AccessStream releases open source identity access management package

Identity management goes open source Security: Identity Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Radiant Logic Key Trend: Identity Service Virtualization From mergers & acquisitions to online community building; Directory aggregation to a complete IdP Service... Managing disparate populations and their entitlements across different data silos remains the #1 challenge in Identity Management. Join Forrester & Radiant Logic and learn how virtualization in its latest iteration has been key to the solution. Spotlight Story AccessStream releases open source identity access management package By Dave Kearns As the new year came in, a new project was revealed to the public: an open source identity access management package from AccessStream. The package was released as a Beta 1 version but AccessStream said it should be treated as alpha code. A second release is imminent, though, so maybe it's time you took a look. 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