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Mainland groups batten down to secure networks

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External threats to their software operations are prompting the mainland public sector and commercial enterprises to use identity and access-management technologies increasingly to secure their networks, according to United States-based software firm Oracle.

Companies ranging from game providers such as Shanda to financial giants such as PICC Life Insurance are among a growing number of organisations identified by Oracle as spearheading this information technology trend across the mainland.

Other adherents include Guangdong Telecom and Foshan Telecom, Guangdong Transportation Bureau and Shanghai Education.

'In the past, IT security was designed to keep people out of a network,' said Michael Burling, general manager for identity management solutions at Oracle Asia-Pacific. 'With more applications exposed to partners, customers and remote users in the field in today's information-driven economy, the real challenge is in ensuring the right people have appropriate access to the right resources at the right time while ensuring privacy, accountability and regulatory compliance.'

The market for identity and access management software in the mainland will grow about 25 per cent a year to 2010 from US$35 million last year, research firm International Data Corp says.

The global market for these products could grow to more than US$5 billion by 2010, from US$3.4 billion last year, IDC said.

Identity and access management systems promise to cut the need for multiple user names and passwords for each service while maintaining privacy of personal information.

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