ICSynergy and ForgeRock Partners in Offering Open Platform Solution

ForgeRock, an open source vendor behind the I³ Open platform, teams up with ICSynergy International, an Identity and Access Management consulting and systems integration firm.

SAN FRANCISCO – August 10, 2012 – ForgeRock I³ Open Platform offers a complete solution in the field of identity and access management (IAM), solving complex identity and access challenges with a proven, standards based approach. The partnership with ICSynergy International gives ForgeRock greater coverage and reach to the US market, and provides customers with strategic IAM needs assessments, architecture planning and design, implementation, and compliance automation services, performed by ICSynergy.

“I am excited to see ICSynergy joining the group of our North American trusted partners, instrumental to ForgeRock’s global delivery model and success. As a true innovator in the field of identity and access management, ICSynergy brings the expertise first obtained with Sun Microsystems IAM products, and now evolved into the I³ Open platform with ForgeRock. Customers want to step into the future with the next generation ForgeRock platform by adding features such as advanced web and mobility support. ICSynergy will be there with us to help customers enter that next generation,” says Lasse Andresen, CEO ForgeRock.

ICSynergy has the depth of expertise and a track record for successfully rolling out IAM solutions across a wide range of industries. ICSynergy employs a full project life cycle methodology that is customized to the technological approach that each project requires. Together, ICSynergy and ForgeRock will help organizations implement identity and access management infrastructures that provide robust solutions using open source technology. As a trusted advisor in the federal government, financial, retail, manufacturing, and telecom sectors, ICSynergy will develop tailored solutions based on the customer’s needs utilizing the ForgeRock I³ Open Platform.

“We are very pleased to be joining forces with the open source IAM leader ForgeRock. We have found the I³ Open Platform to be a secure and integrated solution that leverages companies’ current IT infrastructure. This solution set is a best-in-class, open source alternative and provides a proven solution that many of our clients seek in the challenges they face today. This partnership is great news for customers seeking to implement ForgeRock’s I³ Open Platform, and need a trusted integration partner to manage the deployment,” says Mike Thompson, Managing Partner for ICSynergy.

About ForgeRock

ForgeRock is the global open source vendor behind the I³ Open Platform. ForgeRock identity oriented technology powers solutions for thousands of the world’s largest companies and government organizations. The I³ vision is to deliver a fully open source platform for the creation of interactive web and cloud solutions using identity throughout. I³ products currently include: OpenAM (Access Manager) for Authentication, SSO, and Cloud-enabled Federation; OpenIDM (Identity Manager) the ultimately scalable identity lifecycle management and provisioning solution and OpenDJ (Directory Java) the leading next gen identity repository. ForgeRock technology is built on open standards and deployed by a global network of system integrator, consulting and training partners. I³ products are supported for mission-critical operations by ForgeRock enterprise lifecycle subscriptions. For more information and free downloads, visit www.forgerock.com.

About ICSynergy

ICSynergy International, LP is a Texas-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) Consulting and Systems Integration firm headquartered in Plano, Texas. Established in 2000, our primary focus is IAM governance, strategy, roadmaps and the delivery of complex Identity solutions across both the Fortune 2000 and Public Sector. ICSynergy has partnered with a number of leading IAM platform providers such as ForgeRock and we have highly specialized expertise in legacy solutions such as Oracle Waveset (Sun IdM). ICSynergy is differentiated by our people, software toolkits and repeatable methodologies. ICSynergy brings proven business acumen, technical brilliance, and a track record of successful delivery in the Roles and Compliance, Provisioning, Access Management, Directory and Comms (Mail/Calendar) space. We partner with our clients to create synergistic business and technology solutions that rapidly deliver measurable value. With our years of experience and customized tools, ICSynergy helps our clients mitigate the risks of implementing and maintaining IAM solutions in a proven cost effective model. Visit us on the web at www.icsynergy.com.