In the current world of computers, security has become a major source of
             contention among the industries leaders. Digital security, in particular,
             is one of the most heated topics of debate, and companies compete daily to
             offer the best, most cost effective and practical digital security
             solutions to its consumers. Microsoft is among those companies, and its
             digital security solutions can provide a cost-effective digital security
             solution. At the same time, however, the Microsoft solutions may not be
             the best resource for all companies.
             In general, Microsoft's identity and access management solutions
             enable businesses to increase the security of managing digital identities.
             For example, the Passport single sign-in service allows users to create a
             single set of credentials that can be used to access any site that supports
             a Passport service. Since the credential information is not held by the
             company accepting the passport, but rather, by Microsoft, the identity
             information is secured through the Microsoft Corporation, allowing the
             business use existing secured data (Microsoft, 2003).
             In addition, Microsoft's digital security solutions are a fairly cost
             effective way to maintain the security of digital information. Their
             digital security software solutions reduce the need to build and maintain
             authentication systems. This allows businesses to skip the high costs of
             this service. In addition, many of the digital authentication services
             from Microsoft are offered in more than 25 languages, allowing for a
             multitude of customers (Microsoft, 2002).
             Still another benefit to using Microsoft's digital security software
             is the continuous upgrades and enhancements. Microsoft is a leading
             developer who is constantly trying to develop new and more beneficial
             solutions to the digital security issue. By using Microsoft software,
             companies can be assured that the developm...