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the chance to talk with you about The Hartford company taking the step
of becoming a pioneering member of the OpenID community from the
insurance world.  I hope we'll have the opportunity to talk soon.=20

Thanks again for your inquiry.

cheers,
-bill

Bill Washburn
Executive Director
OpenID Foundation
+1 707 545 4823 (office)
+1 650 248 6113 (cell)

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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> billhwashburn at gmail.com=20
[mailto:billhwashburn at gmail.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bill=20
Washburn<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 11, 2007 1:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B>=
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McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT)<BR><B>Cc:</B> specs at openid.net<BR><B>Subject:<=
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Re: XACML<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi James--<BR><BR>Thanks for your note.&nbsp; The OpenID communi=
ty,=20
made up of a considerable and growing number of developers, website operato=
rs,=20
enterprises large and small, and of course end-users, cannot be spoken for =
by me=20
alone or by the OpenID Foundation Board in any seriously comprehensive=20
way.&nbsp; Of course there are members of the community who have already=20
developed and are working assiduously now to provide added functionality=20
supporting and serving enterprise specific requirements. <BR><BR>Having sai=
d=20
that, I'm fully focused these days on membership and organizational efforts=
 for=20
OpenID Foundation and I'm not the right person to recommend names of indivi=
duals=20
engaged in specific efforts to support XACML, relationship modeling, and so=
=20
forth.&nbsp; I'm certain individuals on the specs list will be able to addr=
ess=20
your substantive information request. <BR><BR>From the Foundation's perspec=
tive,=20
however, I would certainly appreciate the chance to talk with you about The=
=20
Hartford company taking the step of becoming a pioneering member of the Ope=
nID=20
community from the insurance world.&nbsp; I hope we'll have the opportunity=
 to=20
talk soon. <BR><BR>Thanks again for your=20
inquiry.<BR><BR>cheers,<BR>-bill<BR><BR>Bill Washburn<BR>Executive=20
Director<BR>OpenID Foundation<BR>+1 707 545 4823 (office)<BR>+1 650 248 611=
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(cell)<BR><BR><FONT SIZE=3D3><BR>
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