If you do not know already – Microsoft has acquired certain assets from BHOLD. Check out the link below for some initial information as well as the Gartner commentary on their blog.
BHold wins Microsoft lottery (Gartner)
I understand and to an extent agree with Ian (Gartner) on the identity management lottery between vendors like Voelcker, BHold and Omada (even IdentityForge) and some of these recent acquisitions; but I am sceptical about exactly what features will be released when – with regards to the BHold + Microsoft deal. The number of customers embarking on more advanced identity management roadmaps over the past few years have no doubt been putting pressure on Microsoft to evolve in this sector – but like the timeframe, licensing model and feature set will no doubt have a great impact on the way Microsoft positions this acquired features – while it would have a impact on the current ISV’s building solution on top of the FIM platform.
One thing is sure – interesting times awaits.
