Sun Identity Management

Digital ID World's Eric Norlin posted his list of "The Top 10 Most Important People in Identity." Sun's Sara Gates made the list at #3, which Norlin noted is really about giving credit to the entire Waveset team that Sun acquired.

Officially, we can only say that Gartner positioned Sun in the "Leaders" quadrant of its new User Provisioning 'Magic Quadrant.' But looking at the quadrant itself, it is clear that Gartner gave Sun the highest ratings for both categories: completeness of vision and ability to execute. A tremendous win for Sun's Identity Management group. You can see the results for yourself at http://www.sun.com/identity/gartnermq. Gartner's positive analysis comes a couple of months after Forrester Research named Sun "an identity management powerhouse."

Identity Coverage from Sun's Storage N.C. Event

Media coverage from Sun's May 2 N.C. event continues to pour in, and much of it emphasizes the role identity management plays in data storage. Among those covering the news: CNET, Washington Post, ComputerWorld, InformationWeek, The Register, and Network World.

GE is a BIG Sun Identity Management customer, so you can imagine what an endorsement it is that GE Security will now OEM Sun's Identity Management Suite as part of the "converged security solution" it offers its customers.

Here's the money quote from Dan Smytka, president of Engineered Systems at GE Security:

"We know the power that Sun's Identity Management suite delivers because we have deployed it to more than 450,000 users across 11 GE business units. And we look forward to delivering the power of this partnership to customers around the globe to help protect them."

Sometimes the grass is greener on your own side of the fence.