The OpenID community is closely tied to the open-source software movement and some of these folks will be aghast at Microsoft’s embrace – and OpenID hugging right back.

Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign and Yahoo joined as OpenID’s first corporate board members. So why is this important? Well, let’s just call this the little community project that could.

Canal+ and Media Press Group (MPG) have renewed their strategic partnership, ensuring the continued delivery of entertainment metadata workflow solutions.