On June 17, 2009, the Kantara Initiative, an open
community created to promote the adoption and expansion of identity management technologies,
was launched. The Kantara Initiative is a newly established nonprofit organization founded by 7 organizations, including the Liberty Alliance,
and aims to advance, ensure interoperability of, and promote the deployment of identity management
technologies from the perspectives of security and privacy protection.
This seminar, organized to commemorate the launch of the Kantara Initiative,
will explain the Initiative’s overview and vision.
Under the title “Technologies Coming Together at Kantara,” it will also present business use cases for the 3 core identity management technologies
: SAML, OpenID, and Information Card.
We look forward to the participation of everyone involved
in identity management technology.
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Title: Kantara Initiative Launch Commemorative Seminar
—Identity Management Technologies and Business Use Cases—
Date and Time: July 14 (Tuesday), 14:00–17:00 (Registration from 13:30)
Venue: Oracle Corporation Japan, Oracle Aoyama Center
http://www.oracle.co.jp/aoyamacenter/
Organizer: Kantara Initiative Japan Work Group
Supported by: Liberty Alliance Japan SIG
OpenID Foundation Japan
Participation Fee: Free (advance registration required)
Program:
1. Overview of the Kantara Initiative
2. Examples of Working Group Initiatives
3. Examples of Technologies Coming Together at Kantara
– Liberty/SAML Use Case
“Google Apps Authentication Federation Using SAML Authentication”
SIOS Technology, Inc.
Cloud Integration, Domestic Business Unit
General Manager, Ph.D. (Science)
Hisaho Nakata
– OpenID Use Case
“OpenID Initiatives at NTT Com”
NTT Communications Corporation
OCN Services Department, Net Business Division
Kazuhiro Kitamura
– Information Card Use Case
“Introduction to Information Card and Windows CardSpace”
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Developer & Platform Group
Shigeya Tanabe
and others
(Details will be announced once finalized.)
Registration:
Please send the information below to ki-seminar @ lab.ntt.co.jp.
An admission ticket will later be sent to the email address provided.
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Notes:
* Registration will close once capacity is reached.
* The program and speakers may change due to circumstances.
* Personal information sent to the seminar office will be used for the following purposes:
(1) Operation and administration of this seminar
(2) Notices of future seminars, events, and similar activities organized, co-organized, sponsored, or supported by the Kantara Initiative and its Japan Work Group
■ Inquiries
(Inquiries about the Kantara Initiative and its Japan Work Group) Inquiries about the Kantara Initiative and its Japan Work Group
http://kantarainitiative.org/confluence/display/GI/Contact+Us
Kantara Initiative Website
http://kantarainitiative.org/
(Inquiries about this seminar) Inquiries about this seminar
Kantara Initiative Launch Commemorative Seminar Office
e-mail: ki-seminar @ lab.ntt.co.jp
(Media inquiries about the Kantara Initiative) Media inquiries about the Kantara Initiative
Kantara Initiative Japan Public Relations
Plus One Communications, Inc., contacts: Ikeda / Tanaka
tel: 03-3443-1007
FAX: 03-3443-1008
e-mail: kantara-pr @ plusonecomm.co.jp
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