[Politech] HP announces "National Identity System" for governments [priv] (fwd)

[J.A. Terranson]

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Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 19:27:38 -0500
From: Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com>
To: politech at politechbot.com
Subject: [Politech] HP announces "National Identity System" for governments
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http://news.com.com/2100-7348-5722206.html

HP aims to help governments check IDs
May 26, 2005, 4:16 PM PDT
By Alorie Gilbert

Hewlett-Packard plans to launch a product on Friday that helps
governments check the digital identity of citizens.

The technology, called the HP National Identity System, is designed to
be used in conjunction with a number of Microsoft products, including
its .Net line of server, database and middleware programs. The
companies plan to jointly develop, market and offer training for the
authentication system.

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