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To: Shtirlitz who wrote (1248)	11/15/1999 10:14:00 AM
From: Lane Hall-Witt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1412

I have long wondered why the Net security companies didn't hit big at some point. Especially two or three years ago, there was so much talk about security -- and yet the stocks for the security companies never really caught on. I agree that wireless security companies like ENTU should be big, but there seems to be something about the security story that hasn't really taken hold yet.

To: Shtirlitz who wrote (1248)	11/15/1999 2:01:00 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Respond to of 1412

There are various facets to security, and no single company has anything but a small piece of the action. For example, in wireless access, the use of QUALCOMM's CDMA cellular system virtually ensures there will be no monitoring of transactions. Another company, called HIFN, has hardware that preserves the security of credit card numbers. MSFT also has done some work in this area, but the stuff done by HIFN is supposed to be better. And SanDisk has built in copyright protection into its MP3 flash memory cards for downloading music from the Internet. The SNDK secure digital initiative assures that people who download music to their MP3 music players cannot distribute any copies.