Date: 03/12/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: microsoft

It would seem to be in Microsoft's best interests to get a standard out there. Identity, which includes the management of passwords as well as credit card data, really hasn't progressed much in the last 10 years, partly due to Microsoft intransigence.

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