Sun Microsystems Unveils OpenSSO Enterprise -- Next-Generation Access
Management, Federation and Secure Web Services Solution
Sun Completes Identity Management Portfolio Refresh; Sun's Open
Source Innovation and Product Development Deliver Unparalleled Single
Sign-On Offering
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 30, 2008 --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced Sun OpenSSO
Enterprise software, the first open, high-performance and unified
solution for access management, federation and secure Web services
capabilities to address the core single sign-on (SSO) problems that
organizations face today. OpenSSO Enterprise was built in collaboration
with OpenSSO, the world's largest open source, identity management
project. With the addition of OpenSSO Enterprise, Sun's comprehensive
identity portfolio provides easy-to-use, flexible and scalable solutions
that streamline and simplify the process of managing user identities
across a variety of applications. To purchase OpenSSO Enterprise, visit: www.sun.com/openssoenterprise
and to download core components of the product available in open source,
visit: www.opensso.org.
OpenSSO Enterprise is the only integrated open source, access and
federation management offering on the market today. Sun allows customers
to deploy commercial or open source versions of OpenSSO Enterprise,
known by OpenSSO community members as Express builds, and provides full
support and indemnification. As a result, customers benefit from an
active open source community, support and service from Sun, direct
access to Sun engineering and expertise, direct access to OpenSSO source
code, and easy access to the latest product innovations.
“Sun's identity management portfolio includes
the most open, complete and secure end-to-end solution that helps
customers protect their internal and external systems and scale their
business in a way that hasn't been done before,”
said Mark Herring, vice president of marketing, Software Infrastructure,
Sun Microsystems. “Sun's updated identity
portfolio, including the new OpenSSO Enterprise, is designed to solve
basic and complex SSO and authorization issues as well as streamline the
management of end users and resources, so organizations can focus on
growth.”
OpenSSO Enterprise
OpenSSO Enterprise, formerly known as Sun Java(TM) System Access Manager
and Sun Java(TM) System Federation Manager, offers a simplified and more
intuitive end-user experience. As a result, customers who purchase or
upgrade to OpenSSO Enterprise will receive a product that is
quick-and-easy to deploy. Main components of the OpenSSO Enterprise
solution include:
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Access Management with Embedded Directory Server: OpenSSO
Enterprise is the only product on the market to feature embedded
directory capabilities, allowing customers to deploy OpenSSO
Enterprise in minutes without ever having to configure or deploy a
standalone directory. In addition to the embedded directory, the new
centralized server configuration and centralized agent configuration
help reduce the time and cost associated with deploying and
maintaining a complex Web access management solution.
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Federation: Sun OpenSSO Enterprise offers a multi-protocol
federation hub as well as a lightweight, high-speed federation package
called a Fedlet, which provides a new way for service providers to
federate with an identity provider in minutes without the need for a
standalone federation product or infrastructure. Partner support is
included under the identity providers license, so service providers do
not have to buy an additional federation license –
a hidden cost in many other products.
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Secure Web Services: OpenSSO Enterprise provides a
standardized, repeatable way to secure Web services within an
organization. No plug-ins are necessary and developers and integrators
can leverage out-of-box tooling by the NetBeans(TM) IDE and the
GlassFish(TM) application server. Sun OpenSSO Enterprise also includes
a Security Token Service (STS) that centralizes the process of
issuing, validating and translating Web service tokens. Moreover,
Sun's STS — unlike others —
can be deployed standalone to support third-party solutions.
Scotiabank Streamlines SSO and Federation Processes with Sun OpenSSO
Enterprise
“Scotiabank is one of North America's premier
financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. With
approximately 60,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates
serve more than 12.5 million customers in some 50 countries around the
world,” said Chris Harvison, Enterprise
Architect, Scotiabank. “We have leveraged Sun
Java System Federation Manager to streamline the SSO process both
internally and with our partners and it has become a critical part of
our identity infrastructure. Sun OpenSSO Enterprise brings innovations
such as Fedlets and multi-protocol support that will simplify the
on-boarding of new federation partners and reduce the costs of doing so.
The new tools provide a means to quickly and economically drive SSO
across our global organization.”
Pricing Information
Customers interested in purchasing OpenSSO Enterprise have two options
-- license all product features or federation only. The entry-level
pricing for the entire product is a fixed price of $40,000 (USD) for
less than 25,000 users. The entry-level pricing for federation only is a
fixed price of $20,000 (USD) for less than 25,000 users and includes
unlimited partner connections. For implementations with more than 25,000
users, pricing is based on a per user pricing model. Customers can also
obtain OpenSSO Enterprise as part of a Sun Java(TM) Identity Management
Suite subscription or Sun Java(TM) Enterprise System (JES) subscription.
Sun's Comprehensive Identity Management Portfolio
In the past six months, Sun has completely refreshed its identity
management portfolio, offering a complete identity management solution
that provides open access, open source and open standards. Sun supports
major protocols, including SAML, WS-Federation, WS-Trust, WS-Security,
WS-Policy, Liberty ID-FF and WS-I BSP.
Sun technology manages billions of user identities worldwide for more
than 5,000 organizations, including Fortune 100 companies. In addition,
Sun's identity services help enterprises easily manage the entire
identity lifecycle inside and outside organizations. Sun received an
overall positive(1) in Gartner's Vendor Rating report from June 27,
2008. For information on Sun's identity management portfolio, visit: www.sun.com/identity.
To sign up for an OpenSSO Enterprise presentation and Q&A in Second Life
on September 30, 2008 at 8 a.m. PT, visit: https://www2.sun.de/dct/forms/reg_us_0409_733_0.jsp.
About Gartner's Vendor Rating(1)
The Vendor Rating is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused
with permission. The Vendor Rating is an evaluation of a vendor as a
whole, not just on its position within a single market. It is based on
Gartner's assessment of the vendor's vision and execution for a product
or service, relative to Gartner's analysis of clients' requirements. It
is not intended as a comparison relative to competitors in the market.
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the
Vendor Rating, and does not advise technology users to select only those
vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner disclaims all warranties,
express or implied, with respect to this research, including any
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network Is The
Computer(TM)" -- Sun drives network participation through shared
innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be
found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, NetBeans, GlassFish and The
Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries.
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