Hitachi ID Systems Named in the 2013 Gartner Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Magic Quadrant

The 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Governance and Administration, consolidates two separate Magic Quadrants - "Magic Quadrant for User Administration and Provisioning" and "Magic Quadrant for Identity and Access Governance."

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada, Jan. 9, 2014 /CNW/ - Hitachi ID is pleased to announce they are included in the newly released Gartner Magic Quadrant for Identity Governance and Administration.

"We are very pleased with our placement in this years' MQ," says Gideon Shoham, CEO.  "It is gratifying to see that we are recognized for our ability to execute and the completeness of our vision.  Our placement among the top three in 'ability to execute' over our entire market we feel is confirmation that Hitachi ID is indeed a strong choice when deciding on an identity management solution."

The 2013 Identity, Governance and Administration Magic Quadrant, released on December 30, 2013, evaluated vendors' solutions and positioned the vendors based on ability to execute and completeness of vision.

"More than 1,000 Hitachi ID customers worldwide already benefit from our fast ROI, shortest deployment time and least amount of customization necessary to meet all their requirements," added Shoham.

The document is available for download here https://www.gartner.com/doc/2642618

According to the Gartner website, the Gartner Magic Quadrants are a culmination of research in a specific market, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market's competitors. By applying a graphical presentation based on a uniform set of evaluation criteria, a Gartner Magic Quadrant is an effective reference tool to assess how technology providers are executing against their stated vision broadly used by decision makers worldwide.

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About Hitachi ID Systems
Hitachi ID Systems delivers access governance and identity administration solutions to organizations globally. Hitachi ID solutions are used by Fortune 500 companies to secure access to systems in the enterprise and in the cloud. To learn more about Hitachi ID Systems, visit www.hitachi-id.com , e-mail [email protected], call 1.403.233.0740 or follow @Hitachi_ID on Twitter.

SOURCE: Hitachi ID Systems, Inc.

Dawn Mallyon, VP Marketing
Hitachi ID Systems
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