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Microsoft's Alacris acquisition boosts ID management

For companies that make public key encryption and smart cards part of their security strategy, Microsoft's acquisition of Alacris Inc., and the subsequent integration of this technology into Windows, could potentially cut time and expenses out of otherwise costly projects.

Microsoft acquired the identity and certificate management software vendor earlier this week for an undisclosed sum.

The acquisition choice of Ottawa, Canada-based Alacris is logical given that Alacris' software is already tailored to work with Windows, experts said. Some of Alacris's competitors, such as Bell ID, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and U.K.-based Intercede Group PLC, are more focused on heterogeneous environments, said Trent Henry, a senior analyst at Burton Group, a Midvale, Utah, consulting company.

Alacris software helps streamline the management of smart cards and digital certificates, but the technology can also be used for secure VPN, IPsec and Web-based SSL certificates. (Continue at source).

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