Extension of Support to Open Source Platform Reflects Broad Commitment to
Customers and Partners as Linux Gains Growing Share of IT Infrastructure
NEW YORK, RSA Conference 2005 & LinuxWorld 2005, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ --
Thor Technologies, the most experienced and proven provider of identity
management solutions that automate corporate compliance and reduce security
risks, today announced that the company's leading identity management
solution, Xellerate(R) Identity Manager, is now certified to run on the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux platform. Reflecting Thor's commitment to deliver
identity management for the entire enterprise, this extension of platform
support for Xellerate Identity Manager is in response to the accelerating rate
of migration from proprietary to open source platforms for key components of
enterprise IT infrastructure.
"By adding Red Hat Enterprise Linux support to Xellerate Identity Manager,
we are responding to the needs of our customers, who are requesting the
unparalleled flexibility and adaptability that characterize our solution
across all platforms within their organizations," said John Aisien, vice
president of marketing and business development, Thor Technologies. "For
some, Linux support is already a 'must-have' demanded by their IT and business
strategies. For others, it aligns firmly with their future direction. Our
proactive investment provides them with additional flexibility as their
strategies evolve."
More and more enterprises are taking advantage of such options. Recent
data continues to validate the growing adoption rate of Linux in enterprise
deployments. Reports published by IDC and Forrester point to the continued
strong growth of Linux. IDC expects the overall enterprise server market to
grow 5% in 2004 and to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the
next five years of 3.8%, from $53 billion this year to $60.8 billion in 2008.
The IDC report predicts that the most dramatic growth within this category
will be for Linux-based servers. The use and adoption of Linux will grow at a
47% rate, reaching $3.23 billion this year. Linux machines are expected to
capture 29% of the server market by 2008, nearly tripling their current market
share.
"Thor's support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux underlines the increasing
importance of open source as a strategic platform for the enterprise," said
Alex Pinchev, executive vice president, worldwide sales at Red Hat.
"Integration is key to the Thor solution's value as an identity management
platform. Xellerate Identity Manager support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
will benefit Thor's customers and implementation partners and offer yet
another solution choice for Red Hat customers."
According to the leading analyst firm Datamonitor, the total market for
identity management products and services is set to grow from 2003 revenues of
$4.3bn to $6.2bn by 2007 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9%, with
provisioning accounting for the highest rate of growth.
Thor's solutions automate the management of identities and user access
privileges across all of an organization's platforms, systems, applications
and physical assets. As a complete enterprise identity management solution,
Xellerate Identity Manager combines powerful conceptual models with an
intuitive interface design, and is easy to configure and deploy. In addition,
the company's Xellerate Password Manager and Xellerate Audit & Compliance
Manager package key functions of Xellerate Identity Manager into stand-alone
offerings for organizations that don't immediately require a complete identity
management solution but need to quickly meet corporate goals such as
regulatory or security compliance.
Xellerate Identity Manager, version 8.0.2, with support for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux is now generally available.
About Thor Technologies, Inc.
Thor Technologies is the most experienced and proven provider of identity
management solutions to Global 2000 enterprises and public sector agencies.
Thor's leading-edge customers, blue chip partners, and its own team of domain
experts create a security and compliance solution of unparalleled value.
Thor's Xellerate(R) Identity Manager is the most comprehensive identity
management solution for automating compliance and eliminating security risks
by managing "Who Has Access to What" across the enterprise. Thor counts
Barclays Plc, HBOS Plc, Lehman Brothers, MphasiS and Nextel Communications as
customers, as well as Accenture, BearingPoint, Booz Allen Hamilton, BEA
Systems, Oracle Corporation and RSA Security as partners. For more
information, please visit http://www.thortech.com, or contact the company at
info@thortech.com, 800-274-8467 in North America and +44 (0) 1932 268 456 in
the United Kingdom.
NOTE: Thor Technologies, Thor, the Thor logo, Thor's Xellerate Identity
Manager and Adapter Factory are trademarks of Thor Technologies, Inc. All
other brands, products, service names, trademarks or registered service marks
are used to identify the products or services of their respective owners.
SOURCE Thor Technologies, Inc.
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