Imprivata^®, Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, announced that it recently held its annual iPartner Forum, hosting more than 70 resellers and technology partners with end-user presentations given by customers including ING Bank, Bridgestone Europe, BJC Healthcare, Coface and Tayside Fire and Rescue. Imprivata’s Partner Day 2007 covered all aspects of converged identity and access management trends, strategies and technologies.

“Security issues transcend organizations of all sizes, and we’re finding that companies today seek a converged identity and access management strategy to protect their personnel, digital assets and infrastructure,” said Omar Hussain, president and CEO of Imprivata. “We’re proud to host a two-day event that shares the tools, experiences and intelligence for partners to capitalize on the market opportunity while helping customers achieve their corporate security objectives.”

The conference consisted of more than 15 sessions addressing physical-logical security convergence trends and technologies, single sign-on best practices and strong authentication case studies and panels. Sessions included:

• The Future of OneSign: an inside look at what’s to come from Imprivata
  
• Lessons from the Field: Physical Logical, a panel of physical security experts discussing the market for coordinated IT and physical security solutions and the benefits OneSign Physical/Logical offers to the market. Panelists included partners SURV, Honeywell and JC Hanlon
  
• Lessons from the Field: a customer panel moderated by Sally Hudson, research director, security products and services, IDC
  

“We selected Imprivata not only because its solution is so easy to configure and roll out, but also because it fits clearly within our greater identity and access management strategy,” said Paul De Vroede, manager, office automation and telecommunication, Bridgestone Europe. “OneSign is a true, cost-effective turnkey solution presenting 360 degrees of authentication management, making our partnership with Imprivata crucial and strategic to Bridgestone Europe’s comprehensive security strategy.”

“Imprivata understands the central role partners serve in reaching decision-makers in today’s security-conscious organizations, and is committed to helping them succeed in building their own businesses,” said Rob Cote, vice president of sales, VioPoint. “From the top down, Imprivata constantly demonstrates full commitment to both partner and customer success, with a ‘whatever it takes’ attitude combined with the core capabilities that enable VioPoint to capitalize on the converged identity and access management market opportunity while helping our customers succeed in their security initiatives.”

To learn about Imprivata’s iPartner Program, visit /partners or contact Eric Blatte at eblatte@imprivata.com.

About Imprivata
Imprivata is the converged Identity and Access Management (IAM) appliance company. Its OneSign platform helps organizations safeguard enterprise information assets by enabling secure employee access to networks and applications—improving user productivity and convenience, while reducing the time, risk and cost of complying with data privacy and protection regulations. OneSign has received top ratings in product reviews throughout the industry and has been awarded numerous accolades from leading publications including Information Security, InfoWorld and SC Magazine. Headquartered in Lexington, Mass., Imprivata is one of the fastest growing IAM companies with more than 400 customers and 120 partners around the world.