Netegrity debuts ID-management tools

Software company Netegrity on Monday announced its latest product, IdentityMinder, which manages access and identification in organizations. The software will interoperate with those based on the , the Sun Microsystems-backed standard that lets people who verify their identity on one Web site carry over that authenticated status when moving to other Web sites.

IdentityMinder puts Netegrity head-to-head with IBM's Access360 and products from Tivoli and RSA Data Security. Market researcher Gartner expects that by 2005, six out of 10 of businesses will be using identity and access management products.