* Independence is the by-word in some identity management circles
* Financial analyst questions Novell's costs and management
* Sun issues 'SAML Non-Assertion Covenant'
* Centrify aims to make letting Macs into your networks easier to swallow
* Novell didn't just get into identity management
* Seen and heard at Burton Group's Catalyst Conference
* The Rev gets Novell execs blogging
* Download MaXware DSE Lite for free
* Voltage upgrades its identity-based encryption system
* Novell's 'border' products may have a sketchy future, but Astaro will stick it out
