Excuse the use of the blog to highlight our own research but I wanted to let any of you out there who are interested in identity management know that the first of our identity management infrastructure assessments—Novell—has just been published. To whet your appetites, here's the summary:

Novell has exploited its heritage in identity management, based around its proven directory product, to provide a comprehensive portfolio of identity management offerings which address a broad range of identity management requirements, although it is lacking in some important areas. The company, to its credit, has recognised that it has reached this position without a strong architectural foundation and has articulated a clear vision to address this. Novell’s heritage has also enabled it to develop a portfolio of services coupled with best practice advice and guidance that address a broad range of requirements focussed on the deployment of its products, with partners addressing the non-technology aspects of identity management initiatives. Its offerings are a sensible choice for organisations with an existing investment in eDirectory or who are focussing on identity lifecycle management or user-mediated single sign-on.