Cloud Cruiser Upgrades Cost Management for Hybrid IT Clouds, Hypervisors

2013-03-20

VMTurbo Updates Automation-Driven Approach for Managing Clouds, VDCs

2013-03-01

SOA Software is shipping a comprehensive OAuth-based identity and access management solution to simplify security for the extended enterprise. OAuth Server lets IT allow users to use their current enterprise login credentials to access data from their partners’ mobile, cloud, API and desktop applications.

The OASIS international open standards consortium has launched the Cloud Authorization (CloudAuthZ) Technical Committee, with the goal of developing improved models to manage authorizations and entitlements in SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS contexts.

Aveksa Inc is adding single sign-on capabilities to its MyAccessLive cloud-based identity and access management offering. The new SSO capabilities enriches  Aveksa’s cloud-based IAM to help IT more easily provision and manage secure connections to thousands of on-premise, cloud and mobile applications. 

OneLogin is using the cloud to deliver an enterprise-class solution to manage identities for users accessing on-premise, cloud, SaaS and mobile data or apps. IDN speaks with OneLogin’s CEO Thomas Pedersen about why integration will prove to be a key to success to how a cloud-based federated identity solution can secure apps and data anywhere. 

Cloud-based social collaboration platform company Central Desktop is adding three security initiatives to its SocialBridge cloud collaboration platform to ensure customers’ data is safe in the cloud.  The improvements mean that Central Desktop’s SocialBridge can secure ‘data in transit’ (via SSL encryption), as well as data at rest (via AES Encryption at Rest).

Appnomic Systems is updating its IT Process Automation (ITPA) platform to deliver more simplicity, automation, visibility and compliance capabilities. OppsOne 4.0 lets IT easily and better manage IT operations across legacy, private clouds and hybrid clouds. IDN speaks with Appnomic president of U.S. operations Ray Solnik. 

HighCloud Security is shipping an update to its cloud encryption and key management software for data and virtual machine security. HighCloud Security 2.0 lets enterprise IT and cloud service providers lock down data in all private, public and hybrid clouds. IDN speaks with HighCloud CTO and co-founder Steve Pate.

BlueStripe Software is shipping the latest edition of its FactFinder transaction performance and availability monitoring solution. Using the company’s TransactionLink technology FactFinder v7 automatically traces individual transactions end-to-end across on-premise and cloud infrastructures – without code changes or APIs.

In a major set of product upgrades, ManageEngine is looking to deliver real-time solutions for network QoS, availability and security. Among ManageEngine’s latest releases are updates for its OpManager network monitoring software, as well as new editions of network configuration, change management and password management solutions.

In one more sign that SAML will be a core enabler to cloud-based applications, Ping Identity is offering its PingOne cloud-based single sign on (SSO) service to SaaS (software-as-a-service) providers at no cost – for the first customer.