Today's enterprise faces complex and diverse information systems. Gone are the days of a single, ultra-secure system that were accessed by a select few employees. With the proliferation of the personal computer, and the networking of those computers, the number and types of systems that are accessed, as well as the number of employees who must be granted access, have grown exponentially.

This paper explains the access and identity challenges that arise in modern heterogeneous environments, and how the Quest One Identity Solution addresses these challenges.