VMware Launches Identity-as-a-service

VMware, Inc. launched new products for business mobility. VMware Identity Manager delivers Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) integrated witha leading, enterprise-class mobility management and security solution. VMware Identity Manager enablesenterprise identity management that meets consumer-grade expectations with secure, one-touch access to web, mobile and Windows applications. Offered as a cloud service or as an on-premises solution, VMware Identity Manager enables organizations to empower employees to become productive quickly with a self-service application store, which provides a delightful end-user experience. VMware Identity Managerwill also be usedby other VMware solutions and services – from VMware vCloud® Air™ to VMware vRealize Air– to provide single sign-on for administrators to easily work across various management interfaces.

Key features and capabilities of VMware Identity Manager include:

• One-TouchSingle Sign-On from any device to web, mobile and Windows applications without modification or app wrapping to help streamline access.
• Unique Adaptive Access: this integrationprovides an additional factor of authentication from enrolled devices that is both stronger and easier to use than passwords, while alsomaintaining conditional access policies between managed and unmanaged devices.
• A Customizable and Context Aware HTML5 ApplicationPortal empowers employees with a simple onboarding experience, automated app provisioning, and more secure application access across any device.
• Enterprise-Class Infrastructurethat is reliable and more secure, running in the cloud or on-premises, and federates existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory infrastructures to centralize end-user management.

VMware Identity Manager is available immediately as part of the AirWatch by VMware Blue and Yellow Management bundles.