De Persgroep Selects Hitachi ID Systems for Identity Management

Calgary (ots/PRNewswire) -

Largest Publishing Company (newspapers, magazines and websites) in
Belgium and the Netherlands to also work with Hitachi ID Systems on
future IDM strategy

Hitachi ID Systems is pleased to announce that, in collaboration
with Hitachi Data Systems Belgium, De Persgroep
[http://www.persgroep.be/en ] has purchased the Hitachi ID Identity
and Access Management product suite for implementation throughout
their company. De Persgroep is the largest media company in Belgium
and The Netherlands, with more than 3,000 employees.

"We are very pleased both with how Hitachi ID's IAM solutions
aligned with our strategy and the stability provided by the Hitachi
group of companies," says Luc Verbist, CIO of De Persgroep. "We went
through an extensive review of all IDM solutions and are satisfied
that we chose the 'Best of Breed' solution offering the lowest total
cost of ownership, and backed by a global corporation. "

De Persgroep evaluated several leading vendors in the IAM market
over a course of eight months. They determined that Hitachi ID
solutions address the company's present and future IAM needs.

"The flexibility and interoperability of Hitachi ID identity and
access management suite allows De Persgroep to quickly reach their
short term IDM goals while being positioned to accommodate their
future needs," says Gideon Shoham, CEO of Hitachi ID Systems.
"Recognized by numerous analyst groups as an industry-leading IAM
vendor, the selection of our solution by several major European
corporations like De Persgroep is driven by offering the broadest
functionality at the lowest total cost of ownership."

About De Persgroep

De Persgroep Publishing is the largest Publisher of newspapers,
magazines and websites in Belgium and the Netherlands. As a true
market leader, it has had a strong position for many years. Het
Laatste Nieuws, Dag Allemaal, Goed Gevoel and HLN.be/7sur7.be are
flagship products in Belgium, where De Persgroep is market leader.
AD, de Volkskrant, Trouw and Het Parool are strong brands in the
Netherlands.

De Persgroep, a business that has expanded from a local, Flemish
media company to a leading bi-national organisation with more than
3000 employees in Belgium and the Netherlands. With a turnover of
almost 1 billion euro De Persgroep is one of the largest media
companies.

About Hitachi ID Systems

Hitachi ID Systems delivers access governance and identity
administration solutions to organizations globally. Hitachi ID
solutions are used by Fortune 500 companies to secure access to
systems in the enterprise and in the cloud.

To learn more about Hitachi ID Systems, visit
http://www.hitachi-id.com , e-mail info@Hitachi-ID.com, call
1.403.233.0740 [tel:1.403.233.0740 ] or follow @Hitachi_ID
[https://twitter.com/Hitachi_ID ] on Twitter.

For further information:
Dawn Mallyon
VP, Marketing
Hitachi ID Systems
+1-(403)-233-0740, ext 324
dawnm@hitachi-id.com

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