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Microsoft Buddies Up Over BizTalk

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Meanwhile, Microsoft, which teamed up with RFID firm Alien Technology to develop its BizTalk RFID platform last year, is enjoying a hearty dose of attention at this season’s trade expos … not to mention the media – in Europe[end] 

Microsoft’s Windows 8 will include a feature called Live ID that will enable a user to store any password and then sync it across all other trusted Windows 8 machines, according to a report on theverge.com. Since the Live ID is the only password the user will have to remember, other passwords can be set to long, complex, and unique values that would be otherwise difficult to remember.

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Windows’ latest 7.5 mobile operating system features support for NFC but it will be up to the equipment manufacturers whether or not to enable the technology, reports SlashGear.

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As part of the XBOX Kinect Tour, Microsoft is offering attendees advanced bracelets personalized with embedded RFID technology which can be linked to their Facebook account.

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DigitalPersona released a new version of its Pro Enterprise authentication device. It now contains the ability to support a number of new authentication credentials, enabling organizations to mix and match the ways in which employees securely identify themselves to Microsoft Windows and other applications.

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Bedford, Mass.-based RSA announced that its SecurID can be integrated with the Microsoft Windows Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS 2.0). This will enable organizations to provide secure user access to Office 365 cloud-based Web applications such as Microsoft Exchange technology.

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Microsoft is requiring that all NFC-enabled PC’s and tablets running on the Windows 8 operating system be marked with a special NFC insignia, according to NFC Times.

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