Midwest technology consultant and integrator joins Identity Forge Partner Program

Lansing, MI and Atlanta, GA;  August 4, 2009 -- Identity Forge (IdF) LLC., announced today that Midwest technology consultant and integrator Dewpoint, Inc. has joined its partner program as a reseller of the IdF Advanced Adapters for mainframe and midrange systems. The suite of adapters exposes RACF, Top Secret, ACF2 and AS400 systems to identity infrastructures and web services. The IdF product suite is designed to work seamlessly in conjunction with identity management products from Oracle, Sun, SAP, IBM, Microsoft as well as many others.  The additional products broaden and compliment Dewpoint's identity management product portfolio.

"Identity Forge provides our clients with the ability to extend their mainframe and mid range systems with a standard's based solution that addresses regulatory compliance requirements while decreasing administrative costs," explained Brian Dumont, vice president of professional services for Dewpoint.

Founded in 1996, Dewpoint provides wide-ranging IT infrastructure and business process improvement services to organizations in the government, education, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and financial sectors. Dewpoint also provides expertise in systems and storage, data and applications management, enterprise security, datacenter support and IT professional services.

"Dewpoint has a robust identity management practice, long-term trusted relationships throughout the Midwest, and has a proven methodology delivering successful projects," said V. Michael Hrobat, Identity Forge VP of Sales & Marketing. "They provide an important addition to our partner ecosystem as well as providing compelling solutions for companies in their market."

IdF solutions securely provide real-time bi-directional support Identity & Access Management solutions such as access management, authorization, user management, password management, provisioning, role management or governance & compliance reporting, when IBM-RACF, CA-ACF2, CA-Top Secret, CICS, IBM i5 (AS/400) and/or other legacy systems are a key component of the enterprise.

About Identity Forge

Based in Atlanta, GA, with offices in Trenton, NJ, and Cleveland, OH, Identity Forge (IdF) is a leading provider of identity and access management solutions for mainframe, midrange and legacy systems. Our solutions securely provide real-time bi-directional password and identity synchronization and communication between mainframe, midrange and legacy systems with identity management infrastructures, web services or enterprise applications. For more information please visit http://www.identityforge.com.

About Dewpoint

Dewpoint experts help companies tackle complex IT solutions to secure and best utilize critical data, increase efficiency and manage costs. Unique to Dewpoint is its strong team of certified project managers, who participate throughout process to ensure best practices and on-target delivery. Dewpoint partners with industry leaders to deliver the latest hardware and software solutions available. Founded in 1996, Dewpoint, Inc. has grown to be a key business partner for major companies throughout the Midwest, and significantly impacts enterprise practices across numerous industries, including government, education, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, publishing, commercial banking, insurance and more. Over the past 12 years, key acquisitions and success have allowed Dewpoint to expand from its headquarters in Lansing, MI to additional locations in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee. 

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