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IBM is the world's largest information technology company. IBM (NYSE: IBM) Tivoli software solutions can help you to manage and optimize the IT systems that keep your business processes operating. As the global leader in the identity management market (Meta Group, 2005), IBM Tivoli provides a wealth of information on this topic that impacts consumers in very practical ways.

In this first of two parts, Jeff Curie, Chief Strategist for IBM Tivoli Identity Management Solutions, and security expert Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute provide a comprehensive look into what lies ahead for consumers and corporations seeking to protect valuable data. They discuss the issue of identity management, the biggest obstacles to achieving tight corporate security, the current measures companies are taking to secure all facets of the organization and ethical information and privacy management practices in both business and government.