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Lighthouse Gateway Included in Leading Analyst Firm's Magic Quadrant Report for User Provisioning and MarketScope for Web Access Management.

According to the report, the "Magic Quadrant for User Provisioning" focuses on vendor delivery of ease of deployment, ongoing operations, and maintenance and vendor management as a sign of maturity. The research also emphasizes marketing vision and execution, and evaluates sales and advertising execution as part of the overall experience.

"We're proud to see Lighthouse Security Group cited as a 'Vendor of Note' in Gartner's report," said Eric Maass, Enterprise Security Solutions Director at Lighthouse Security Group. "As the research mentions, today's businesses are 'taking a much more active role in the use of identity management for critical business processes'." He added, "Most CSOs and CFOs now have enterprise initiatives aimed at extending IAM solutions to areas of the business that will drive rapid ROI. Lighthouse Gateway enables that through a unique cloud-based service, and we are honored that Gartner views our solution as a notable emerging technology."

Also in the report, IBM Tivoli appears in the User Provisioning Leaders Quadrant. Selection to the Leaders Quadrant is based on ability to execute and completeness of vision. "Long-term market leadership is a key reason we chose Tivoli's security suite as the foundation of Lighthouse Gateway. In the simplest terms, our customers benefit by getting IBM Tivoli's market-leading software capabilities as a more affordable cloud service - an advantage that's exclusive to our solution," explained Maass.

Lighthouse Security Group is also mentioned in Gartner's "MarketScope for Web Access Management" report**.

In reporting on the emergence of Web Access Management (WAM) solutions delivered via SaaS and Cloud Computing, the MarketScope says, "Combined WAM and federation components provide the leading technology architecture option for enterprises to standardize Web authentication and SSO to internal and SaaS-based applications. WAM and federation functionality also form the foundation of several IAM gateway vendor services."

"Lighthouse sees a rising demand for WAM solutions that enable organizations to quickly secure web applications," said Maass. "As a cloud-based service, Lighthouse Security Group is able to implement enterprise-class WAM in a fraction of the time it would take to set up a comparable on-premise solution. Lighthouse Gateway was originally developed to meet the stringent Identity and Access Management demands of US military branches where appropriate WAM authentication, authorization and audit are mission critical."

In the same MarketScope report, IBM Tivoli's Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) received a "Positive" rating. "Again, this positive recognition for IBM Tivoli reinforces our selection of the Tivoli security suite within our Lighthouse Gateway solution, said Eric Maass. "We are pleased to be mentioned in the MarketScope and believe that the report attributes Lighthouse's partnership with IBM as an important factor in bringing IBM's WAM solution to the cloud," he added.

*Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for User Provisioning" by Perry Carpenter and Earl Perkins, September 30, 2010.

**Gartner, Inc., "MarketScope for Web Access Management" by Gregg Kreizman, Earl Perkins and Ray Wagner, November 11, 2010.

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About the MarketScope

The MarketScope is copyrighted 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or for fitness for a particular purpose.

About Lighthouse Security Group, LLC

Lighthouse Security Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Computer Services, Inc., is a premier provider of cloud-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) services, offering consulting, integration and maintenance services to a wide range of industries, including Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing, Higher Education, and Department of Defense (DoD). Established in 2007, Lighthouse Security Group is a team of world-class enterprise IT experts with deep industry knowledge and experience with IBM and DoD. With rigorous, process-driven engineering and compliance-ready solutions, Lighthouse Security Group solves an enterprise's security challenges, including IAM, Federated IAM, Service-Oriented Architecture Security, Enterprise Audit and Compliance Management, and Network Perimeter Security. For more information visit www.DiscoverLighthouseGateway.com.

Lighthouse Computer Services, Inc.
David Sylvestre, 401-334-0799 ext. 155
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