Congratulations to John Fraser of MEDNETWorld.com, Rick Moore of eHealth Ohio & Pete Palmer of Surescripts.  All three gentlemen will continue to serve this year as co-leading chairs for Kantara Initiative’s Healthcare Identity Assurance WG.   Previously, John, Rick and Pete led Liberty Alliance’s Healthcare SIG.

We look forward to more great work to come out of the Healthcare Identity Assurance WG in 2010 and encourage you to become involved.

Diverse Market Leaders from the Identity Ecosystem Converge to Stage Kantara Initiative’s RSA Security Pre-Conference Workshop on “Technology, Policy and Compliance for Identity Services in 2010 and Beyond”

Gain State-of-Identity Insight of common Cloud/SaaS scenarios and recent developments in assurance, multi-protocol interoperability, privacy-enablement and more from Enterprise and Consumer Market Leaders.

Piscataway, NJ, 8 February 2010 Kantara Initiative announced today its annual public Identity Workshop at the RSA Security Conference. The one-day event to be held on March 1st from 8:00am- 5:00pm in the Moscone Center in San Francisco is designed to equip attendees with the vital information required to ensure success in employing the right identity management approach with the proper considerations. Recent developments in identity assurance, multi-protocol interoperability, liability models, usability, privacy-enablement and identity services certification will be spotlighted by key market leaders including Google, Oracle, CA, Aetna, NTT and Ping Identity.

“If you run a login system of any type (Enterprise, Consumer, SaaS vendor) you will find this workshop to be packed with information about major changes in the space, both in terms of security design and new functionality that can improve your identity infrastructure,” reveals Eric Sachs, Product Manager for Google Security.

“Since its inception nearly one year ago, Kantara Initiative has built momentum for service deployment across the identity ecosystem,” says Roger Sullivan, Oracle. “This workshop will help deployers understand how to connect the dots between cloud computing and identity management”.

“Identity protocols like SAML, OpenID, OAuth, and Information Cards continue to evolve,” says Paul Madsen, Identity Management Researcher at NTT. “This workshop will discuss recent developments, and present opportunities for combining the protocols in useful ways.”

“Identity Assurance is the key to successful, secure transactions across the emerging National Health Information Network, “ explains Mark Coderre, Head of Security Architecture for Aetna. “At this workshop we will be showcasing what the healthcare industry is doing with Kantara Initiative programs to improve the security of sensitive data transactions across operational boundaries.”

The identity workshop will feature a series of presentations, panels and demonstrations of common Cloud/SaaS deployment scenarios and innovations from various market leaders.

Technology, Policy and Compliance for identity Services in 2010 & Beyond is open to the public and to all RSA Conference attendees. To register for this free Kantara Initiative workshop, please click http://www.emc.com/microsites/rsa-conference/2010/usa/registration-and-rates.htm and use the code: 131 0KANEXPO for the Expo only pass and select Kantara Initiative from the ‘Registration Package’ page. Note that this pass only allows access to the Kantara Initiative workshop on March 1.

About Kantara Initiative

Kantara Initiative is a global, open, public-private, technology-agnostic forum comprised of identity ecosystem stakeholders. Co-founded by Liberty Alliance, Internet Society, and the Information Card Foundation, among others, its inspired mission is to promote technical interoperability and harmonization; to develop policy frameworks for operational interoperability and; to provide certification and assessment programs to grow trust in the standards, products, and service deployments. Kantara Initiative freely provides the governance and resources whereby diverse members of the ecosystem successfully collaborate on a diverse portfolio of common policy frameworks, technical specifications and deployment guidelines driven by the identity community, industry and governments from around the world. For more information about getting involved in Kantara Initiative, visit www.kantarainitiative.org.

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We’re happy to announce the continued leadership of Philippe Clement as Kantara Initiative’s Identity Provider Selection Working Group Chair.  Philippe works at Orange-FT Group and has been involved with Kantara Initiative since it’s inception as Chair of the Identity Provider Selection WG.  In previous years, Philippe actively worked with the Business Marketing Expert Group (BMEG) to move the work of IdP Selection MRD forward.

We congratulate Philippe with his ongoing leadership and look forward to more great work coming from the Identity Provider Selection WG this year.

FuGen Solutions joins Kantara Initiative’s annual identity workshop at the RSA Conference, March 1, 2010, 8am-5pm.  NTT, Ping Identity and the U.S. Government showcase demonstration pods alongside FuGen Solutions.  Join us for a series of presentations, panels & demonstrations of common Cloud/SaaS scenarios from diverse market leaders.

Register now for our free workshop using the code: 1310KANEXPO for the Expo only pass and select Kantara Initiative from the ‘Registration Package’ page. This pass only allows access to Kantara Initiative workshop on March 1. Read details about the Conference events March 1-5.

