Linkages
From the CEO
As the economy begins its slow, uneven path to recovery, indications from our customer base point to a renewed emphasis on controlled growth. The pendulum is swinging from a singular focus on risk mitigation back to the pursuit of revenue—in an intelligent way. Organizations are once again looking to attract new customers and increase income from existing accounts.

This appetite for growth is appropriately tempered by the fragile nature of the recovery. Conservative consumer attitudes toward spending continue to impact the bottom line—spending remains well below 2008 levels and savings balances are on the rise. There is an old joke that if you ask five economists where the economy is heading, you’ll get ten different opinions. Frankly, there is no single, reliable source of wisdom on the strength and timing of the fledgling recovery.

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Special Feature
David Ives Joins Company as Chief Client Officer

David Ives has joined ID Analytics as Chief Client Officer bringing with him more than 15 years of industry experience leading sales and channel teams.

Previously, Ives was executive vice president, global head of sales and client relations at Dealogic where he was responsible for managing sales and client relations teams. He oversaw the generation of $60 million in recurring revenue and more than 360 global accounts managing teams in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Sydney.

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David Ives
Thought Leadership
ID Analytics Secures Patent for Identity-Based Fraud Detection

ID Analytics, Inc., was granted U.S. Patent Number 7,686,214 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the company’s system and method for fraud detection using multiple historical identity records.

This patent recognizes ID Analytics’ innovative technical approach to assembling a consumer identity network and producing highly-predictive insight into a consumer’s behavior over time and across multiple industries.

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Capabilities
Identity Risk
20 Million Americans Have Multiple Social Security Numbers Associated With Their Name

Credit Risk
TransUnion Unveils New Credit Optics™ Plus Score

Government
ID Analytics Risk-Based Identity Proofing Boosts Cybersecurity for Government Agencies

More than 20 million Americans have multiple Social Security numbers (SSNs) associated with their name in commercial records. The study also found that rather than serving as a unique identifier, more than 40 million SSNs are associated with multiple...

TransUnion and ID Analytics introduced a new credit risk score, ID Analytics Credit Optics Plus, that examines conventional measures of creditworthiness, willingness and ability to pay, in combination with a new dimension, stability, in a single solution. This ...

ID Analytics, Inc. published its latest whitepaper, "Risk-Based Identity Proofing: The Key to Vetting Identities Online" which discusses risk-based identity proofing, a new approach to verifying consumer identities that enhances the security ...

Washington Report
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

On June 25th, the White House published a draft of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. President Obama is expected to adopt and sign a final version of the National Strategy this September.

The National Strategy may sound like another dull, bureaucratic report coming out of Washington, but it’s worth a detailed review. You can read the draft National Strategy. In fact the document has already attracted hundreds of public comments.

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Washington Report
IDA In the News

August 13, 2010
CNBC
Stolen Innocence: Theft of Children's Identity Rising

August 12, 2010
AOL Wallet Pop
Your Social Security number may not be unique to you

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News
Upcoming Events

October 24-26, 2010
ID Analytics is sponsoring ACT/IAC’s Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, VA

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Events
Partner Corner
DataX, Ltd. adds Credit Optics to Product Suite to Help Lenders Mitigate Risk on Thin-file Consumers

DataX, Ltd., the industry leading real-time subprime credit reporting agency and data-verification provider, is now offering clients an advanced feature for assessing risk on consumers that lack a detailed credit history.

By adding ID Analytics® Credit Optics score to its product suite, DataX, a Selling Source LLC company, now increases clients’ ability to make the most knowledgeable decisions possible when purchasing leads or funding loans in the specialty-finance market.

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DataX