Launching Password Enabled Web Links from WorkPlace Welcome Page

I have customized my Notes Client using the Workplace Welcome Page Option.

I am using some password protected web-sites in the web-links to launch these sites.

I have to keep logging into the site every time I more from one tab to another… in other words… the password protected session is lost every time i move to another tab within the workplace.

My Question would be

a) Is there a way to keep my session state intact… such that I do not have to come back and start a transaction again.

b) Is there a way in which I could enable client side SSO… because the site i am logging into has the same user-name and password as the Sametime sign-on which i am doing.

Thanks in advance

Anurag