OpenSSO Support from Sun Microsystems

<h1>OpenSSO Support from Sun Microsystems</h1>

Sun Microsystems is the largest contributor of open source code in the world. With projects such as MySQL, OpenSolaris, Netbeans, Java, Glassfish, OpenESB, OpenSSO and OpenDS, the Sun-led open source community is growing at a massive pace. Because project community members are now leveraging the latest open source code to develop new features before Sun has released its latest commercial offerings, customers are finding that they need longer term support contracts. In response to this demand from both Sun Java System Access Manager customers and OpenSSO community members, Sun is now providing comprehensive support for OpenSSO. 

OpenSSO is the largest open source identity project for fully featured access control, federation management and web services security capabilities in a single Java distribution. (Sun Java System Access Manager was the commercial release from which Sun Microsystems took the code which became the foundation of the OpenSSO project.) Customers who need access to a simple single sign-on (SSO) solution with extranet scaling can now purchase a perpetual license for Sun Java System Access Manager, or a subscription to the Sun Identity Management Suite or Java Enterprise System and receive OpenSSO support at no additional cost.

And this new support model is simple. Current Sun customers do not have to do anything to take advantage of it. Existing contracts will be expanded to include support for OpenSSO. And new customers don't have to weigh the differences between open source and commercial. By purchasing an Access Manager license, you are entitled to support for both.

<h2>What Does this Mean to You?</h2>

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<LI><p><b>Support and Indemnification for OpenSSO.</b> Customers that want the latest OpenSSO features to address their access control challenges no longer need to fear legal departments that won't let them integrate a new product unless they have a support contract or indemnification.</p></LI>

<LI><p><b>Lowest Total Cost of Ownership.</b> OpenSSO is built on the solid foundation of Sun Java System Access Manager, a commercial product known for its high-scale, high-performance installations, and is perfectly suited for large enterprise, SMBs and public sector organizations. It is simple to integrate with existing identity infrastructures and provides the lowest total cost of ownership of any access control or federation solution on the market.</p></LI>

<LI><p><b>Fastest Time to Market.</b> With this new model, OpenSSO provides the quickest time-to-market with new features and capabilities.</p></LI>
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<h2>Key Benefits</h2>

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<LI><p><b>Access to the Latest Features.</b> Buy the stable application and access the latest features, implemented standards, and innovations using the interim OpenSSO builds.</p></LI>

<LI><p><b>24x7 Open Source Support.</b> Get support directly from the engineers who develop OpenSSO.</p></LI>

<LI><p><b>Flexibility & Choice.</b> Have the flexibility to tailor OpenSSO to your specific needs with access to the OpenSSO source code.</p></LI>

<LI><p><b>Priority Access.</b> The OpenSSO project allows for close interaction with the Sun engineers that are developing the OpenSSO codebase. But customers that pay for support are provided priority access when submitting request for enhancement (RFE), issues, and direct feedback.</p></LI>
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For more information, see the OpenSSO Support FAQ.