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Fischer International Identity, a leading provider of identity management solutions, has become an InCommon Affiliate. The Affiliate Program provides the research and education community with a way to safely and efficiently connect with partners that can help build the necessary underlying infrastructure that supports federated access.

"Higher Education demands an identity management solution that enables the flow of information and academic processes without sacrificing security and asset protection,” said Andrew Sroka, CEO of Fischer International. “Fischer’s participation in the Affiliate program provides a way for institutions to rapidly leverage the benefits of the InCommon Federation and provides a scalable and predictable path to other identity management capabilities.” 

Fischer International’s award-winning identity management solution includes their “Federation On-Ramp,” a low-cost, managed solution that provides institutions with an immediate entry-way to the InCommon Federation and without having to dedicate or hire skilled resources to deploy and manage a federation infrastructure.

“We welcome Fischer International to the InCommon Affiliate Program,” said Jack Suess, chief information officer and vice president for information technology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and chair of the InCommon Steering Committee. “Fischer International’s experience in identity management comes at a time of great growth and interest in federated identity management. Their support can provide a key partnership link for our higher education participants.”

The InCommon Federation provides a secure and privacy-protecting method for giving individuals access to protected or licensed online resources, such as library databases, multimedia content, research information, and services provided by government agencies. 

For more information, and a list of current affiliates, go to www.incommon.org/affiliate.   

ABOUT FISCHER INTERNATIONAL

Since 1982, Fischer International has established a solid tenure and reputation as a leader and innovator in security technology. In 2006, Fischer International Systems Corporation founded Fischer International, to focus solely on Identity Management. With a nearly 30 year heritage in shaping the enterprise security industry, Fischer continues its history of technology leadership and innovation by bringing to market an Identity Services Platform that truly simplifies Identity Management, scales seamlessly from the SMB to the largest enterprise, and can be implemented either as a traditional software-as-a product deployment or via any outsourced delivery model. Fischer’s solutions provide organizations of all sizes with greater choice in how they derive the benefits of Identity Management, but without risk or compromise.  For more information, please visit: www.fischerinternational.com/