David,
If your analysis is correct, this has all kinds of implications for IDX, both good and bad. Briefly, it means biometrics is an absolute certainty (good) but IDX now will have to go against the big boys with deep pockets and lots of clout (bad).
And now for a look into the future -
"New GartnerGroup Report Forecasts Future IT Trends and Emerging Technologies"
"The report provides an in-depth examination of today's hottest emerging technologies, including the impact of real-time collaboration, speech recognition, biometrics, virtual reality, and 3D visualization technologies. Some of the findings include: Within the next eight years, a majority of enterprises will utilize electronic cash, smart cards, interactive WebTV, biometrics, intelligent messaging, data mining, intelligent agents, and wireless data communications. By 1999, personal computers will be available with biometrics technology as a standard offering."
biz.yahoo.com
Rick |
