Identity Management
168 Stories
Convenience to drive security innovation
News The demand for faster and smoother security processes will drive security technology innovations this year, predicts Unisys in a report.
Tags: Biometrics, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security, Facial Recognition, IT Services, Hong Kong, Innovation, enterprise security, consumer confidence
Sun to shed up to 6,000 jobs
News The company has announced it will reduce its workforce by between 15 and 18 percent, and restructure its software business into three groups.
Tags: Layoffs, Leadership, Business applications, Open source, Open-source Database, Workforce, Storage, Cloud Computing, Sun Microsystems Inc., software
Kantara seeks 'active' APAC policymakers
News Despite regulatory differences, technology policymakers in region should join global initiative to tackle issues around identity interoperability, urges CA exec.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Security applications/tools, Business applications, Computer Associates International Inc., Ovum, Security, Initiative, Asia-Pacific
Stopping corporate IT break-ins
News Shutting the door to IT systems after staff leave the business and allowing workers to safely log in from home can be a major headache for business.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Business security, Staff, Reed Elsevier Inc., LDAP, project management office, London, Silicon.com, audit
Oracle delivers Fusion 11g updates
News Oracle's updated middleware suite slots into its vision of an integrated software stack that pulls together not only a customer's operations but also the software company's many acquisitions.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Databases, Acquisitions, SOA, Database, Tool, Environment, social networking, Oracle Corp., Identity Management
CA acquires identity management firm IDFocus
News The acquisition of IDFocus and its identity management technology is a move to bolster CA's security offerings.
Tags: Security, Data security, Sarbanes-Oxley, Computer Associates International Inc., software, News.com, Identity Management, access management, security management, blog
Australian defense starts ID-based war strategy
News Requirements for the technology, used to authenticate the e-identities of personnel, computers, sensors and weapons systems across its networks, will be discussed at upcoming briefing.
Tags: Security Management, Networking, Authentication and encryption, Australia, CIO, printer, Hardware, Canberra, server hardware, network
Google launches limited API support for OpenID
News Google joins the OpenID fray with its own solution, which lets developers integrate a universal log-in for their users to sign on with their Google account.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Plaxo Inc., API, News.com, Identity Management, blog, service provider, Security
Parity provides free online identity management
News New CardPress service provides a hosted application for associations, organizations, and merchants wanting to issue information cards.
Tags: Web sites, Security, Information Card, Google Inc., Card, ID Card, Password, Novell Inc., financial, bank
How to secure your on-the-go data
Insight perspective Worried about sensitive data on portable devices? Quocirca's Fran Howarth explains how to make sure it's safe and sound.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Encryption, Tool, Quocirca, Fran Howarth, Laptop Computer, financial, data protection
Indians fast turning to e-payments
News India's retail e-payment market is poised to reach US$150 billion on rising consumer confidence and as number of Internet, mobile subscribers increases.
Tags: Mobile commerce, E-commerce, Banking, Web sites, E-business, PayPal, Mobile, India, Cell Phone, Password
Oblix to help Oracle, PeopleSoft tools 'coexist'
News Oracle intends to lean on Oblix's identity management software to bridge the gap between PeopleSoft and other applications.
Tags: Business applications
Novell, Oracle move ahead with Liberty
News Creating more momentum for Liberty Alliance, Novell and Oracle plan to introduce federated identity management software.
Tags: Web services
SAP acquires two European software makers
News Company purchases enterprise communications software developer Wicom and plans to buy ID management app maker MaXware.
Tags: Business applications, Acquisitions
Siemens inks deal with ID software firm
News The European electronics giant will integrate Oblix's access management software and Web services security products.
Tags: Business applications