Title: Technology, Policy, and Compliance for Identity Services in 2010 & Beyond

What: Kantara Initiative’s RSA Security Pre-Conference Workshop

When: Monday, March 1, 2010, 8:00am-5:00pm, Room 301

Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

2010 brings new opportunities for identity services in the enterprise & consumer markets. This workshop is designed to equip attendees with the vital information required to ensure success in employing the right identity management approach with the proper considerations. Recent developments in identity assurance, multi-protocol interoperability, liability models, usability, privacy-enablement and identity services certification will be spotlighted by key market leaders including Google, Oracle, CA, Aetna, NTT and Ping Identity.

Agenda:

We’re happy to announce the continued leadership of Kenji Takahashi as Kantara Initiative’s Japan WG (Working Group) Chair.  Mr. Takahashi of NTT has worked with Kantara Initiative since it’s launch alongside Toshihiro Suzuki of Oracle Corporation as co-chair of the Japan WG.  Kenji also leads the Japan Discussion Group for Kantara. Both Kenji and Toshihiro have played a significant part in extending the education and adoption in the Japanese market, most recently presenting the Kantara Initiative Symposium.  Kenji also served in previous years as co-chair of the Liberty Alliance Japan Special Interest Group (SIG).

We congratulate Kenji in his continued role and look forward more great work coming from the Japan WG this year.

We’re happy to announce Bob Pinheiro as Kantara Initiative’s Consumer Identity WG Chair.  Bob has been active with Kantara Initiative since it’s inception and in previous years with Liberty Alliance chairing the Identity Theft Prevention Group.

Congratulations to Bob, we’re  looking forward to all of the excellent work to come out of the Consumer Identity WG in 2010.

Kantara Initiative holds it’s annual identity workshop at the RSA Conference, March 1, 2010, 8am-5pm.  Gain state-of-identity insight through a series of presentations, panels & demonstrations of common Cloud/SaaS scenarios from diverse market leaders.

Title: Technology, Policy, and Compliance for Identity Services in 2010 & Beyond

What: Kantara Initiative’s RSA Security Pre-Conference Workshop

When: Monday, March 1, 2010, 8:00am-5:00pm, Room 301

Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

2010 brings new opportunities for identity services in the enterprise & consumer markets. This workshop is designed to equip attendees with the vital information required to ensure success in employing the right identity management approach with the proper considerations. Recent developments in identity assurance, multi-protocol interoperability, liability models, usability, privacy-enablement and identity services certification will be spotlighted by key market leaders including Google, Oracle, CA, Aetna, NTT and Ping Identity.

Registration for the event has reached capacity.  Access will be granted to those who pre-registered.  We encourage you to arrive on Monday, March 1 and if we have not reached full room capacity will be be happy to have you join us.

Agenda:

Eric Sachs, Product Manager Google Security & Chris Messina, Open Web Advocate will discuss the business value of federated login for consumer websites, Enterprise SaaS vendors, and Enterprises. Google joins CA, NTT, Oracle Corporation & Ping Identity for a series of presentations, panels & demonstrations of common Cloud/SaaS scenarios from diverse market leaders. Kantara’s annual workshop takes place March 1, 2010, 8am-5pm at the RSA Conference. View the full agenda online.

Register now for this free workshop.  Please use the code: 1310KANEXPO for the Expo only pass and select Kantara Initiative from the ‘Registration Package’ page.  This pass only allows access to Kantara Initiative workshop on March 1. Read details about the Conference events March 1-5.

We invite you to join us for the second Kantara Initiative Conference, Tuesday-Thursday, March 9-11.  This event is kindly hosted by Intel Corporation at their Hillsboro, Oregon campus.

Early-bird registration price is $195USD until Feb. 12, then $250USD thereafter until March 9.

Event information is available at our conference page.  You can review the agenda, nearby hotel details, maps there.  We have a good sleeping room rate per night for $105USD at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott – review the discount code details at our conference page.

We also encourage you to sign up for our open-for-all dinner Wednesday, March 10, 6:45-8:15pm at Portland’s Oba Restaurant.  The price for our 3-course dinner including one beverage is $45USD.

Looking forward to seeing you soon in Oregon.

We invite you to join us for a UMA Webinar – Making the world safe for User-Managed Access on Jan. 29, 8-9:30am PST.

To benefit from the increasing number of services accessible over the Web, we’re forced to “hand over the data” — data that’s sensitive, valuable, and personal — and we end up paying a price in both privacy and convenience. The new User-Managed Access web protocol promises to help web users share their data more selectively using a central digital footprint dashboard, while helping websites get access to fresher and better-quality data when they need it.  This session will review UMA benefits, progress to date, and next steps.

Register here: https://ieee-isto.webex.com/ieee-isto/j.php?ED=118302377&RG=1&UID=1058077657&RT=MiM0 Note that a maximum of 25 participants is allowed for this webinar, therefore a first-come, first-serve basis for registration.

Please feel free to invite colleagues and friends.  If questions, please contact dervla (at) kantarainitiative (dot) org.