(openPR) - Duesseldorf, March 18th, 2011 - As in the past years, KuppingerCole has worked out the Top Trends in IT in general, Cloud Computing, GRC (Governance, Risk Management and Compliance), IAM (Identity and Access Management) and Mobile Computing, which will be presented at this year’s European Identity Conference and CLOUD 2011. The most important trends are, from a KuppingerCole perspective, an increasing level of Business-IT-Alignment and the evolution towards hybrid IT environments based on a well-managed mix of internal as well as external IT services.

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European Identity Conference / CLOUD 2011

KuppingerCole is the host of EIC 2011 (EIC) and co-located CLOUD 2011, both due to be held from May 10 to 13, 2011 in Munich. With more than 100 speakers and an extensive exhibition, this event, which is being held for the fifth time, has established itself as a major source of thought leadership and best practice examples as well as the leading conference on identity management, GRC and cloud computing in Europe and beyond. We would be happy to welcome you at this leading event.

As a journalist we would like to invite you to register for free accreditation at EIC/CLOUD under www.id-conf.com/. We will send you a list of media contacts for all participating companies so that you can set up individual briefings directly.

We appreciate your pre-conference coverage of EIC and will be glad to discuss media partnership arrangements or special registration codes for your readers at your convenience.

Short profil of KuppingerCole

KuppingerCole, founded in 2004, is a leading Europe-based analyst company for identity focused information security, both in classical and in cloud environments. KuppingerCole stands for expertise, thought leadership, and a vendor-neutral view on these information security market segments, covering all relevant aspects like Identity and Access Management (IAM), Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC), IT Risk Management, Authentication and Authorization, Single Sign-On, Federation, User Centric Identity Management, eID cards, Cloud Security and Management, and Virtualization. KuppingerCole stands for Thought Leadership in and a deep knowledge of all covered market segments. KuppingerCole supports you in mitigating your risks when making decisions.

Research and Analysis Services

The core element of KuppingerCole research are the reports. KuppingerCole provides different types of reports, from vendor reports and product reports to comparative segment reports and trend reports on emerging market segments. KuppingerCole provides thought leadership and a vendor-neutral view on the status of the markets, products, and vendors through these reports. The large number of existing reports and a significant number of new reports published every year ensures that you can access always the up-to-date information you need for your decisions. Beyond these standard reports, KuppingerCole provides custom research on products and markets.

Advisory Services

Based on our research, KuppingerCole provides advisory and coaching services. KuppingerCole develops and maintains roadmaps for IAM, GRC, and Cloud Computing as a structured, standardized guideline for strategies and deployments, including defined maturity levels based on Key Performance Indicators. With its advisory services, KuppingerCole supports the definition of visions, strategy, and project roadmap. Beyond that, KuppingerCole might assist you in product decisions and project reviews. The proven approach of KuppingerCole focuses on lean, efficient projects, with a structured methodology based on the ongoing research, the publications, and the thought-leading and deep knowledge of KuppingerCole analysts. Please note that KuppingerCole doesn´t provide any implementation services. We are fully focused on vendor-neutral advisory services.

Events

The KuppingerCole flagship event, the European Identity Conference (EIC), is held annually. KuppingerCole's Cloud 2011 and Mittelstandsdialog Informationssicherheit 2011 will be co-located with EIC in May 2011 in Munich.. All conferences provide thought leadership and best practices on identity focused information security and IAM, GRC and Cloud Computing. Besides these main events, KuppingerCole is one of the leading provider of Webinars and Virtual conferences around these topics. These online events are free of charge and provide up-to-date insight into hot topics in all research areas covered by KuppingerCole. These online events are complemented on occasion by single-day workshops which provide the opportunity for an intensive dialog with KuppingerCole analysts. With its event services, KuppingerCole provides support to vendors and integrators for custom events, including keynote speeches, content and marketing services, and full service offerings for events.

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