OASIS SAML 2.0 InterOp Demo - Key Info for Marketing Call Today at 4 pm ET

Title: OASIS SAML 2.0 InterOp Demo - Key Info for Marketing Call Today at 4 pm ET

Date:                          2 Feb. 2005

Start Time:                04:00 PM EST

Duration:                  01:00 hr

Access from Public Network:  781-515-2325

Conference Password:           4246

Marketing Call Agenda:

1) OASIS Press Release  (see e-mail from Carol Geyer below)

Sponsor quotes due by COB 2/10

2) Patricipant Press Releases (see e-mail from Carol Geyer below)

Please do not distribute any press releases prior to 2/16 (date of OASIS press release)

Press releases should be reviewed by Carol Geyer at OASIS

3) Press Event

Wed 2/16 at 9:30 am PST

All vendors expected to participate

Speakers:  OASIS, GSA, & SSTC/Tech Lead

4) Demo document for review

OASIS SAML 2.0 InterOp Event Summary (document attached)

OASIS SAML 2.0 InterOp Lab Overview (will go out separately later today prior to call)

Andy Moir

412-213-0338 Work

978-761-1648 Cell (New #)



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Item #1: OASIS Press Release Info (e-mail sent to Marketing list 1/27 from Carol Geyer)

From:   Carol Geyer []

Sent:   Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:09 PM

To:     

Cc:     

Subject:        Upcoming OASIS Press Release: SAML InterOp at RSA

--PLEASE NOTE QUOTE DEADLINE IS MONDAY, 10 FEB--

OASIS Federated Identity InterOp Participants:

The Consortium plans to issue a press release on the SAML InterOp at the RSA Conference. We have targeted Wednesday, 15 Feb, for

distribution.

While OASIS deeply appreciates the contributions of all members to our technical work, only Sponsor members elect to receive

promotional benefits, such as inclusion in announcements directed to the press. 

The OASIS Federated Identity InterOp press release, therefore, will feature the following sub-head:

"Computer Associates, DataPower Technology, Entrust, Hewlett-Packard Company, Oracle, RSA Security, Sun Microsystems, and Others

Showcase Authentication and Authorization Standard at RSA Conference" 

If your organization's name is listed above and you would prefer *not* to be mentioned in the press release, please let me know.

If you represent a Sponsor member of OASIS, and you would like to send a quote, please email that to me, including a name and title

at your company to whom the quote can be attributed before COB Thursday, 10 Feb.

If you represent an organization that is participating in the SAML InterOp that is not a Sponsor member of OASIS, and you would like

to submit a quote for this press release, please contact Scott McGrath () immediately for information on

upgrading your membership to take advantage of this promotional benefit.

**Our absolute deadline for accepting Sponsor quotes for the press release is COB Thursday, 10 Feb.**

Regards,

Carol

______________________________

Carol Geyer

Director of Communications

OASIS

Voice: +1.978.667.5115 x209

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Item #2: Current DRAFT of OASIS Press Release 

OASIS Federated Identity Lab Demonstrates SAML 2.0 Interoperability for GSA E-Gov's E-Authentication Initiative

Computer Associates, DataPower Technology, Entrust, Hewlett-Packard Company, Oracle, RSA Security, Sun Microsystems, and Others Showcase Authentication and Authorization Standard at RSA Conference

San Francisco, CA, USA; 2005 RSA Conference; 15 February 2005 -- Thirteen vendors from around the world teamed with the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) E-Gov E-Authentication Initiative to demonstrate interoperability of the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0, a security specification developed by the OASIS standards consortium. SAML enables secure exchange of authentication, attribute, and authorization information between disparate security domains, making secure Internet e-business transactions possible. 

The OASIS Federated Identity InterOp Lab, co-sponsored by GSA E-Authentication Initiative, Enspier, and RSA Security, demonstrated a combination of web single sign-on, and single logout scenarios.

"SAML 2.0 brings together SAML 1.x, Liberty Alliance and Shibboleth functionality to provide a logical convergence point for new products and deployments in the coming months," said Dan Blum, Senior Vice President and Research Director, Burton Group. "This OASIS InterOp demonstration offers an important proof-of-concept for the new specification."

According to Stephen Timchak, GSA Program Executive, "The E-Authentication Initiative is committed to helping drive the evolution of federated identity management, and that's why we are excited to sponsor the OASIS Federated Identity InterOp on SAML 2.0 at RSA 2005. I believe that the E-Authentication-sponsored SAML 1.1 interoperability event at last year's RSA conference helped speed the evolution of the SAML standard, and we look forward to being enthusiastic adopters SAML 2.0 when it qualifies for inclusion in the E-Authentication architecture.

Vendors Collaborate on SAML Interoperability

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SAML 2.0 Interop Event Summary.doc