Microsoft opens up Passport service

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"Microsoft will extend its Passport authentication service to the broader business market, including its rivals, in an effort to build acceptance for its service and allay privacy concerns. In addition, Microsoft is renaming its HailStorm Web services initiative as .Net My Services."

03/23/04 update: CNet: Password to Nowhere?

10/18/04 update: Anil Dash: Wither Passport?.

10/21/04 update: Microsoft scales back Passport ambitions.

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