The RWW article is wrong on many points, but overall it's fantastic that Janrain got a new round of funding - this just proves that investors recognize that Janrain is creating a lot of value by helping websites integrate 3rd party identities.
Allen On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Eric Sachs <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks fine. A bunch of small cleanup items below. > > >> little corners of the > >> internet<http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rip_openid_janrain_raises_millions_to_do_just_the.php> > expand the hyperlink to include the l > > >> preso is at > change to "presentation on" > > >> OpenID Connect, like OAuth 2.0 > Make OpenID Connect link to > http://openid.net/2011/07/15/current-map-for-openid-connect/ > > >> from Google, Microsoft and Facebook. > change to "from companies like" > > >> small companies will do. We can see where they invest. > change to "small companies will do, we can see where they invest." > > >> those ChuckM described. > change to "Chuck Mortimore" > > >> at a OpenID Summit > change to "at an OpenID Summit" > > >> Mountain View CA at Microsoft's offices > >> <http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/labs/siliconvalley/default.aspx> > the OpenID Foundation will be hosting a technical interop and testing > workshop for engineers and developers interested in OpenID Connect. > Split the sentence so it ends after the hyperlink, i.e. ""... Mountain > View CA at Microsoft's > offices<http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/labs/siliconvalley/default.aspx>. > The OpenID Foundation will be hosting a technical interop and testing > workshop for engineers and developers interested in OpenID Connect." > > Lets also add a sentence at the end of the paragraph that says "There will > also be sessions for website operators who want to learn more about why they > should get out of the password business and integrate with identity > providers. Information on how to register for the event will be posted > soon." > > >> In other words, wether bearish or bullish don't touch the remote, stay > tuned for more of the very ambitious, widely discussed project called OpenID > Connect. <http://openid.net/2011/07/15/current-map-for-openid-connect/> > "wether" should be "whether" and need a comma after bullish > I am also uncomfortable with how the end of this sentence that is so > protocol specific, when we know that most of the big IDPs are more likely to > use OpenID Connect-"like" flows on top of OAuth. Can we simply change the > end to say "In other words, whether bearish or bullish, don't touch the > remote, stay tuned for more in the evolution of the OpenID. > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Don Thibeau <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All: >> >> One of the topics discussed recently at Ping Identity's OpenID Summit at >> its Cloud Identity Conference and again at last week's Gartner Catalyst >> conference was a "consumerisation of the >> enterprise"<http://www.callcentreclinic.com/news/technology/the-consumerisation-of-the-enterprise-a-holistic-approach-to-the-social-media-generation-45361.htm> >> or >> IT trend. OpenID was at the center of those discussions as technology bulls >> and bears debated its value in both enterprise and consumer use cases. >> OpenID's evolution from little corners of the >> internet<http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rip_openid_janrain_raises_millions_to_do_just_the.php> >> to >> mainstream adoption tracks the changes in internet identity best understood >> in hindsight. One leading edge adopter's review of how OpenID's user >> centricity morphed to a provider centric architecture is seen in >> Salesforce.com's Chuck Mortimore's blunt but bullish preso is at 'Does >> OpenID work for the Enterprise?" <http://youtu.be/ZxVJnxJ2Rvg> >> >> In deciding wether one is bearish or bullish on OpenID it may be useful to >> "follow the money" and follow the leaders. >> >> OpenID Connect, like OAuth 2.0, is among the few standards that has real >> technical engagement from Google, Microsoft and Facebook. While no one can >> predict what these companies, relying parties and small companies will do. >> We can see where they invest. Wether at industry conferences or launching >> pilots, industry leaders and developers like JanRain, Ping Identity and >> others making multi year /multi million dollar bets on protocols like OpenID >> Connect as it tracks with OAuth in enabling new claims and data centric >> architectures. Following the money supports a bullish view of the value >> beyond social/single sign-on in today's web. As noted companies like Ping >> Identity, JanRain and others have raised significant funding to pursue >> opportunities in this space. Analysts note a strong >> demand<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/identive-group-announces-second-quarter-2011-results-2011-08-04?reflink=MW_news_stmp> >> for >> identity management solutions globally. >> >> Bears among us rightfully point to how OpenID has been quiet over the past >> year as it adjusted to the new market conditions like those ChuckM >> described. Sausage and standards making isn't pretty and takes a maddening >> amount of time and money. Engineers, be they community volunteers or >> "volunteered" by large industry leaders take care when re-architecting a >> core offering like OpenID. Meanwhile OpenID Foundation members like >> Symantec, PayPal, Google, and others continue to co-sponsor OpenID Summits >> and other events with industry, where the evolution of OpenID is talked >> about and its adoption continues to increase around the world. Although >> OpenID may become more plumbing than the next big thing for the Silicon >> Valley tech press, its premise and technological underpinnings are proving >> to be solid and future-facing. >> >> Finally, take a look at the work being done at Google and the OpenID >> Foundation <http://openid.net/foundation/> on the Account >> Chooser<http://sites.google.com/site/gitooldocs/experiment---account-chooser>, >> a scalable, user-friendly way to bring OpenID technologies to the masses, >> while still supporting a philosophy of decentralized, interoperable identity >> solutions. Bears and Bulls can judge for themselves as OpenID Connect is >> tried, tested and toughened at a OpenID Summit hosted by Microsoft on >> September 12 and 13 in Mountain View CA at Microsoft's offices >> <http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/labs/siliconvalley/default.aspx> the >> OpenID Foundation will be hosting a technical interop and testing workshop >> for engineers and developers interested in OpenID Connect. >> >> In other words, wether bearish or bullish don't touch the remote, stay >> tuned for more of the very ambitious, widely discussed project called OpenID >> Connect. <http://openid.net/2011/07/15/current-map-for-openid-connect/> >> >> >> Don Thibeau >> Executive Director >> OpenID.net >> >> >> On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Chris Messina wrote: >> >> Tough article to read: >> >> >> readwriteweb.com/archives/rip_openid_janrain_raises_millions_to_do_just_the.php<http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rip_openid_janrain_raises_millions_to_do_just_the.php> >> Especially in light of the work on OpenID Connect, do we have a response? >> >> Chris >> >> -- >> Chris Messina >> Developer Advocate, Google >> >> //chrismessina.me <http://chrismessina.me/> | >> +<https://plus.google.com/102034052532213921839>| >> @chrismessina <http://twitter.com/chrismessina> >> >> This email is: [ ] shareable [X] ask first [ ] private >> _______________________________________________ >> board mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> board mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board >> >> > > > -- > Eric Sachs | Senior Product Manager | [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board > >
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