Munich
I just returned from the 2nd European Identity Conference in Munich. I came away very impressed not just with the quantity, but innovation going on in the field of federation. It's as if the cultural diversity in Europe is driving a lot of innovation in the space, which I think will be healthy for the industry overall. Munich is a beautiful city, so I was sure to bring my camera with me this time, but unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate. I did however get a few interesting photos worth sharing. The first nearly escaped me. It was located down a dark narrow passageway some 30 feet from a side street. I was lucky to see it.
"Piss-Off"
A gentleman came by the Ping booth at Software 2008 and asked Andrea how
long it took make a federated connection. He was with a large insurance
company that had 40 people dedicated to a federation project with 40
connections to make. He said they had been working on it on and off for years.
When Andrea responded, "...less than 30 days", he replied,
"...piss-off! You're kidding right? They lied to me!". We got a good
laugh out of it and a new prospect.
Yea, we do it in less than 30 days all the time. Try us.
