ComponentSource Begins Microsoft `Hailstorm' Implementation.Technology Editors Microsoft Tech-Ed ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001 Microsoft Tech-Ed-- ComponentSource(TM) implements first stage of `Hailstorm See .NET My Services. (TM)', Microsoft Passport See Windows Live ID. , to allow single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. and enhanced security for its customers ComponentSource, the world's largest marketplace and community for reusable re·use tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing. re·us software components, and first to market as a Software Reuse The ability to use software routines over again in new applications. This is one of the benefits of object technology. See object-oriented programming. Infrastructure Provider, today unveiled its first implementation of Microsoft's Hailstorm services with the addition of Microsoft Passport. ComponentSource customers who currently use(a) Microsoft Passport, now only need register once on ComponentSource's community marketplace to be identified intuitively on future visits through their unique Microsoft Passport log-on. ComponentSource also plans to implement other Hailstorm services as Microsoft releases them. Microsoft Hailstorm services fit well with ComponentSource's overall Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. strategy. ComponentSource Enterprise Reuse Solution(TM), (ComponentSource ERS ERS, n.pr See extended rotated side-bent. (TM)) a SOAP and XML-enabled Web services-based reuse platform, which promotes the sharing of internally built software component assets on an enterprise scale through the creation of private marketplaces and communities, will also integrate Microsoft Passport for single log-on. "We are extending user choice. Many of our customers have requested support for Microsoft Passport, for an authenticated au·then·ti·cate tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar. user name and password to access our online marketplace," said Sam Patterson, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ComponentSource. "We listened, Passport is the first of several Hailstorm services we are looking to implement. The technical implementation was straightforward. It allows us to make log-on to our online marketplace as pain-free as possible and offer further peace of mind. Most people use the same user name and password across the Internet, Passport offers a higher degree of protection over their Internet identity." "We are pleased ComponentSource have chosen to integrate Microsoft Hailstorm into their overall technology and customer services strategy," commented Jon Nicponski, Director Evangelism Evangelism Gantry, Elmer fire and brimstone, fraudulent revivalist. [Am. Lit.: Elmer Gantry] John disciple closest to Jesus. [N.T.: John] Luke early Christian; the “beloved physician.” [N.T. , Platform Strategy Group, Microsoft Corp. "Hailstorm services will allow ComponentSource to easily offer additional security, customized notifications, customer personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. benefits, as well as a single sign-on so that their customers don't have to continue to keep multiple usernames and passwords for many different Web sites." (a)Note to editors: ComponentSource customers who don't use Microsoft Passport will continue to register in the usual way by typing in their user name and password on each visit to the ComponentSource online marketplace. About ComponentSource Founded in 1995, ComponentSource, the pioneer of the open market for reusable software components, established the world's largest marketplace and software component community. The company is first to market in its extended role as a Software Reuse Infrastructure Provider. Its marketplace infrastructure forms the basis of ComponentSource Enterprise Reuse Solution(TM) - the first credible model for enterprise reuse which has been selected as the basis for the multi-state National Software Component Exchange initiative and a number of private organizations' reuse programs. ComponentSource is the marketplace of choice for business and technical decision-makers involved in specifying, locating, procuring, reusing and building software components. Through its award-winning eBusiness model, which combines content, community and transaction services, and its ground-breaking work to establish the first widely accepted reusable component standard, ComponentSource is Making Software Reuse a Reality(TM). The company, which actively recruits and assists new component authors to enter the open market, is headquartered in the Atlanta area and has offices in Reading, England. A global eBusiness, ComponentSource's customer base spans over 100 countries. For more information please see: www.componentsource.com About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device. Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/ on Microsoft's corporate information pages. |
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