Check Out the Updated Identity Management ROI Calculator

"See Your Savings! Use our handy ROI calculator to see how much Sun can slash costs associated with provisioning, auditing, role management, and compliance."

Posted at 02:19PM Nov 21, 2008 by Sarah Richardson in Events  |  Comments[0]

The Game was on at Sun's booth at the Gartner IAM Conference Nov. 10-12!

Sun attended the Gartner Identity and Access Management (IAM) conference November 10-12 in Orlando, Florida, where guests had the chance to flaunt their gaming skills and their identity management know-how by playing the Identity Hero game at the booth! The top three scores from the event went to Victor Gonzales, Michael Wilcox and Michael Sloan. Each of these winners walked away with a highly coveted Identity Hero prize pack from Sun!

Visitors of Sun's booth not only had the chance to virtually slay auditors while taming the Sarbox monster, but they also got the opportunity to chat with Sun's identity experts about their most challenging identity management issues, including identity compliance, user provisioning, role management, directory services, Web access management, and federation.
Two Sun customers spoke at the event. Verizon talked about their unique Web access management, and Thrivent Financial focused on their role management challenges and how Sun's identity management solutions met those needs.

Thank you to all that visited Sun at Gartner IAM!

Posted at 01:34PM Nov 17, 2008 by Criss McCauley in Events  |  Comments[1]

Federated Single Sign-On for Google Apps in OpenSSO

Federating single sign-on with OpenSSO is fast, straightforward, and intuitive. This article describes the process for highly popular Google Apps.  Read more.

Posted at 05:21PM Nov 13, 2008 by Sarah Richardson in Events  |  Comments[3]

New Identity 8.0 Overview and Architecture Web-Based Course

The Sun Identity Manager 8.0 Product Overview and Architecture course provides an overview of Identity Management and the Sun Identity Manager 8.0 product. It presents the features available in the product, the product architecture, as well as the features that have become available in the latest release of the product.  Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe the components within Sun Identity Manager and be familiar with the Identity Manager architecture.  Through detailed demonstrations, you will also understand how to use various features of the product including how to manage roles, view and configure in line attributes, use the Data Exporter function and configure service tags.  Learn more

Posted at 05:08PM Oct 30, 2008 by Sarah Richardson in Events  |  Comments[0]

Thanks for Getting Into the Game with SUN at the Catalyst EMEA event!

Sun had a great time sharing their hospitality suite and answering questions about their products with visitors at the Catalyst EMEA event in Prague on Tuesday, October 21. The theme of Sun's suite was Get Into the Game!

Guests hit the concessions, flaunted their their athletic skills, and checked out the winning lineup of identity management and business integration product demos from Sun. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit the Sun suite and for Getting into the Game!

Posted at 10:48AM Oct 29, 2008 by Criss McCauley in Events  |  Comments[0]

Come see Sun at the Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit!

Sun will be sponsoring IAM at the Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit in Orlando, Florida, November 10th-12th.

Sun will be hosting the following two events:

• Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Roles Based Access Control Implementation; Thrivent Financial

                    Tuesday, 11 November 2008
                    09:45 AM-10:15 AM
                    Speaker: Craig Cooper
                    Location: Sun Ballroom 3
                    Session Type: Solution Provider Session

Craig Cooper, Senior Project Manger at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, will discuss the organizations Roles Based Access Control implementation. Cooper will focus on the business issues Thrivent Financial was addressing, the process and methodology used to achieve the business objectives, successes and opportunities on the organization’s multiple year journey.

• Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Simplify Identity Management to Improve Security and Online Customer Experience

                    Tuesday, 11 November 2008
                    10:20 AM-10:45 AM
                    Speaker: Damodaram Bashyam
                    Location: Sun Ballroom C
                    Session Type: Solution Provider Case Study

Verizon Wireless built and operates the nation’s most reliable wireless network and is a leader in wireless voice, data, and information and entertainment services. In this session Verizon Wireless presents its experience deploying Sun’s Open SSO Enterprise (formerly Sun Access Manager) to manage access control for millions of customers to improve security and user experience using federated single sign on, transparent session and site failover. This also simplified the identity management and reduced IT burden.

Request a meeting with Sun at Gartner now!

Posted at 01:31PM Oct 27, 2008 by Criss McCauley in Events  |  Comments[0]

New Podcast! The Technical Perspective of Identity Compliance Manager

New! The Technical Perspective of Identity Compliance Manager

In this episode Sun's Neil Gandhi and Mat Hamlin talk about the features and benefits of identity compliance manager including the identity warehouse and the creation of rules.  Plus you'll hear about the improved end user experience and segregation of duties. 

Listen Now: 20:20

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For more information:
www.sun.com/identitycompliancemanager

Posted at 01:10PM Oct 22, 2008 by Bianca Hernandez in Events  |  Comments[0]

Be an Identity Hero - Play the new online game

Rescue your enterprise from compliance burdens, clueless colleagues, nosy auditors and more!
Team up - Enlist your friends and compete with other teams for high-score bragging rights.
Play the game!
Become a Fan of Identity Hero on Facebook!

