IP: Liberty Alliance Project?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Reply-To: "John Sears" <john () sears net>
> From: "John Sears" <johnssears () home com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Dave,
>
> I am surprised you or your readers have not yet commented on this:
>
> .......................................
>
> Once Again, Sun Steps Into Microsoft's Path
>
> By Joe Bousquin
> Senior Writer
> 09/26/2001 07:23 PM EDT
>
> Sun Microsystems and about 30 of its closest friends are taking a pass on
> Microsoft's Passport.
>
> Sun and its partners today announced the formation of the Liberty Alliance
> Project, an initiative to promote an open identification standard on the
> Internet that's a clear swipe at Microsoft's single sign-on Passport
> initiative.
> The group is hailing its efforts as a breakthrough initiative because it
> will let consumers decide which institutions control different types of
> information. The goal of both Microsoft's and Sun's programs is to create a
> single electronic form that consumers can use to register and buy throughout
> the Web.
>
> "What you will see with the Liberty Alliance is just like what you see with
> the Cirrus network on your ATM card: How you choose to manage your
> information is up to you," says Jonathan Schwartz, chief strategy officer
> for Sun. "In all likelihood, you will want your bank to keep your financial
> information, your hospital to keep your health information, and your
> telephone company, perhaps, to manage your buddy list."
>
> <snip>
>
> http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/software/10001631.html
>
> JSSears
> john () sears net



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