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To: steve who wrote (16118)	12/27/1999 11:44:00 PM
From: steve	Respond to of 26039

To all, An interesting if a bit dated resume... <<excerpt>>Technical Director, 1996 - 1997 Responsible for product development, sustaining engineering and OEM sales of existing "core technology" as well as test and phase-in of new technology under development. Oracle Product Program Managed all aspects of Oracle partnership. Signed Joint Marketing Agreement. Put together global press coverage with WSJ, CNBC and major industry journals. Implemented Beta test program. Pilot with Major Credit Card Company Established partnership with major credit card company. Worked with company on an internal pilot program and developed product to meet their requirements for an external pilot test. New Technology Release Program Implemented all phases of pre-release review and testing of new technology. Evaluated other emerging technologies for possible application into product. Core Technology Cost Reduction Program Implemented program to reduce core technology cost by 22%. Business Director, 1994 - 1996 Responsible for all aspects of fingerprint identity verification product line, including strategic direction and planning, marketing and sales, strategic partnerships, distribution channels, and product requirements. Strategic Direction Responsible for annual company-wide strategic plan. Created and implemented business unit strategic plan. Established OEM partnership program and signed a major OEM deal with a leading supplier of time clocks. Built a national third party distribution and ‘rep' channel network. Strategic Alliances Developed several key partnerships including VeriFone Corporation, Symbol Technologies and a major automobile manufacturer. Promotion Program Implemented a new promotional program consisting of industry journal advertising, web page presence, technical paper presentation and trade show presence. saillinks.com steve

To: steve who wrote (16118)	12/29/1999 12:48:00 AM
From: steve	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

To all OT Posted at 8:52 p.m. PST Tuesday, December 28, 1999 Millions must upgrade browser But don't blame Y2K: 'Digital certificates' set to expire Dec. 31 BY DEBORAH KONG Mercury News Staff Writer Millions of people using older versions of Netscape and Microsoft Web browsers may not be able to access some personal finance and e-commerce sites starting Jan. 1. It won't be due to the dreaded Y2K bug. Instead, it's because electronic credentials embedded in browsers are set to expire on Dec. 31 at midnight. These ''digital certificates'' are built into individual browsers and issued by Mountain View-based VeriSign to about 150,000 commerce and finance sites. They're used to ensure secure transactions by verifying that both the site and user are who they say they are. The expiration of certificates could affect users of Netscape browser versions 4.05 and earlier, and Macintosh users who downloaded Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.5 and Outlook Express 5 before Dec. 21. To fix the problem, users need to download the latest versions of Netscape or Internet Explorer. About 5 million to 10 million Netscape users will be affected, said Chris Saito, Netscape's senior director of product marketing. About 2.1 million Macintosh users who have Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.5 will also be affected. When those users visit any one of the 150,000 sites, they will receive a warning to upgrade their browser or be blocked from accessing the site until they upgrade their browser. Microsoft, which is scrambling to notify users, said it won't be able to guarantee that transactions conducted using the older browsers will be secure. Beginning Jan. 1, Macintosh users with the older Internet Explorer browsers who try to access sites that use VeriSign's certificates will receive a message that says '' 'Unable to establish a secure connection . . . The information you view and send will be readable to others while in transit, and it may not go to the intended party. Continue loading this page?' ''We're trying very hard to get the word out there. We've been working on it as fast as possible,'' said Irving Kwong, product manager for Microsoft's Macintosh business unit. ''This is a gray area. We don't want to come out and say people are totally secure because we can't guarantee it.'' Microsoft discovered the problem about three weeks ago when it was doing Y2K testing, Kwong said. For its part, Netscape is also urging users to upgrade their browsers, Saito of Netscape said. George Wedding of Elk Grove encountered the problem last week when he tried to visit the Bank of America site to pay some bills. Wedding, a Macintosh user with an older version of the Internet Explorer browser, said he was routed to another Web page that told him he had to upgrade his browser. ''With all the advance notice that has been coming about Y2K, to see banking customers kind of ambushed by a problem like this at the last minute . . . I thought it was unusual and not very courteous of the bank to do that to its customers,'' he said. Bank of America spokesman Richard Beebe said the bank has been encouraging customers to upgrade browsers for several months. Wells Fargo began notifying customers with the older browsers in October via e-mail. Most have upgraded their browsers, but those who have not will not be allowed to do any online banking until they do so, a spokeswoman said. Other sites are posting reminders. At Charles Schwab, users with the older browsers have been receiving a pop-up window that tells them they need to upgrade their browser since October. About 10 percent of the company's online customers will be affected, said spokesman John Sommerfield. Ben Golub, VeriSign's director of Internet marketing and sales, said the Dec. 31 expiration date was chosen about five years ago because at the time browsers couldn't accept dates beyond 1999. ''In retrospect, maybe we should have chosen December 15,'' he said. ''It's just an unfortunate timing kind of thing.'' mercurycenter.com steve