Microsoft to introduce virtual information wallet code named InfoCard

16 Feb

Posted by Abdul Aziz as Security, Uncategorized

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday showed off a new software tool code-named “InfoCard” at the annual RSA computer security conference for consumers. It is meant to be a virtual wallet to securely store personal information for Internet transactions.

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Tech[dot]Blog » Blog Archive » Windows Live ID to replace Passport.net

February 28th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
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[...] Microsoft’s Passport.Net was meant to make things easier for people by allowing single sign on experience to websites using Passport.net. But for most people it was a nuisance. Passport.com’s Trevin explains Why Passport sign in sucks?. Now BetaNews is reporting that Passport is going to be replaces by Windows Live ID which would work in tandem with another Microsoft service, InfoCard. Microsoft is introducing some 30 odd Live services shortly. They are trying to repeat what they did earlier with the .NET brand attaching the name to products from Windows .Net Servers, to MapPoint.Net. [...]

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