The Liberty Alliance Project is a consortium of more than 160 technology and
consumer-facing organizations, including major players like General Motors,
Nokia, VISA, Sony and Vodafone. It was formed in September 2001 to establish
an open standard for federated network identity. Federated Identity is being
recognized as an emerging technology as web service technologies gain
acceptance. Come hear about the work of the Liberty Alliance Project, how it
is organized and the status of its specifications and how its approach to
Federated Identity provides compelling reasons for all lines of business.
Attendees will also see use cases, an outline of the specifications
available today and technical details about the underlying web services
technology used.