It’s been an exciting month for =you! As some of you will know, my co-founder Andrew Tomlinson is the UK Representative for OpenID Europe. We’ve just returned from Berlin, having attended a very enlightening meeting including OpenID Foundation Vice-Chair, David Recordon. We discussed a variety of issues surrounding the technology and have some great ideas for [...]

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Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:07:40

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What is an i-name?

The power of an i-name is that it stands for you; the real person beyond all your information online.

After years of development and standardisation, i-name technology is finally here and you can begin enjoying its benefits today.

=your.name

An individual i-name is your own identity on the web. One name identifies one person. Think of it as an address that will stay with you for as long as you want to keep it. Regardless of who you work for, which Internet Service Provider you use or where you live, your i-name will always be the same.

@your.company

Companies can buy i-names too - business i-names. Again, one name identifies one company but, using the communities (*) feature, you are able to provide each of your staff with their own identity under your business i-name:

@your.company*employee

What can I do with my i-name?

i-names are provided with a number of i-services available for use immediately after registration. Here are the inductory i-services:

	Single Sign-On Service Enables you to log on to any i-name-enabled Web site with only your i-name and your i-name account password. It's that simple.
	Contact Service The safe way to never lose touch and never get spam.
	Forwarding Service Create your own permanent Web addresses for anything you want to share.

In the coming weeks and months, more i-services will become available - watch this space! In the meantime, if you are interested in learning more about i-name developments, please see http://www.inames.net.