IBM Tivoli Identity Manager - Software Subscription and Support Renewal (1

To effectively compete in today's business environment, companies are increasing the number of users - customers, employees, partners and suppliers - that are allowed to access information. As IT is challenged to do more with fewer resources, effectively managing user identities throughout their lifecycle is even more important. IBM Tivoli Identity Manager provides policy-based identity management across legacy and e-business environments. Intuitive Web administrative and self-service interfaces integrate with existing business processes to help simplify and automate managing and provisioning users. It incorporates a workflow engine and leverages identity data for activities such as audit and reporting.

Tivoli Identity Manager interacts directly with users and with two external types of systems: identity sources and access control mechanisms. The identity systems deliver authoritative information about the users that need accounts. The provisioning system communicates directly with access control systems to c