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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy?

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To: DJBEINO who wrote (28462)10/6/1999 9:31:00 AM
From: Scott C. Lemon  Read Replies (1) of 42771
 
Hello DJBEINO,

Wow, what an article. If nothing else, Novell sure is pulling together a lot of people to critique these systems ...

> Big Brother in a box?
> Both Microsoft and Novell's planned services put all user
> information in a single place, and that's a problem, said Austin
> Hill, president and CEO of privacy network Zero Knowledge Systems
> Inc., a potential rival to both corporations.

This is true. Centralized systems are for centralized "government" ... distributed systems create distributed centers of power, a much more democratic approach. Key to this is the distribution of information.

> "Whether it is a hacker or a civil subpoena, anyone who wants to
> access your information has a one-stop shop," said Hill. Zero
> Knowledge has created a beta version of an encrypted network that
> hides its users' identities. The network does not require the user
> to trust the company and let's each user store their own data. In
> addition, Hill thinks consumer information should not be collected
> in a single database.

Bingo! I have been impressed by this company from the first time I read their web site ... they truly understand the issues.

Scott C. Lemon
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