Microsoft plans to sync its Active Directory with its Windows Live Web-based services to give users a single sign-on for applications and services both inside a company network and on the Web.
On its site, Microsoft says that the Active Directory service provides a single-log-on capability and a central repository for information for a user's entire infrastructure.
The plan will be made possible through Windows Live ID, formerly Microsoft's Passport service, although the company has not nailed down a schedule for when the functionality will be available, Michael Stephenson, Microsoft's director of product management for identity and access, said on Tuesday.
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