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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.
While the Liberty Alliance was developed in response to the Microsoft-specific Passport system, that rivalry could become less significant.
Computing giant Sun Microsystems describes plans for Liberty Alliance, an online authentication service that will compete with Microsoft's Passport.
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.
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