FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Catalyst release]
Contact: Phil Mann
Mann Communications
212.207.9232
MYCROFT AND TALISEN MERGE TO FORM PREMIER PROVIDER
OF IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT, IT SECURITY SERVICES
NEW YORK, June 26, 2007 – Mycroft Inc., a recognized leader in identity and access management (IAM), and Talisen Technologies, a top provider of IT and business process management solutions and managed infrastructure services, have combined to form Mycroft Talisen.
Mycroft Talisen immediately becomes a premier provider of IAM and related IT security services, leveraging a variety of established and emerging vendor relationships. The company offers an integrated, comprehensive services suite, from Mycroft’s expertise in assessment, architecture, development and implementation, spanning through Talisen’s capability in maintenance, management and support. The combined experience of the merging companies represents hundreds of successful implementations.
With offices throughout the US and in the UK, Mycroft Talisen provides services to large- and medium-sized organizations across a variety of vertical markets, including financial services, automotive, healthcare, higher education, and state and local government; its clients include several organizations in the Fortune 100.
A new service model
“The classic models for building and maintaining IAM and IT security solutions are complex. They all require clients to assume either some or all of the responsibility, or to manage multiple technologies and vendors,” says Jonathan Freeman, president of Mycroft Talisen.
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He continues that, “The formation of Mycroft Talisen creates a distinctive and easier model. Organizations can turn to Mycroft Talisen to manage every component and phase of their IAM and related IT security solutions. Or, they may choose to continue working with us to satisfy their individual project needs.”
Terry Jost, CEO, notes that emerging regulatory and other requirements have also fueled the market’s desire for full lifecycle IAM and IT security options.
“Clients have struggled to balance risk mitigation initiatives with the need for cost-effective solutions with limited resources. Complicating the situation is the immediate need for many US companies to become or remain regulatory-compliant. I’m talking about companies that have invested significantly in meeting the standards of Sarbanes-Oxley, for example, but struggle to adhere to the requirements of dozens of other regulations ranging from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act – which regulates the privacy of financial information – to the Patriot Act.”
“The bottom line,” concludes Jost, “is that Mycroft Talisen can frequently offer components of an end-to-end management solution at a fraction of what it would cost companies to maintain them in-house. By merging our two companies, Mycroft Talisen has expanded our geographic reach while extending our IAM and IT security service offerings.”
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About Mycroft-Talisen
Mycroft Talisen is a premier provider of full-lifecycle IAM and IT security services. It has US offices in New York, St. Louis and Long Beach, CA, and a European office in London. For more information, visit www.mycrofttalisen.com (which will re-direct you to Mycroft and Talisen’s individual websites while our new website is under construction.)