The snail-like pace of integrating identity management software into one complete suite will be a major topic of discussion at the Burton Group's annual Catalyst Conference next week, according to an analyst with the research firm.
But when companies do get around to shoring up their ID management portfolios, identity services may be delivered as Web services, highly popular distributed computing software.
Burton's Jamie Lewis said the ID management niche is entering a new "iteration," in the wake of massive industry consolidation that saw Computer Associates buy Netegrity and Oracle scoop up Oblix, among other acquisitions.
This next stage is being challenged by the difficulty of integrating components such as authorization, authentication and single sign-on.
