Hitachi ID Systems Selected as one of CIO Review's Most Promising Education Technology Solution Providers for 2014

CALGARY, Oct. 21, 2014 /CNW/ - Hitachi ID Systems is pleased to announce their recognition by CIO Review as one of the most promising education technology solution providers for 2014. According to the publication, Hitachi ID offers to the education industry the best identity and access management solutions and services through broad business knowledge and innovative strategies. A distinguished panel comprising of CEOs, CIOs, CMOs, VCs, analysts as well as the CIO Review Editorial Board selected Hitachi ID along with a few other top players from over a thousand companies.

Hitachi ID was recognized for its robust Identity and Access Management solutions as the best fit for the education industry.  Idan Shoham, CTO, was quoted in the article: "We support and recognize challenges specific to higher education [that] include the need to manage identities, access rights and credentials for a very large number of alumni and multiple affiliations per user.  For example, the same user may be a lecturer in one department, a staff member in another, and a student in a third."  

The full article and report can be accessed here http://magazine.cioreview.com/october-2014/Education/

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.

Hitachi ID Systems is based in Calgary, Alberta Canada, with offices in Montreal, New York, Amsterdam and Brisbane, Australia. It was founded as a startup in 1992 and now employs almost 200 worldwide including more than 100 in Calgary.

Hitachi ID identity management and access governance solutions are analyst-recognized leading products in the IDM industry. Cited often as a solution providing the quickest ROI, easiest deployment and highest number of system integrations, the Hitachi ID Identity and Access Management Suite has been a clear choice by over a thousand major corporations worldwide.

To learn more about Hitachi ID Systems, visit http://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, [phone], ext 324, [email protected]