Australia Identity and Access Management Competitive Analysis, 2006

This IDC study examines the IAM market in Australia, its 2005 market size, as well as its market trends and 2006–2010 forecast. The study provides a competitive analysis with comprehensive profiles of leading suite vendors in the Australia IAM market, and identifies the characteristics that vendors will need to be successful in the future.

"2005 was a year of vendor consolidation and product road maps, and as a result, many strong suite vendors have emerged in the market. Consequently, IDC expects that competition will be fierce for all vendors going forward. From a user perspective, organisations are tired of complexity, and even more the cost and difficulty of implementing an IAM solution. As a result, customers will increasingly be looking for long-term solutions built on a common platform. Standardising and centralising already existing systems may be costly upfront, but the long-term value of a modular platform is extremely compelling. Suite vendors that can provide end-to-end IAM solutions will therefore be in a good position to compete in the IAM market," says Patrik Bihammar, senior analyst, Security Solutions, IDC Australia.