HID Global vs Microsoft

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HID Global
Microsoft
Based on 6377 reviews.
Overview
HID Global is a manufacturer of secure identity solutions. The company is owned by Assa Abloy, a Swedish supplier and manufacturer of locks. HID Global sells physical access control products, logical access control solutions, and secure issuance solutions that comprise cards, readers, networked access solutions, card printer/encoders and software. Its other business segment includes virtualization technology, cashless payment, government ID, RFID for industry and logistics and Animal ID solutions and professional services.
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Microsoft Windows. The company's 1986 initial public offering, and subsequent rise in its share price, created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees. Since the 1990s, it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market and has made a number of corporate acquisitions. In May 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in its largest acquisition to date.
Sample Customers
Crossmatch DigitalPersona
RBS, Memorial Hospital Union County, KTE, finanz informatik, Phoenix Police
HID Global Actividentity
Colegio De Ingenieros De Caminos Canales y Puertos, Nissan Europe, Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank, Co-operative Financial Services, KAS BANK
Microsoft Sentillion eXpresso
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NHS GGC, Nantes University Hospital Center, Fullerton Healthcare Group
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entre ID is trusted by companies of all sizes and industries including Walmart, Zscaler, Uniper, Amtrak, monday.com, and more.
Microsoft Identity Manager
Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Whole Foods Market
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Government
18%
Comms Service Provider
17%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
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