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To: David who wrote (16487)	1/24/2000 11:26:00 AM
From: Hockeyfan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

Veridicom Sales Yes, I noticed that Veridicom didn't announce any partners. By the way, does Veridicom have any sales of anything?

To: David who wrote (16487)	1/24/2000 11:33:00 AM
From: R. Jaynes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

David, I was particularly drawn to these two statements from the Veridicom release - "It also provides non-repudiation by tying a transaction to an individual as they `sign' an access request or transaction by placing their finger on our sensor to release their digital certificate." "Fingerprints are a very effective identification tool, but have serious privacy implications in the Internet world," said Martin Reynolds, analyst with San Jose, Calif. -based Dataquest. "Local match of the fingerprint and release of a digital certificate for authentication provide true security and privacy to the user. This approach will be of great value to e-shoppers and e-bankers." As for your statement about selling directly and not via OEMs, your point is?.... Please elaborate. Is this good or bad? Strenths/weaknesses... Rick

To: David who wrote (16487)	1/25/2000 1:07:00 AM
From: brad greene	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

Infinion Too......Toto! David, I can see the link didn't print....and you will want to see the article.....so all you need to do is to cut and paste the first part of the link to your address window...hit enter.....then do the "E" search on "identix"......the first 3 will be the article. Wendel for me.....no doubt. Grant Evans must have told this gal some stuff.....or someone did. Here is a cut and paste of the interesting part.......for all you lazy people out there.....Like Hockeyfan. Industry analysts said DFR 300 breaks former barriers of size and cost in the fingerprint identification market. The devices are one-fifth the size of traditional fingerprint optical readers. Priced under $20 each in OEM quantities, its costs 40 percent less than Identix's previous-generation DFR 200 solution. The DFR 300 is also smaller and less expensive than the 1.0-inch long, 0.75-inch deep fingerprint ID reader that Identix's Identicator Technology subsidiary supplied to Compaq Computer Corp. in 1998 for $99 apiece, which Compaq sold with its Deskpro PCs. Identix wants to continue to reduce the cost and size of fingerprint ID solutions, said Grant Evans, vice president and general manager of Identicator Technology. The subsidiary's work with Motorola will involve several generations of smarter and smaller fingerprint readers with elements of Identix software integrated on-chip. "We will develop software architecture to enable solutions over the Internet and wireless communications" [for e-business], he said. Gerry Kaufhold, principal analyst, Cahners In-Stat Group (Scottsdale, Ariz.), said the cost of the DFR 300 sets the stage for the next step in biometric technology — the placement of robust fingerprint identification technology on smart cards for use in banking, e-commerce and other applications. "The technology has been available for the last few years, but it was not robust enough to put in a walk-around card," said Kaufhold. Touch down While Key Tronic had implemented Identix's DFR 200 solution in its keyboards, the company said at Tuesday's announcement that it will begin to integrate the DFR 300 into its keyboards. SCM Microsystems will implement the DFR 300 on a PCMCIA card fingerprint reader called BioTouch. The product, which is plugged into a Type II PC Card slot of a portable computer, provides one-touch security for portable systems. BioTouch is expected to be available from resellers, distributors,and from the Identicator Technology online store starting in December at a projected list price of $179. Compaq plans to embed DFR 300 into laptops that will be available in 2000. Two other PC OEMs expect to announce commitments to DFR 300 in the first quarter. Identix is also working with Infineon Technologies (San Jose, Calif.) to develop fingerprint reader solutions based on Infineon's FingerTip biometric ID sensor chip and Identix's technology. The companies haven't yet announced products resulting from their effort. END bg