Oblix bows out of MIIS Alliance

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06/15/05
Today's focus: Oblix bows out of MIIS Alliance

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* Oblix severs ties with MIIS Alliance after being bought by
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Today's focus: Oblix bows out of MIIS Alliance

By Dave Kearns

When Oracle acquired Oblix a couple of months ago, I speculated
on what might happen to the Oblix seat in the MIIS Alliance (see
"What will Oracle do with the MIIS Alliance?" link below). MIIS
is the Microsoft Identity Integration Server, a meta-directory
service that's currently available as a stand-alone product, but
with the shipment of Windows Server 2003 R2 late this year, will
be "in the box" with shipping Windows servers.

The MIIS Alliance was formed last spring by NetPro, Oblix,
Oxford Computer Group, PointBridge and Vintela.

I speculated that Oracle's Larry Ellison could have a problem
being in a group whose aim was to promote Microsoft products and
technologies, and it appears I was right. Last week the Alliance
announced "...the recent decision by Oblix to resign from the
group in the wake of its acquisition by Oracle Corporation."

The Alliance also announced two new members: Naksia, a player in
the field of human capital management (HCM), which appears to go
beyond human resources into lifecycle management of employees,
partners, vendors and more, and RSA Security, hardly a niche
player in the authentication, authorization and audit business.

Neither of these new members, by the way, are exclusively
Microsoft, Active Directory or MIIS partners. Both see MIIS as
an important tool, but not the only tool, to further identity
management, security and regulatory compliance in the
enterprise. It's a very good sign for the Alliance that the
group can attract such high-powered members.

Founding member Vintela was also recently acquired by Quest
Software, as I mentioned last week. I don't expect, though, that
the company will give up its seat in the Alliance, except to
change the name to its new parent. Quest is a longtime Microsoft
partner and will probably welcome the opportunity to foster
growth of the products it inherited through the Vintela buy.
Jackson Shaw, Vintela VP of product marketing and former big
chief of Active Directory at Microsoft, spent all of his time at
Microsoft working with MIIS (formerly called Microsoft
Metadirectory Server) since joining Gates & Co., through
Microsoft's 1999 acquisition of Zoomit Technology, maker of
MIIS' predecessor the VIA metadirectory.

Now if only the MIIS Alliance would actually do something.

RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS

What will Oracle do with the MIIS Alliance?
Network World, 04/06/05
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nt/2005/0404nt2.html?rl

MIIS Alliance
http://www.miis-alliance.com/

Microsoft plans mobile push
Network World, 06/13/05
http://www.networkworld.com/nlwnt2610
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written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print
"Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Networks." His musings can be
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Kearns is the author of three Network World Newsletters: Windows
Networking Tips, Novell NetWare Tips, and Identity Management.
Comments about these newsletters should be sent to him at these

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Kearns provides content services to network vendors: books,
manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing,
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