The future of access management todayHilton London Paddington hotel27 October 2010

Objectives of today

• Examine Eduserv’s service provider offering• Demonstrate how OpenAthens can improve your

efficiency and reduce the access management overhead in your organization

• Show how OpenAthens is future proof and the product of choice around the world

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10:00 10:05 Welcome

10:05 10:20 Introduction to Eduserv

10:20 10:30 OpenAthens overview10:30 10:50 AIM Achievements 2009-1010:50 11:20 Coffee11:20 11:45 The IdP experience11:45 12:10 Preview of OpenAthens SP v2.012:10 12:35 AIM product roadmap

Networking lunch

Agenda

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Networking lunch14:00 14:30 OpenAthens SP technical session

14:30 14:55 OpenAthens surgery - Q&A

14:55 15:00 Close

Agenda

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Introductions

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• Tom Edmonds - OpenAthens Product Manager• Phil Leahy – SP Relationship Manager• David Evans - Development & Support Manager• David Orrell - OpenAthens Solution Architect• Richard Hallett - Lead Developer OpenAthens SP

Eduserv

• Not for profit IT services business• AIM, web solutions, licence negotiation, & research and

innovation• Provider of OpenAthens to service providers

and the UK FE & HE market since 1996• Customers include private & public

sector organizations

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Web solutions

• Managed hosting• Web development services• Public & private sector customers• DfE• DVLA

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Licence negotiation & research division

• Licence negotiation: Chest agreements• Saves > £28 million per annum for the UK academic

community• Research & innovations group• Research grants

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Access & Identity Management business

Service ProvidersEnabling efficient managed connectivity to web based services to multiple customers and end-users

Identity Providers The most cost effective standards-compliant way to manage access to web-based services for multiple users

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OpenAthens overviewAthens & OpenAthensTom Edmonds

AIM core sectors and markets

• Service providers• UK HE/FE• Health-care sector• Commercial• International (healthcare/academic/other commercial)

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Products and services

• OpenAthens SP (Service provider)

• OpenAthens MD [Classic Athens] (Hosted service)

• Athens DA &OpenAthens LA (Locally hosted product)

• Consultancy

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OpenAthens products and services

• Multiple protocol support - Athens, SAML, OpenID etc.• Multiple platform support- Java/.NET/Apache• Extensive customer/support management tools• Web based configuration management• Automated software updates• Fully managed or supported off-the-shelf solution

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OpenAthens SP

• Designed for commercial publishers• Designed for organizations wanting an

enterprise single-sign-on solution• Designed for multiple federation &

technology support

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• Sharing of resources/online repositories• Easy integration with existing systems

Next....AIM achievements 09/10

tom.edmonds@eduserv.org.uk