(January 14, 2003) - The Liberty Alliance Project reports that a majority of founder- and sponsor-level members responding to an internal poll plan to implement the Liberty version 1.1 specifications within the year. More than 70 percent of all respondents planning to implement the specifications, regardless of the timeframe, said they expect to incorporate the specifications into products and/or services for their customers. Approximately 52 percent also placed high priority on using the specifications to benefit their employees. And 59 percent of respondents said they plan to implement the version 1.1 specifications within the next 12 months or have already implemented them.

"Last year was very productive for the Alliance - we began our work in January 2002, launched the version 1.0 specifications in July, issued version 1.1 for public review in November and are moving forward toward releasing a draft of version 2.0 within the first half of this year," said Michael Barrett, president of the Liberty Alliance Management Board. "Now we are seeing additional progress on the implementation front. Of course the technology vendors are the first-movers, but we're also beginning to hear more from customer-facing organizations planning to use Liberty-enabled products and services."

Computer Associates International, Inc.; Fair, Isaac and Company, Inc.; Siemens AG; and HSBC Holdings PLC are among the twenty-two organizations that have recently joined the Liberty Alliance, bringing the total number of members to 150. For a complete list, visit www.projectliberty.org.