The geeks' identity incubator

NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile The geeks' identity incubator By Dave Kearns This week is the fifth semi-annual Internet Identity Workshop in Mountain View, Calif., (there was only one session in 2005), a gathering that's just about the exact opposite of the Gartner ID Summit I discussed last week. Whereas the Garner event is aimed at business managers (who might have to drag IT types there), the IIW is, essentially, a developers' conference. Or, perhaps, an innovators' conference. Marketing types and other "suits" will be in short supply at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View âÂ?Â? quite a contrast with Gartner's venue of the Century City Hyatt in Hollywood! Still, both venues have a definite role to play in the grand scheme of identity technology. Read full story Dave Kearns is the editor of IdM, the Journal of Identity Management as well as a consultant to both vendors and users of IdM technologies. He's written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print "Complete Guide to eDirectory." His other musings can be found at the Virtual Quill, an Internet publisher which provides content services to network vendors: books, manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing, technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill provides "words to sell by..." Find out more by e-mail. Comments to this newsletter can be e-mailed to Dave here.  SPONSORED BY QUALYS Learn how to Better Secure Your Network Discover how to quickly repair vulnerabilities, reduce the number of false positives and negatives and reduce your total cost of ownership when it comes to network security. Click here to read this whitepaper now. RELATED NEWS: Revised opinion of Gartner ID Summit, 11/28/07: I went to the second annual Gartner ID Summit in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, and it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. You may remember that I ... 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