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IT security vendor ActivIdentity has released a new version of its single sign-on identity management product for large businesses, including new integrated support for smart cards, the company said Wednesday.

Authentication software vendor ActivCard has completed its acquisition of Australian identity management company Protocom Development Systems Pty. Ltd., the companies announced Monday.

First, the good news: e-businesses have moved quickly to combat phishers, consumers are learning to be more discerning, and vendors are stepping up with anti-phish tools and services.

Open source has encompassed all areas of software applications and services, so there was little doubt that authentication would, sooner or later, be part of this fast growing movement. OpenLDAP, the open source directory project, has been with us for quite some time. But there's a new movement to create an authentication protocol, to standardize how authentication data is exchanged.

IBM and four partners have announced what they call a "major breakthrough" in identity management designed to help business and government agencies protect assets, including IT systems and physical facilities, from unauthorised users.

Citing the growing problem of online fraud and the cost and complexity of current user authentication products, VeriSign plans to create an open standards architecture for strong authentication across the Internet, to be announced at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

VeriSign Inc. will announce an expansion of its managed security services offerings Tuesday at the Networld+Interop conference in Las Vegas, adding a full complement of services, including managed firewall, antivirus, intrusion detection and more.

Vendors will attack key security problems from various directions this week in response to peaking interest in new methods for protecting corporate assets.

Internet domain registry and security specialist VeriSign Inc. and smart card software maker ActivCard Inc. will announce later on Thursday a partnership to develop a secure log-on system for computer networks, a spokesman from ActivCard confirmed.

The White House will not pursue a national identification card system, despite renewed clamor from pockets of government and industry following the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Renewed clamor for a national identity card system has emerged in pockets of government and industry following September 11's terrorist attacks, but the idea also faces strong opposition from privacy advocates.