# About a11n
The a11n company is an idependent Identity and Access Management consultancy organization dedicated to help you connect anything with confidence.
We uniquely combines academic insights with a pragmatic approach. The goal is to deliver the most ideal solution within the timeframe and resources available.
# Focus areas
The a11n company works together with other consultancy firms in the Netherlands, serving customers throughout Europe, though primarily in the Netherlands.
Being vendor independent allows a11n to best service the customer's interest. No sales. No marketing. Just honest consultancy dedicated to providing your organization the best security and identity and access management solutions.
The a11n company provides the following services.
# Identity-as-a-service
a11n created idaas.nl (opens new window). Idaas.nl is an identity-as-a-service solution.
# Arie Timmerman
Arie Timmerman is the owner and sole employee of a11n. He has a background in security and identity and access management. With a11n he provides a wide range of services.
Arie Timmerman MSc CISSP CIPP/E SCF participated in over 20 identity centered projects in different industries. He holds a master's degree in Business Information Technology, and a bachelor in Computer Science. He passed exams of SABSA, CISSP, CIPP/E, TOGAF Foundation, ITIL Foundation, PRINCE2 Foundation, SailPoint IdentityIQ Engineer, ForgeRock AM, SecurityIQ and iWelcome.