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To: EPS who wrote (28989)	11/16/1999 7:09:00 PM
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Now this kind of stuff could have strong influence tomorrow.. Novell Establishes E-Business Directory Lead New Breed of E-Business Players Align with Novell's NDS eDirectory - Platform-independent Directory Supports Today's Web-based Networks - Aggressive Pricing Promotes Easy Adoption of eDirectory - Internet Leaders CNN, Sun, Lucent, AltaVista Support Next-generation NDS biz.yahoo.com ================= MarketWatch Renegade Comdex special Novell tackling security Plus: Prototypes in spotlight; Motorola finger scanner By Brenon Daly, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 5:02 PM ET Nov 16, 1999 Plus: Silicon Stocks LAS VEGAS (CBS.MW) -- Novell will begin shipping a new version of its network-administration software next week, the company said at Comdex on Tuesday. The product is an improvement because it's considered more effective in allowing a company's systems administrator to determine access levels for users both within and outside the company network. It's also the resurgent Novell's (NOVL: news, msgs) latest attempt to tackle log-in and related access-security issues that are a top priority for e-commerce, application-development and other growing Internet companies. Sun Microsystems, Alta Vista and BroadVision were some of the companies that announced relationships with Novell surrounding the the new product, dubbed NDS E-Directory. Novell shares jumped 3 1/16, or 16 percent, to 22 1/16. Showing off gee-whiz stuff If nothing else, Comdex gives companies a chance to show off some of their "gee whiz" technology before an appreciative audience. Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina wore a wristwatch from Swatch during her keynote that will eventually allow people to surf the Web over the gadget. See related story. Not to be outdone, Xerox Chief Executive Rick Thoman will show off a server during his Wednesday speech that fits in the palm of a user's hand. (Servers are the powerful machines that run a network and are typically much larger than laptops.) Xerox's (XRX: news, msgs) product is part of the smaller-is-better push throughout the computer industry. Industry observers look to a day not too far away when processors, which power basic machines, will be only several molecules thick. Fun, games and e-commerce With the 2,100 or so companies exhibiting at Comdex, there are a lot of companies clamoring for attention. But many have found their pitches drowned out by their neighbors or even the constant din from the casinos. To stand out, some companies have gone for a "soft hook." A public-relations firm hosted a morning mountain-bike ride as a way to pitch its accounts, Micrografx (MGXI: news, msgs) organized a chili cook-off and Solar Communications sponsored the "heaviest laptop." The privately held company makes a system that allows users to leave their laptops in the office or at home and log on to a computer in a hotel. (Given all the nerds sitting at blackjack tables with laptops dangling from their shoulders, the Solar Communications product -- called PCRoomLink -- has a sizable potential customer base.) And new to the show this year: a battle of the bands pitting music groups made up of computer folks. Motorola, Identix finger on the future In the first joint product from a previously announced joint venture, Identix (IDX: news, msgs) and Motorola (MOT: news, msgs) unveiled a fingerprint-security gadget that the companies say is smaller and less expensive than other offerings. The DFR 300 is just one-fifth the size of a traditional fingerprint reader, the companies said at a press meeting. Indentix is also taking the technology on the road, offering its so-called "biometric reader" for laptop computers. The technology, which replaces the traditional login and password security systems, scans a user's fingerprint in order to recognize who's trying to log in. Salomon Smith Barney projects spending in the security and personal identification market will grow more than 60 percent annually to approximately $1 billion in two years. All hands on Palm One of the largest changes the technology industry has seen is the incredible shrinking computer, as designers pack more processing power into smaller packages. Maybe that's why the crowd at Comdex made the 3Com Palm products booth one of the heaviest-trafficked area in Las Vegas on Monday. One reason: Palm, a subsidiary of 3Com (COMS: news, msgs) said Sony will license the Palm platform to create wireless consumer gadgets that play music and show videos. The number of handheld computers is expected to soar to 13 million by 2001, up from 3 million just two years ago, according to IDC. Also see Monday's dispatches from Vegas and coverage of Bill Gates' Sunday keynote address.