One of Oblixs core technologies revolves around Single Sign-On (SSO), which enables access to a range of systems via a single password. With users systems often interconnected with those of partners and suppliers, providing secure access to a range of applications is becoming something of a security industry Holy Grail (see CyberGuard's M&A Mojo).
The Oblix acquisition is a good one for Oracle, analyst Jonathan Penn of Forrester Research Inc. tells NDCF. They need to get into the broader, more heterogenous identity management area, and this fits very well with their position."
According to Oracle, the Oblix technology will build on the identity and access management features that are currently offered within its Application Server 10G product.
So, whats next for the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based vendor? Penn believes that provisioning technology could be next on Larrys shopping list, and one vendor in particular, Thor Technologies Inc., is looking ripe for the picking.
Thors provisioning products automate identity management and can also control user access to a range of resources. The companys core Xellerate family includes identity, audit, compliance, and password management products. They are a small player, but they have a very unique technology, Penn says.
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