IBM, Novell and Parity Communications are contributing code to a new open source project called “Higgins”, which aims to provide “user-centric” identity management. The concept is to provide people with greater control over their personal online identity information - enabling individuals to actively manage and control their details, such as bank account, telephone and credit card numbers, or medical and employment records - rather than institutions managing that information as they do today.

The Higgins project is being managed through the Eclipse foundation, with IBM and other vendors contributing software to kickstart the project. IBM plans to incorporate Higgins technology within its Tivoli identity management software.

Read the full press release: Open Source Initiative to Give People More Control Over Their Personal Online Information

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