The commercial name OctetString refers to the former software firm based in Schaumburg, Illinois

Schaumburg, Illinois

Schaumburg is a city located in Cook County in northeastern Illinois. A common misspelling of the city name is Schaumberg, a spelling which persists on some modern maps. Schaumburg is located just under northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately northwest of O'Hare International Airport. As...

, that published OctetString Virtual Directory (VDE), a LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is an application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol network...

 based virtual directory

Virtual directory

In computing, a virtual directory or virtual directory server is a software layer that delivers a single access point for identity management applications and service platforms...

 product focused on the identity management segment of the security software market.

The company was founded in 2000 by Clayton Donley and Nathan Owen, two consultants who left IBM

IBM

International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...

 to start the company. On November 16, 2005 the company was acquired by Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...

.

External links

• Official WebSite of Oracle Virtual Directory