Strategic acquisitions, customer endorsements, expanded partnerships and new technologies have solidified Oracle's leading position in the identity management market The industry's most comprehensive, best-in-class identity management suite, Oracle Identity Management, is experiencing significant customer and partner momentum, positioning Oracle as a key player in the identity management space in 2006. Serving as the security backbone for Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Identity Management helps customers and partners decrease security threats across diverse IT environments while helping address their compliance needs. Recent milestones include the acquisition and successful integration of industry-leading identity technologies and teams from OctetString, Oblix and Thor Technologies; rapidly growing global customer roster with more than 10,000 developer downloads; dedicated internal sales force; announcement of the Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite and Oracle Identity Management 10g Release 3; introduction of Oracle Security Developer Tools; receipt of industry accolades; expanded partnership network; and added support for key industry standards.