Breaking News - Security:
Liberty Alliance Continues Aggressive Growth
The Liberty Alliance, the global consortium developing an open federated
identity standard and business tools for implementing federated identity and
identity-based Web services, announced that seven organizations have joined
Liberty Alliance, including leading identity management, application security,
mobile and wireless security, telecommunications and research companies, as
well as the world-leading digital imaging, design and document technology
company. Three companies joined the Liberty Alliance at the sponsor level, one
at the affiliate level, one at the associate level, and two previous members
have re-joined at the associate level.
New members have expressed significant interest in the Liberty Alliance
Identity Web Services specifications to solve existing business needs, and
plan to use the specifications for applications that are new to the Liberty
Alliance, such as Digital Rights Management. Adobe Systems has joined the
Liberty Alliance as a sponsor member, and plans to bring Liberty's benefits
down to the document level. Working with the Liberty Alliance, Adobe will
strengthen document security by adding federated identities, making it easier
for businesses to employ document services for meeting compliance and
regulatory mandates to protect individual privacy.
Additional new sponsor members include OpenNetwork Technologies, specializing
in end-to-end identity management solutions, and Senforce Technologies,
developing location-aware security software for mobile and wireless computers.
OpenNetwork seeks to remedy the key pain points of today's enterprises while
helping companies capitalize on existing technology investments. Senforce
recognizes the importance of a standards-based approach to federated
authentication and seeks to actively contribute to building global awareness
of privacy and privacy-friendly approaches.
These new members bring to the Liberty Alliance a wealth of expertise in the
identity management and mobile security markets, and demonstrate the
Alliance's continued ability to attract industry leaders at a sponsor level.
As industry leaders continue to understand that federation is the foundation
to meaningful Web services, they seek out the Liberty Alliance as a forum to
come together to build identity into electronic communications and
transactions.
"Market leaders recognize that federation is the foundation to solid web
services, and as such they want to participate in efforts to drive adoption of
a standards-based identity architecture," said Donal O'Shea, executive
director of Liberty Alliance. "This latest wave of new members was
specifically drawn to the Liberty Alliance Identity Web Services
specifications as a means to work more efficiently with business partners,
customers, and employees. We welcome the added expertise and valuable
contributions our newest members will bring to Liberty specifications and
expert groups."
As sponsors, members help define, contribute and receive access to the latest
federated identity technical specifications as well as business and policy
guidelines, which helps them to create new business opportunities, increase
security and reduce deployment costs. Liberty's membership includes many
end-user companies in addition to vendors, and this structure has led to
success in delivering standards that meet early adopters' real-world
requirements, which plays a critical role in helping members to solidify
business deals.
Additionally, telecommunications company Telewest Broadband, identity
management companies M-Tech Information Technology and OpenNetwork
Technologies, application security company Deny All, as well as Danish
research institute company DAI-Labor, have joined the Liberty Alliance. These
companies expand Liberty's reach into diverse markets, and mark continued
traction in established markets. The total number of active Liberty Alliance
members is 161.
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