Web Access Management

[McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT)]

Are you saying that the large vendors aren't participating because OpenID forces too many things to be open? Having large companies on-board will accelerate adoption and whatever the impediments to this happening should be of higher priority than discussion around specifications.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: specs-bounces at openid.net [mailto:specs-bounces at openid.net] On Behalf
> Of Martin Atkins
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 4:41 PM
> To: specs at openid.net
> Subject: Re: Web Access Management
> 
> Hans Granqvist wrote:
> >> Ping demoed OpenID technology at RSA.
> >>
> >> I hear Novell and IBM are looking at supporting OpenID.
> >>
> >> Microsoft has said they will in future products.
> >>
> >> Oracle and CA are following OpenID.
> >>
> >> So, yes. :-)
> >>
> >
> > I'm curious why almost all of these companies are non-existent
> > on the mailing lists.  Any insights?
> >
> 
> It seems that at this time the uncertain policies for issues such as
> patents and trademarks surrounding OpenID are putting off larger
> companies from directly participating.
> 
> This is a current hot-topic for the OpenID Foundation, since getting
> such companies fully on board would likely be beneficial.
> 
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