Identity services -- anywhere and anytime

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	Identity services -- anywhere and anytime Last issue I waxed nostalgic about our discussions of directory services from 10 years ago, and why the directory needed to be both pervasive and ubiquitous. In today's world it's identity services -- the directory, of course, but also all of the associated authentication, authorization, governance, compliance, etc. -- that needs to be "available anywhere and every time we want to use it" as well as "available everywhere and any time we want to use it." Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Total Economic Impact of Oracle Identity Manager A Forrester Study commissioned by Oracle. This paper details return-on-investment (ROI) calculations based on real customers' data, and guides you in computing cost savings with user provisioning. Use the model suggested in this report to design your implementation and measure results. Read now In this Issue Should teachers 'friend' students on Facebook? 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And can they talk critically or at all about their schools and students in public forums? Read More Banks' poor security forces 'one-in-ten' customers to switch Nearly one-in-ten customers have switched banks or retailers because of unhappiness over the way they have handled their identity or privacy, according to the bi-annual Unisys Security Index. Read More IPad Enterprise Invasion and Security Risks Enterprise IT has had no choice but to deal with iPads as they walk through the front door being carried by executives. But one mobile apps expert says the iPad wouldn't have passed last year's enterprise security requirements. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Corporation Long-Term Data Retention – Key Considerations Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long-term business requirements. Recent technological developments in disk backup have had a positive impact on short-term data retention strategy. This tool provides key topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. Read Now Watching orbital objects: Air Force Space Fence project moves forward Air Force Space Fence is expected to help monitor, prevent space debrisThe Air Force this month said it was looking to award up to two preliminary design contracts worth up to a total of $214 million for development of the Space Fence which ultimately will help protect Earth by detecting Read More What Your Business Can Learn from Russia "Freedom" may not be a concept that's historically associated with Russia, but as for technology, the federation will soon be far freer than many businesses can even imagine--free from Windows, that is, and its legacy of high costs, malware, and perpetual hardware upgrades. Read More Symantec writes off $10 million after faulty AV activation Symantec has been forced to write off US$10 million in revenue after a glitch in its sales system prevented some consumers from activating their Norton antivirus software at the time they bought it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent Leverage Optics and IP Closer integration of IP and optical transport networks offers significant opportunities to reduce transport costs and increase network efficiency. Learn how key elements of the converged backbone, including support for 100G across optics and IP platforms, provide the lowest cost per bit transport. Read now. Fighting botnets: Service rates reputation of IP addresses Startup service provider ipTrust today said it was offering a program that lets businesses avoid botnets and infected machines by letting them know whether IP addresses are linked to suspicious behavior. Read More Upgraded retail security standard ignores mobile payments Version 2.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is being released Thursday by the PCI Security Standards Council, which acknowledges that mobile payment technologies haven't been addressed yet. Read More IBM, European Union team to swat electronic vampires IBM, EU Sleeper project wants to reduce impact of computer equipment in stand-by modeIBM and an number of European academic and corporate scientists  today announced a project known as Sleeper that aims to reduce the energy used by everything from mobile phones to laptops and televisions to supercomputers by 10-fold. Read More
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