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To: Petz who wrote (47207)	1/25/1999 9:01:00 AM
From: herb will	Read Replies (3) of 1570352

John, re:The CPU ID number is not necessary for secure transactions. Will Intel be the only company to use CPU ID? It appears not. Looks like AMD will follow as usual. Read the following comments from this Zdnet article. A couple of excerpts first: ”Rivals of PC chip maker Intel Corp. are likely follow the giant's lead and put electronically accessible serial numbers on their processors, said company officials and analysts on Friday”. "We expect to see our members using this technology," said Lauren Hall, chief technologists for the piracy-busting Software and Information Industry Association, whose members include software makers such as Microsoft Corp., Netscape Communications Corp. and others. "Anytime that you build a new technology for identification, the market is going to find ways to use that to enhance security." zdnet.com Herb

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