The SAP® offering, the SAP NetWeaver® Identity Management component, is ideal for enterprises. It features a simple, straightforward architecture that ensures information integrity, while keeping identity management aligned with business goals of even the most complex, dynamic enterprises. SAP NetWeaver Identity Management works with SAP and non-SAP applications and other infrastructure elements. And it helps you implement a secure enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) supported by the SAP NetWeaver technology platform. This document describes the core components of SAP NetWeaver Identity Management - the identity center and virtual directory server. And it shows how you can improve and align security and regulatory processes with your business goals to build a proactive, secure software landscape.