Encentuate, Inc., was a privately held company that was started in Singapore in 2002, but eventually based in Redwood City, California before it was acquired by IBM in 2008.
It developed an identity and access management software product focused on enterprise single sign-on and integration of strong authentication technology.
In March 2008, IBM acquired Encentuate and added its Identity and Access Management product suite to the Tivoli Software portfolio.
[2] The product was re-branded and released in September 2008 as IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On version 8.0.
[citation needed] In 2006, Encentuate, Inc., received the "Hot Companies -- 2006" Award from Info Security Products Guide, published by Silicon Valley Communications.