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Diverse Market Leaders From the Identity Ecosystem Converge on March 1 to Stage Kantara Initiative's RSA Security Pre-Conference Workshop on "Technology, Policy and Compliance for Identity Services in 2010 and Beyond"
Gain State-of-Identity Insight of Common Cloud/SaaS Scenarios and Recent Developments in Assurance, Multi-Protocol Interoperability, Privacy-Enablement and More From Enterprise and Consumer Market Leaders
| Source: Kantara Initiative
PISCATAWAY, NJ--(Marketwire - February 10, 2010) - Kantara Initiative announced today its
annual public Identity Workshop at the RSA Security Conference. The one-day
event to be held on March 1st from 8:00am - 5:00pm in the Moscone Center in
San Francisco is designed to equip attendees with the vital information
required to ensure success in employing the right identity management
approach with the proper considerations. Recent developments in identity
assurance, multi-protocol interoperability, liability models, usability,
privacy-enablement and identity services certification will be spotlighted
by key market leaders including Google, Oracle, CA, Aetna, NTT and Ping
Identity.
"If you run a login system of any type (Enterprise, Consumer, SaaS vendor)
you will find this workshop to be packed with information about major
changes in the space, both in terms of security design and new
functionality that can improve your identity infrastructure," reveals Eric
Sachs, Product Manager for Google Security.
"Since its inception nearly one year ago, Kantara Initiative has built
momentum for service deployment across the identity ecosystem," says Roger
Sullivan, Oracle. "This workshop will help deployers understand how to
connect the dots between cloud computing and identity management."
"Identity protocols like SAML, OpenID, OAuth, and Information Cards
continue to evolve," says Paul Madsen, Identity Management Researcher at
NTT. "This workshop will discuss recent developments and present
opportunities for combining the protocols in useful ways."
"Identity Assurance is the key to successful, secure transactions across
the emerging National Health Information Network," explains Mark Coderre,
Head of Security Architecture for Aetna. "At this workshop we will be
showcasing what the healthcare industry is doing with Kantara Initiative
programs to improve the security of sensitive data transactions across
operational boundaries."
The identity workshop will feature a series of presentations, panels and
demonstrations of common Cloud/SaaS deployment scenarios and innovations
from various market leaders.
"Technology, Policy and Compliance for Identity Services in 2010 & Beyond"
is open to the public and to all RSA Conference attendees. To register for
this free Kantara Initiative workshop, please click
http://www.emc.com/microsites/rsa-conference/2010/usa/registration-and-rates.htm, use the code: 131 0KANEXPO for the Expo only pass and select
Kantara Initiative from the 'Registration Package' page. Note that this
pass only allows access to the Kantara Initiative workshop on March 1.
About Kantara Initiative
Kantara Initiative is a global, open, public-private, technology-agnostic
forum comprised of identity ecosystem stakeholders. Co-founded by Liberty
Alliance, Internet Society, and the Information Card Foundation, among
others, its inspired mission is to promote technical interoperability and
harmonization; to develop policy frameworks for operational
interoperability and; to provide certification and assessment programs to
grow trust in the standards, products, and service deployments. Kantara
Initiative freely provides the governance and resources whereby diverse
members of the ecosystem successfully collaborate on a diverse portfolio of
common policy frameworks, technical specifications and deployment
guidelines driven by the identity community, industry and governments from
around the world. For more information about getting involved in Kantara
Initiative, visit www.kantarainitiative.org.