Posted at 05:45PM Oct 21, 2008 by Sarah Richardson in Events  |  Comments[1]

Come visit Sun in Prague Oct. 20-23 at Catalyst

The conference brings IT leaders together to learn about and discuss today’s most significant technology topics and complex issues faced by enterprise organisations. An educational and often controversial forum, Catalyst Conference is an absolute must-attend event for enterprise IT leaders.

This four-day, industry-shaping conference explores cutting-edge ideas, current challenges as well as emerging technologies shaping today’s and tomorrow’s enterprise. Catalyst Conference is renowned for its attendee-driven agenda, high-profile speakers, in-depth content and fiercely independent point of view.

Check out the events agenda and come visit Sun's hospitality suite!

Register Now! 

Posted at 11:29AM Oct 20, 2008 by Criss McCauley in Events  |  Comments[0]

New Podcast! Identity Compliance Manager

New! Identity Compliance Manager

In this episode Sun's Mat Hamlin and Nick Crown discuss why customers are looking for a compliance solution and the factors in creating this offering. Plus you'll hear a case study and about how some employees have "taken the network hostage".

Listen Now: 13:39

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For more information:
www.sun.com/identitycompliancemanager

Posted at 08:38AM Oct 20, 2008 by Bianca Hernandez in Events  |  Comments[0]

New Podcast Highlighting Sun's New OpenSSO Release

Sun's New Open SSO Release

In this episode Sun's Daniel Raskin and Red Monk's Cote' discuss the OpenSSO event that took place in Second Life, Sun's new OpenSSO Release and upcoming events.

Listen Now: 23:47

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For more information:
https://opensso.dev.java.net/
http://www.sun.com/software/products/opensso_enterprise/index.xml
http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSSO/Home

Posted at 11:26AM Oct 17, 2008 by Sarah Richardson in Events  |  Comments[0]

Vote For OpenSSO & Other Sun Products - Ends Nov 8th

We need your help getting votes for the 2008 SOA World Readers Choice Awards. Sun has many products nominated included OpenSSO, Java CAPS, and GlassFish.  Most of our products are in the lead, but competitors like IBM have been pushing for votes as well and are catching up. Voting only takes few minutes and ends on Nov 8th. Please click here and vote!

Posted at 08:18PM Oct 16, 2008 by Sarah Richardson in Events  |  Comments[0]

Sun Java CAPS Horizons Summit – EMEA Oct. 13-15, 2008

The Java CAPS Horizons Summit is returning to Europe with a two-day conference plus post-event hands-on workshops and feedback sessions.

The summit agenda is designed for Java CAPS Customers to:

• Become familiar with the new technology in Java CAPS Release 6
• Gain insight into migrating to the new platform
• Get the latest developments and insider tips directly from technology innovators
• Participate in workshops, technical deep dive and solution sessions
• Network with your peers and exchange knowledge
• Become familiar with the components of Java CAPS, including: GlassFish Enterprise Server, Federated Access Manager, Sun Java System Message Queue, NetBeans IDE, and MySQL
• Learn how to participate in the open source communities which will drive Java CAPS going forward.
  • Open ESB: Enterprise Service Bus
  • Mural: Master Data Management

Customers will have a chance to interact directly with representatives from the Java CAPS Engineering team. This may be in the form of a common round-table session or as a 1-on-1 session. When signing up for the event you will have the possibility to register for the common engineering feedback session and to register your interest in a 1-on-1 session. Registration is possible for the first two days and/or the third day.

We look forward to welcoming you in our German Headquarters in Munich.

Posted at 12:01PM Oct 15, 2008 by Criss McCauley in Events  |  Comments[0]

From the Trenches at Sun Identity, Part 8: Quality Assurance

In this interview, Indira Thangasamy, senior quality engineering manager for Sun OpenSSO Enterprise, offers insights on the behind-the-scenes testing harness and processes that ensure a high-quality product.

Posted at 11:54AM Oct 15, 2008 by Criss McCauley in Events  |  Comments[0]

Stop by Sun's Hospitality Suite at Catalyst in Prague!

Burton Catalyst EMA Oct. 20-23 in Prague

This four-day, industry-shaping conference explores cutting-edge ideas, current challenges as well as emerging technologies shaping today's and tomorrow's enterprise. Catalyst Conference is renowned for its attendee-driven agenda, high-profile speakers, in-depth content and fiercely independent point of view.

Guests of Sun are entitled to receive 800 Euros off a conference ticket prise. Use the promotion code: HSFIEND 

To get a complimentary pass for the hospitality suites only, use the promotion code: sunz83pj 

 Register Now!  

Posted at 04:16PM Oct 07, 2008 by Criss McCauley in Events  |  Comments[0]