. Besides these main events, Kuppinger Cole is one of the leading provider of Webinars and Virtual conferences around these topics. These online events are free of charge and provide up-to-date insight into hot topics in all research areas covered by Kuppinger Cole. These online events are complemented on occasion by single-day workshops which provide the opportunity for an intensive dialog with Kuppinger Cole analysts. With its event services, Kuppinger Cole provides support to vendors and integrators for custom events, including keynote speeches, content and marketing services, and full service offerings for events.
