Sailpoint Technologies announced a partnership today with leading accounting and consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers. PWC will utilize Sailpoint’s Compliance IQ products in their delivery of consulting around identity and risk management. In a recent global security report from PWC, 78% of surveyed organizations state they do not continuously classify data and information assets by risk level, and SailPoint’s surveys show that a risk-based approach to identity management would be more effective. "Organizations who focus on a risk-based approach to solving the identity management challenge will realize greater value overall," said Jerry Lewis who is the national identity management leader for PWC.

In conjunction with today’s news about PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Sailpoint announced the next generation (version 2.0) of their Compliance IQ product. The new version contains enhanced capabilities in the definition of roles within organizations, support for business friendly descriptors for entitlement names, and workflow features to management the lifecycle of roles.