While the headlines imply that vendors are in hot pursuit of customers, in actuality, this is an argument of the future, rather than the present, said ZapThink analyst Ron Schmelzer in an email response. “End users are still grappling with the basics of getting enterprise identity management to work in a composite environment. It remains to be seen what long-term uptake customers will have with WS-Federation specific products and offerings.”

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