Covisint Trusted Identity Broker Delivers the Confidence and Security That
Organizations Need
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compuware Corporation
(Nasdaq: CPWR) today introduced its Trusted Identity Broker, 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. The announcement was made today at Burton Group Catalyst
Conference. According to Burton Group, organizations face 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.
"The management of user identities and access control within and
between organizations remains challenging for many enterprises," said Gerry
Gebel, Vice President and Service Director for Burton Group. "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.
"Covisint has proven over the past six years that it offers the deep
security and identity management value that today's globally competitive
companies need," said Bob Paul, President and COO, Compuware Covisint.
"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.
Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation maximizes the value IT brings to the business by
helping CIOs more effectively manage the business of IT. Compuware
solutions accelerate the development, improve the quality and enhance the
performance of critical business systems while enabling CIOs to align and
govern the entire IT portfolio, increasing efficiency, cost control and
employee productivity throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973,
Compuware serves the world's leading IT organizations, including more than
90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at
http://www.compuware.com/.
Press Contact
Doug Anter, Compuware Communications and Investor Relations,
doug.anter@compuware.com, 313-227-0127
For Sales and Marketing Information
Compuware Corporation, One Campus Martius, Detroit, MI 48226,
800-521-9353, http://www.compuware.com
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