Oracle tackles identity mgmt.

FTC slams MoneyGram with $18M charge to settle fraud complaints; Security software protects mobile and remote Mac, Windows users Security: Identity Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Data Domain VMware Data Backup and Recovery Best Practices VMware offers extraordinary benefits, but it can come at the cost of extra storage, backup resources and administrative challenges. Data Domain deduplication storage offers a way out by reducing redundant data across VMware data backups, operating at disk speeds, and providing cost-effective replication for fast DR using backup images. Click here to learn more. Spotlight Story Oracle tackles identity mgmt. I didn't go to Oracle Open World last week even though it happened just 45 miles from my office. While Oracle is very important in the IdM space, IdM isn't quite as important in the Oracle client-space -- there are a lot more people interested in the database, the financial applications, the ERP and so on. Still, there were announcements that are important to us so I would be remiss in overlooking them. Read full story Related News: FTC slams MoneyGram with $18M charge to settle fraud complaints This place sounds like scam central. The second-largest money transfer service in the United States, MoneyGram International today agreed to pay $18 million in consumer redress to settle FTC charges that the company allowed its money transfer system to be used by fraudulent telemarketers to bilk U.S. consumers out of tens of millions of dollars.  Security software protects mobile and remote Mac, Windows users DeepNines Technologies Tuesday is unveiling a desktop security agent that works in tandem with its content-filtering and anti-malware gateway to protect mobile and remote workers. 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