ICF Receives Best New Standard Award at European Identity Conference

Kuppinger Cole, organizers of the European Identity Conference 2009 (EIC) taking place from May 5-8 in Munich, Germany, announced today that they have conferred the European Identity Award for Best New or Improved Standard to the Information Card Foundation.

The award was granted for the ICF's contribution to standardizing Information Cards as a core technology for the future of identity management. It was accepted by ICF board members Paul Trevithick, Axel Nennker, Kim Cameron, and Mike Jones, all of whom are attending the EIC.

"On behalf of the Information Card Foundation, I want to thank Kuppinger Cole and the EIC for this honor", said Drummond Reed, ICF Executive Director. "The purpose of ICF is to bring an open community together to advance Information Card standards, implementations, and practices around the world, and this is a sign we are making real progress."

Kuppinger Cole also issued every registered user of the EIC conference a managed Information Card that can be used to enter the conference portal at www.kuppingercole.com. These cards were issued using the Webcard Loyalty portal service provided by ICF member fun communications.

The EIC also hosted in the inaugural meeting of the German Chapter of the ICF. Further reporting on that meeting will be posted once the EIC has concluded.