Ping Identity today announced the 2008 lineup of Single Sign-On Summit speakers and sessions.  The Single Sign-On Summit is an industry event where line-of-business owners and IT managers come together to gather facts, share experiences and make decisions to maximize their companies' single sign-on initiatives.

Scheduled for July 23-25, 2008, at the Keystone Resort Lodge in Keystone, Colorado, the event will provide attendees an opportunity to meet with peers, vendors and industry experts to gain valuable insights for successfully assessing, designing and implementing SSO.  The conference agenda includes:

Real-world single sign-on use cases:

• Implementing Federated SSO at 3M – Bob Brandt, Security Architect, 3M
• Implementing SSO at General Motors – Andrew Cameron, Enterprise Architect for SSO Technologies, GM
• Federation: An Essential Tool for Chrysler – Richard Kneeley, Director, Technology Practice, Security Identity Management, PWC
• Citizen Access to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Frank Morrow, Division Manager, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Mark Ford, Principal, Enterprise Risk Services, Deloitte & Touche
• Implementing Federated SSO in the Pharmaceutical Industry – Steve Miller, Identity Management Architect, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Industry experts/vendor insights:

• A Business Case for ESSO – Ken Tyminiski, Retired CISO, Prudential Insurance
• The History of SSO –John Haggard, Board of Advisors, Passfaces
• Differentiating SSO Options – Patrick Harding, CTO, Ping Identity
• Web Services SSO: There and Back Again – Gunnar Peterson, Principal, Arctec Group
• Federated Identity Communities in Action – Dave Miller, CSO, Covisint
• Identity Integration: The Key to Successful SSO – Todd Clayton, President and CEO, Coreblox
• Customer Perspectives on ESSO Panel – Moderated by Dave Kearns, Contributing Editor and Identity Management Consultant, Network World

Peer discussion groups:

• Demonstrating the Business Value of SSO to Your CIO
• Web Access Management SSO – What's Next?
• The 'Holy Grail' for SSO – What is it?  Will we get There?
• SSO for Non-browser Clients
• OpenID and InfoCards – Where do They Fit?
• SSO for Partners and Customers
• Extending Active Directory Authentication to Non-Microsoft Environments
• SSO's Role in Governance, Risk and Compliance

The Single Sign on Summit is sponsored by ActivIdentity, Covisint, Imprivata, Passlogix, Ping Identity, Quest Software, Radiant Logic, Sun Microsystems and TriCipher.  Visit www.ssosummit.com for more information and to register for the event.

About Ping Identity Corporation
Ping Identity's dedication to delivering secure Internet single sign-on software and services for more than 200 customers worldwide has earned us recognition as the market leader in federated identity management. PingFederate, the world's first rapidly deployable identity federation software, provides organizations' users safe access to Internet applications without the need for repeat logins. With PingFederate and PingEnable—Ping Identity's expert support, services, and methodologies—external connections can be operational in less than a week. Download a free trial at http://www.pingidentity.com.