<s>
Higgins	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
project	O
dedicated	O
to	O
giving	O
individuals	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
their	O
personal	O
identity	O
,	O
profile	O
and	O
social	O
network	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higgins	O
1.X	O
:	O
the	O
active	O
client	O
supports	O
the	O
OASIS	O
IMI	O
protocol	O
and	O
performs	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
an	O
Information	B-Application
Card	I-Application
selector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Higgins	B-Language
Project	I-Language
was	O
written	O
by	O
Paul	O
Trevithick	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higgins	O
,	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
Eclipse	B-Language
Trust	I-Language
Framework	I-Language
,	O
was	O
accepted	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higgins	O
has	O
received	O
technology	O
contributions	O
from	O
IBM	O
,	O
Novell	O
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
,	O
CA	O
,	O
Serena	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
several	O
other	O
firms	O
and	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
