This IDC study is a competitive analysis of the Western European identity and access management market. Vendor analysis, with revenue and market shares of the leading vendors, is provided for 2003 to 2005. An identity and access management (IAM) tools leadership grid is included that graphically depicts the leadership potential of various vendors by assessing a number of competitive factors. Finally, major trends are described and guidance is offered on appropriate strategies for leveraging market opportunities.

"In 2005, the Western European market for identity and access management showed growth of 13%, with $942.0 million in revenues, which translates into about ?753.6 million," said Anita Liess, program manager of IDC's European security products and strategies program. "Looking ahead, IDC expects similar market growth rates of approximately 10.1% for the coming years. Future revenue will predominantly come from federated identity projects, meta-directories, Web SSO, two-factor authentication technologies, and new biometric user identification. IDC expects further IAM spending to be fundamental in order to avoid identity theft maintaining an organization's reputation."

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Executive Summary
• Situation Overview
  • Introduction and Key Market Themes, 2005
  • Table: Western European Identity and Access Management (IAM) Revenue by Vendor, 2003-2005 ($M)
  • Table: Western European Identity and Access Management (IAM) Revenue by Vendor, 2003-2005 (€M)
  • Country Performances
  • Table: Western European Identity and Access Management (IAM) Revenue 2005 by Country, in $M and €M
  • IAM Market Forecast by Country, 2006-2010
  • Table: Western European Identity and Access Management (IAM) Revenue Forecast by Country, 2006-2010 ($M)
  • IAM Market Forecast by Segment, 2006-2010
  • Table: Western European Identity and Access Management (IAM) Revenue Forecast by Segment, 2006-2010 ($M)
  • Compare and Contrast - Vendor Profiles
    • Extract of IAM Relevant Merger and Acquisitions in 2005
    • BMC
    • CA
    • HP
    • IBM
    • Microsoft
    • Novell
    • Oracle
    • RSA
    • Sun
    • VeriSign
  • Methodology: IDC Leadership Grid
  • Figure: IDC Leadership Grid: Western European Identity and Access Management Market
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Definition
  • Methodology
  • Appendix: Country Reference
  • Table: Austria - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Belgium/Luxembourg - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Denmark - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Finland - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: France - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Germany - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Greece - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Ireland - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Italy - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Netherlands - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Norway - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Portugal - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Spain - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Sweden - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: Switzerland - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Table: U.K. - Top 10 Identity and Access Management Vendors, 2005 (€M)
  • Exchange Rates, 2006
  • Table: Key Exchange Rate Information
  • Synopsis