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See You at Catalyst
Going to the Burton Group's Catalyst Conference June 25-29 in San Francisco? Our CTO, Patrick Harding, will be presenting "Hands on with CardSpace, OpenID and SAML: Thoughts on Building Real Software with These Technologies", in which he will introduce the top 10 things you need to know about SAML, OpenID and CardSpace to be successful. His talk will take place Wednesday, June 27th at 3:30 PM in Grand Ballroom B of the Hilton San Francisco. More details are available here.

In addition, we are co-sponsoring a Hospitality Suite with Covisint on Wednesday evening, June 27th, where we will be demonstrating federation use cases around hosted services. We will be in Yosemite Room B of the Hilton San Francisco.

We are also hosting an After Hours party on June 27th, 9:30 – 11:30 PM at Sugar Cafe, 679 Sutter Street, four blocks from the Hilton San Francisco.

If you would like to schedule a company or technology update session with one of the Ping Identity executives attending the conference, please send an email request to marketing@pingidentity.com.

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Now Available: PingLogin 2 Apache Agent
The PingLogin 2 Apache Agent is now available for download. A PingLogin agent isolates an application that it protects from making or enforcing either session security or authentication policy decisions for that application, ensuring that access is granted to the applications only after an authenticated session has been established. The PingLogin 2 Apache Agent protects applications running on an Apache server.

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Dependent vs. Independent Identity
Our CEO, Andre Durand, recently blogged about this topic:

Dependent Identity – Within the enterprise, your 'identity' is wholly dependent upon your employment. Your role, your access and your rights are dictated by your employer–it's dependent upon your relationship with that entity. The company doesn't own you or your identity, but they do own your employee identity which enables you to perform your job while on their networks.

Independent Identity – As this term implies, your identity is independent of anyone else. An independent identity is YOUR identity, which you should rightfully control and use to your benefit. This identity transcends any one particular silo of interaction, or your current employer, much the same way your Gmail or Yahoo email account transcends your corporate email address.

Independent identity is neither better than dependent identity, nor more morally significant; it's simply different as it serves the individual first and foremost, and the individual's desire for privacy, security and control, the same way an enterprise seeks to control, protect and secure its assets.

Independent identity is the same as user-centric identity, but with one important exception: It recognizes—not chastises—the value and importance of dependent identity.

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Upcoming Events
2007 NYS Cyber Security Conference, June 6-7 – Albany, NY
This annual event is recognized as the premier New York state conference on cyber security, with presentations relevant for those in public and private sector policy-level positions. Stop by the Ping Identity Booth #110 to learn more about our offerings for the Public Sector. For more information, click here.

Federated Identity Management: Market Update and Blueprint for Success, June 21 – Los Angeles, CA
Co-sponsored by Tevora
Come hear how others have cracked the code on Federated Identity Management utilizing standards and get an overview of the current state of the industry. A complimentary lunch will be served at this event, which will take place at the Hollywood Park Racetrack.

Please register by Monday, June 18th since space is limited:

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Don't Forget–Digital ID World in September
Ping Identity is a Silver Sponsor at this year's Digital ID World, September 24-26, at the Hilton San Francisco in San Francisco, CA. We will be at Booth #404 in the Exhibit Area. In addition, Ping Identity will be hosting its third annual Federated Identity User Group meeting on September 26, immediately following Digital ID World. This free event is open to anyone and everyone involved with Federated Identity. More details and registration information will be in the next edition of the Ping Identity eNews.

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Ping Identity is Hiring!
We have lots of open positions right now at Ping Identity. If you're passionate about what you do, and want to join a company that will both appreciate your skills but also stretch and improve them, and you're looking to make a difference in identity, please contact us!

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May/June 2007
In This Issue
Ongoing Webinar Series
Upcoming:
June 7 Digital Identity Trends: Internet-Scale Identity Systems Register
June 21 Securing Your Extended Enterprise with Federated Identity Register
July 12 Strategies for Making OpenID More Secure Register

Archived:
Federated Identity Management: What Is It and Why Should I Care? View
Reduce Account Sharing with Federated Single Sign-On View
Federated Identity Management: A Comparison of Different Approaches View
Revolutionizing Consumer Authentication Management View
Federated Identity Management: An Overview of Single Sign-On Standards View
Federated Identity Management: How to Increase Partner Adoption View

If you have any suggestions for future topics, please send them to webinars@pingidentity.com. Thanks!
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