Expertise in Identity & Access Management

Oxford Computer Group - June 16, 2008- Today, Oxford Computer Group (OCG) announced it has been selected as a finalist for the Microsoft Partner of the Year award in Security Solutions, Identity and Secure Access.

"Security and identity management is Oxford Computer Group's primary focus. Being selected as a finalist for Partner of the Year for this new competency is a testament to the capabilities, hard work and commitment of our people," said Neil Coughlan, Director of Oxford Computer Group. "Our offering provides a full-features identity lifecycle management platform with workflow, delegated administration and user provisioning based on Microsoft technology. To have our unique and proven approach validated by Microsoft in this way is a great honour."

Awards will be presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 entrants worldwide. The Security Solutions, Identity and Secure Access Partner of the Year award honours partners that have practices with proven proficiency in implementing solutions based on the Microsoft Identity and Access (IDA) technologies (Windows Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager, Active Directory Rights Management Services, Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory Certificate Services). This award also recognises partners with innovative solutions that help enterprises optimise their identities and their access to resources in a heterogeneous environment or solutions that provide value-added security and compliance capabilities.

 "Partners are critical to delivering rich business solutions and innovative excellence to customers," said Allison Watson, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft. "Congratulations to the 2008 Partner Award winners who have each demonstrated innovation beyond measure and an unswerving commitment to delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction. We look forward to these partners continuing to raise the bar in the design and deployment of customer solutions built on Microsoft technologies."

OCG works to solve the needs of enterprise businesses that are experiencing challenges linked to managing users and their access to resources. The company specialises in designing IDA solutions to manage the lifecycle and entitlements of digital identities. Unlike other business solutions that address identity and access challenges, OCG deploys solutions typically based on Identity Lifecycle Manager, together with its own components and Omada Identity Manager. These technologies combine to provide an integrated and comprehensive solution for managing the lifecycle of a digital identity and its associated access rights, from creation to retirement.

With OCG's IDA solutions customers can synchronise identity information across a wide variety of heterogenous directory and non-directory identity stores, easily provision and de-provision users' accounts, identity information and permissions, and manage the lifecycle of digital certificates and smart cards.

The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognise Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year. OCG has been a Microsoft Gold Partner for 3 years. In addition to its Advanced Infrastructure and Network Solutions Competencies, last year OCG was awarded Microsoft's new Identity and Secure Access Specialism within the Security Solutions Competency.

Oxford Computer Group is an IT service company that specialises in Identity and Access Management. With operations in North America, the UK, Benelux and Germany, OCG has an enviable repository or expertise, solution components and training courses. OCG has deployed 300+ enterprise-wide identity and access solutions and its instructors have trained more than 3,000 people on Microsoft IDA technologies. For more information on OCG, please visit http://www.oxfordcomputergroup.com/

16 Jun 2008 15:24:24 (Source: Oxford Computer Group)