This IDC study provides a competitive analysis of the main identity and access management (IAM) suite vendors in the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) market. The report includes comprehensive profiles of leading IAM suite vendors, including BMC, CA, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, and Sun. The study also features an IDC Leadership Grid rating the performance and competitive position of these vendors in the ANZ market. The report further discusses key aspects to being successful in the ANZ market.

From a user perspective, IAM solutions help organisations manage risk, improve corporate visibility, protect assets, improve productivity, reduce cost and complexity, and simplify the compliance process. IDC believes that customers increasingly will be looking for long-term solutions built on a common platform offering strong integration, workflow, and manageability. Suite vendors that can provide integrated, end-to-end IAM solutions will therefore be in a good position to compete in the ANZ market

"Due to the many strong suite vendors in the ANZ market, IDC expects that competition will be fierce going forward. This will put growing pressure on vendors to continue to evolve their offerings either through research and development (R&D) or acquisitions. Ultimately, customers will be the ones benefiting from the increasing competitive pressure and maturity of IAM solutions," says Patrik Bihammar, senior analyst, Security Solutions, IDC Australia and New Zealand."