(Updated to reflect provisional status of OIX approval per this – thanks to Brett for telling me)
I just got back home from the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week, where the topic of Trust was second only to all things Cloud. While sessions on Identity Management were few and far between, there was lots [...]
Posts in ‘2010’
A Twittorial on Trust Frameworks
Microsoft releases U-Prove under OSP
Back in 2008, Microsoft acquired some innovative technology called U-Prove that promised to solve an age old privacy question: How can I disclose the minimal information that I need to for the purpose of an online transaction, without having to also disclose additional (sensitive) information to establish trust in that first set of data. U-Prove [...]
Rogue Accounts – Now Legally Challenging As Well
The impact that judicial courts are having on the world of tech has been in the news recently, whether it be an Italian judge ruling that content sites are liable for user uploaded content, or the class action lawsuit that Google Buzz faces over privacy issues. But another legal opinion was brought to my attention [...]
SPML Under The Spotlight Again?
Mark Diodati of the Burton Group (that’s still how I should be referring to them, right?) wrote a post entitled “SPML Is On Life Support“. It is a great read, as it captures all the issues that have been plaguing SPML for years now. And the simple fact is that SPML simply has not lived [...]
Expanding on the Oracle-Sun IdM Strategy
With the Sun acquisition complete, we can finally start talking about what this means for various product lines. Thomas Kurian touched on the identity management strategy in the big Wednesday launch event, and I recapped what he said in my previous blog post. Now, the next level of detail has come from Hasan Rizvi, SVP [...]
Today is the day: Oracle + Sun = Exciting Days Ahead
Well, it’s finally here. After months and months of delay, Oracle announced it finalized its acquisition of Sun.
It took so long, I think of lot of people thought this day was just a mirage. And unfortunately, the delay has cost us (in the identity management team) the opportunity to work with some great folks like [...]
