Vordel, a provider of Application Gateways for Cloud, Mobile and SOA computing, today announced at the European Identity Management Conference a partnership with iC Consult GmbH, the leading independent system integrator in Germany specializing in the identity management (IdM) sector. The partnership brings together the respected identity management expertise of iC Consult with Vordel, the leader in application gateways for Cloud, Mobile and SOA Computing. The partnership will enable joint customers in Germany leverage Cloud and Mobile technologies as new channels for their businesses in a secure and controlled manner.

At the European Identity Conference this week, Vordel will discuss best practices for Securing the Mobile API ecosystem, and also host a workshop on Mobile Security, BYOD and How to Do it Right.

The iC Consult and Vordel alliance will leverage Vordel’s Cloud and Mobile Gateways to enable end-user organizations securely link their internal applications to external cloud and mobile applications. Vordel integrates with many existing IdM platforms and federates these identities and policies to permit single-sign on to externally hosted public cloud services and mobile applications. As a direct result, organizations can overcome the costly provisioning and management of multiple identities and accelerate the implementation of their cloud and mobile strategies. Vordel’s expertise is complemented by iC Consult’s ability to guide global customers through the selection and deployment of comprehensive IdM solutions.

Jacques Declas, VP International Sales at Vordel, said, “iC Consult’s expertise in guiding customers through the selection and deployment of identity management solutions will provide tremendous value to our mutual customers leveraging Cloud and Mobile applications as part of their business strategies. We look forward to servicing our expanding customer footprint in the German market with this leading partner in the field of identity management,” added Declas.

“We are excited by the opportunities our Vordel partnership opens in the arena of Cloud and Mobile computing ” said Waldemar Radmacher, Head of Sales at iC Consult. “The combined expertise of Vordel and iC Consult will offer our customers solutions critical to their ability to enable their next generation business models leveraging the twin pillars of cloud and mobile computing.”

About Vordel

Vordel links all enterprise applications, users, and devices across Cloud, mobile, and on-premise environments. Vordel Application Gateway provides integration, security, governance, and acceleration for enterprise applications and APIs. Fortune 5000 enterprises and government agencies use Vordel to extend their enterprise applications and SOA infrastructure beyond the perimeter to enable Cloud based services and mobile computing. Vordel makes it possible to deliver and consume "Applications Anywhere" with IT's existing applications and infrastructure, without costly upgrades and rewrites. To learn more and obtain a free evaluation of Vordel's products, go to: www.vordel.com and follow us on twitter and our Blogs

About iC Consult

iC Consult GmbH is the leading independent system integrator in Germany specialized in the Identity Management sector. We guide our global acting customers through all stages to build up an Identity Management Solution. We provide technological consulting and product selection, profitability examination, design and integration of partial and complete solutions, as well as project management and project planning. www.ic-consult.com