Oracle is no longer just a player

This week Intel, Oracle, BT and a number of other high-profile IT companies announced their backing of the Kantara Initiative, which aims to bring greater harmony to identity management.

The Initiative assesses ways of improving interoperability between different identity technologies and standards also addressing areas like privacy.

“Oracle’s acquisition of Sun has positioned Oracle in the identify management arena big time. Through the inclusion of Sun’s Identity Management products to Oracle’s existing IDM portfolio, Oracle now has to be seen as the market leader in this space. As such new partnerships and market dynamics are coming into play. Whereas before BT and Intel would not have partnered with Oracle, the acquisition strategy undertaken by Oracle over the past few years now sees them being the partner of choice in this space. Oracle is no longer a player with a bit of software – but a thought and market leader in the IDM space.” Simon Ellis, CTO, Inatech