* Ten years ago, biometrics and their use for authentication was the subject of debate
* Google is collecting information on people without attempting to obtain permission and even without giving them an opt-out from the collection and distribution of data
* Cloud services are prompting enterprises to focus on identity-based security rather than network security
* XLDAP is to DSML as LDAP itself was to DAP, a quicker, more efficient way to access, modify and maintain the data
* Platform enables customer-centric identity architectures and provides enhancements designed to support cloud computing and subscriber-based services
* Identity Manager 4 includes tools for data cleansing, policy framework design and the ability to define roles and entitlements using a simple drag and drop functionality.
* Version 4 unifies identity management across physical and virtual servers as well as cloud-based environments, both public and private.
* SinglePoint Trust Cloud supplies identity services for other applications utilizing Amazon EC2 but is thoroughly integrated with your data center's identity store and its IdM services
* Data breeches can occur when not enough attention is paid to account and access governance
* At the heart of proposed federated directory is minimal disclosure and the ability to only release exactly the data that is needed
