# OctetString

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OctetString Industry Software Engineering Founded 2000; 26 years ago (2000) Founder Clayton Donley Nathan Owen Defunct November 16, 2005 (2005-11-16) Fate Acquired by Oracle Corporation Headquarters Schaumburg, Illinois , United States Products OctetString Virtual Directory

The commercial name **OctetString** refers to the former software firm based in [Schaumburg, Illinois](/source/Schaumburg%2C_Illinois), that published OctetString Virtual Directory (VDE), a [LDAP](/source/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol) based [virtual directory](/source/Virtual_directory) 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 directory services engineers who left [IBM](/source/IBM) to start the company. On November 16, 2005, the company was acquired by Oracle Corporation.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Oracle Strengthens Security Offerings with Acquisitions of Thor Technologies and OctetString"](http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/016887_en). *Press Release*. Oracle. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

## External links

- [Official Website of Oracle Virtual Directory](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/id-mgmt/index-093158.html)

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