<A HREF="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23653.wss">IBM announced it has acquired Encentuate,</A> a privately held company based in Redwood City, California, and provider of identity and access management software focused on enterprise single sign-on and integration of strong authentication technology. IBM will integrate Encentuate into IBM Software Group's Tivoli division. Financial terms were not disclosed.

IBM also announced the forming of the IBM Security Software Laboratory in Singapore. Consistent with the company's globally integrated enterprise strategy that draws on local, highly-skilled specialists to service all clients, the new lab will utilize the expertise of Encentuate's Singapore development team to better serve IBM clients in Asia and around the world.