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  • Sun: Shame on us if we can't grow

    Sun Microsystems' current advantages mean it should be able return to revenue growth and profit, Chief Executive Scott McNealy said on Wednesday in his latest attempt to restore Wall Street optimism about the server and software company.

  • Liberty allies send out first specs

    Sun and its partners in the Liberty Alliance release the lead-out version of their Web authentication standard, a rival to Passport that's designed to make it easier to sign onto multiple Web sites. Plus, it looks like the war with Microsoft is over.

  • Liberty Alliance set to battle Passport

    The Sun-backed group will unveil the detailed workings of their Liberty Alliance specification--leading the way to build "single-sign-on" Web sites and software. Does it stand a chance against Microsoft?

  • Sun, Compaq support smart-card push

    Facing declining profits from traditional credit cards, financial institutions are once again pushing microchip-equipped credit cards. But now they have new allies: Sun Microsystems and Compaq Computer.

  • Truces or trenches: Passport vrs Liberty and the ID War

    While the Liberty Alliance was developed in response to the Microsoft-specific Passport system, that rivalry could become less significant.

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  • Liberty: Much more than zero

    Six months after saying the Liberty Alliance had "zero chance of mattering," Steve Ballmer might be eating his words as corporate heavyweights keep queuing up to enlist in the Alliance.

  • Smart cards: Coming up trumps

    What's holding back smart cards from widespread use in Australia? Could it be that vendors haven't found the applications consumers really want?

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