My friend Aswath Rao continues to push forward the idea of using OpenID to assert identity in voice networks. Many others, including myself, believe that the ability to assert identity is an important step in the evolution of communications networks. If you have an interest in this, check out what Aswath has written.
UPDATE: Minutes after posting this, I stumbled upon Lee Dryburgh’s latest posting which includes quite a bit of material on Digital Identity in mobile networks, including the fact that there will be a workshop on mobilizing identity happening tomorrow in San Francisco.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
