Flexible Access & Identity Management - Sigma

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Sigma lets you keep control of your content without compromising accessibility. Sigma enables the publisher to identify each user and delivers a simple, flexible and scalable way to license content and control access, while users gain seamless single-sign-on access.

Our vision for Sigma

Reliably accelerate access to content through an identity and access management platform that is scalable, adaptive and supports evolving business models.

We will achieve our vision by

Minimize friction for users using established and innovative authentication technologies.

Maximize value to publishers, supporting existing and future business models.

Support 3rd party integration with fully featured API and provide valuable reporting through integration with 3rd party and native Sigma reports.

Invest in infrastructure to maximize uptime and response times.

1,000,000+

Unique

Users
>99.97%

Uptime
Over 7000

Submissions

Per Month

300k

Institutional accounts
3.5 m

Registered Profiles
2 m

Users Per day

Sigma is a true authentication system which models institutions and content licenses. Sigma supports comprehensive models of complex hierarchical relationships amongst institutions. The license model within Sigma supports content bundles, licenses by ISSN or ISBN, arbitrary content collections and many other license types.

Features


Benefits	Centralized identity management	Self-service admin	Analytics & reporting
Features	Access anywhere through SSO Single centralized login Supports usernames, library cards, IP, Shibboleth & Referrer IDs	Intuitive admin UI for publishers, libraries & institutions Easily control & administer clients, users, subscriptions, vouchers & reports	Integrated COUNTER reporting Go further with detailed in-built reporting API integration to plug in other data sources
Result	Seamless, easy access for readers	Centralized, easy control for administrators	Insight into user behavior and new opportunities