Jon Udell: InfoWorldJon's InfoWorld articlesFederating identity the Shibboleth way- July 27, 2004 In last week's column, I suggested that individuals and corporations should be the authoritative sources of basic information about themselves. That way, if an application needs my name, address, and phone number, I can refer it to a source that I control and guarantee to be correct. But how many applications really need my name, address, and phone number Capturing the identity of individuals, along with personal information about them, has become a habit. In a climate of increasing concern...http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/categories/infoworld/2004/07/27.html#a1048 HailStorm training wheels- July 21, 2004 Many folks wouldn't want to be reminded how easy it is to convert sparse input into a detailed profile that includes a phone number, a street address, a satellite photo, and driving directions. Re-entering the basic facts each time perpetuates an illusion of privacy. Yet the reality, for many of us, is that these facts are public. Since I haven't told Google (or any other directories) to delete my records, I've implicitly given permission for Web applications to use that data. Let me now make.http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/categories/infoworld/2004/07/21.html#a1045 Longhorn follow-up: Quentin Clark interview- July 20, 2004 The Longhorn cover story ran this week. It includes a main story, an interview with Quentin Clark, and an interview with Miguel de Icaza and Brendan Eich. Here are some outtakes from my interview with Quentin Clark, director of program management for WinFS. ...http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/categories/infoworld/2004/07/20.html#a1044 Edwin Khodabakchian interview- July 17, 2004 BPEL (business process execution language) is the XML-based language of Web services "orchestration" -- that is, a means to connect multiple Web services to create end-to-end business processes. Recently, InfoWorld Test Center Lead Analyst Jon Udell interviewed BPEL expert Edwin Khodabakchian about the future of this language. Khodabakchian is CEO of Collaxa, a pure-play BPM startup whose BPM orchestration product has supported BPEL for more than a year. Collaxa was acquired by Oracle earlier..http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/categories/infoworld/2004/07/17.html#a1042 |