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Microsoft are working closely with Eclipse on “identity management” by combining “Eclipse’s Higgins Project with Microsoft’s CardSpace technology”.

Cardspace is a technology that is supported by NetIDme.

The full article can be found here.

Released to coincide with Safer Internet Day (12 February), the video contains advice from NetIDme Director, John Carr, one of the world’s leading internet safety experts. Watch the video

Alex Hewitt, founder of NetIDme, commented: “With recent high profile cases worldwide, it is clear that Internet predators & cyber-bullies are potential problems that all parents must face up to. By producing this video, our aim is to help raise parental awareness of the issues”. (more…)

In a recent press release, “Microsoft will make it’s Cardspace initiative compatible with OpenID 2.0!”

Cardspace is supported by Netidme.

The full article can be found here

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Secure online protection has never been more important than in today’s Web 2.0 world. The Internet has positively transformed the way we shop, communicate, learn and do business today. Unfortunately, the sheer vastness, and popularity has meant that it has proved to be hugely appealing to many unlawful individuals in our society. Internet predators, cyber criminals, and identity fraudsters are communicating, and moving through the online world with alarming ease and relative anonymity.

NetIDme Press & Media Artices

NetIDme works with a wide range of organisations.

Check out some recent NetIDme partners

The NetIDme website is undergoing a facelift at the moment. (more…)

The NetIDme campaign has been shortlisted for two CiPR awards. The Stranger Danger campaign, managed by Weber Shandwick Scotland, is up for awards in two categories: media relations and consumer relations.

NetIDme won the prestigious Sabre award for media relations earlier this year.

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Yes. Web applications are one of the primary use cases for CardSpace and the goal is for all browsers, including to support it.

Smartcards and CardSpace can work with one another. CardSpace is a digital representation of a user’s identity as issued by a particular Identity Provider. When the customer selects a Card such as their NetIDme card) to use, such as when logging into an online account, or performing an online payment, it results in sending a request to a Security Token Server (STS) at the Identity Provider to generate a security token of a requested type. Sometimes the user needs to provide a credential, such as a PIN or password, to the Security Token Server. A Smartcard may be used as such a credential.