This study defines technologies comprising federation and the advantages organizations can realize through the implementation of federation technology. The market for federation products and related services is maturing in 2006. This is due to several factors, among them the maturation of standards and vendor support of these standards. The document also profiles Ping Identity, one of the few vendors in the pure-play federation space.

Companies Mentioned: Ping ID; Mircosoft; IBM; CA; HP

• In This Study
  • Methodology
  • Executive Summary
• Situation Overview
  • Introduction
  • Technology Positioning
  • Diagrams
  • Figure: Worldwide Identity and Access Management Federation Revenue, 2004-2009
  • New Technology Drivers
• Future Outlook
  • Vendor Profile: Ping Identity
    • Enhanced Protocol Support and Administration Features
    • Additional Federation Security Functionality
    • Integration
    • PingLogin 1: Centralized Authentication Management
  • Market Predictions
  • Market Impact
  • What Does This Mean?
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
  • Partners
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Definitions of IAM Technologies
    • Advanced Authentication
    • Web Single Sign-On
    • Host Single Sign-On
    • Legacy Authorization
    • User Provisioning
  • Synopsis