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To: DownSouth who wrote (47384)6/30/2000 7:50:49 PM
From: Dan Spillane  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
Check this out...it seems like smart card tech is the thing to invest in now. Also note, American Express and Citibank both announced recent smart card moves. Atmel (ATML) and Microsoft seem like the stocks to buy.

June 30 — President Clinton used both a smart card and an old-fashioned pen today to give digital signatures the force of law.
abcnews.go.com.

Atmel to Jointly Develop Secure Windows Powered Smart Card Systems with Microsoft
Three Year Agreement Puts Atmel In secure Internet E-commerce Arena
CARDTECH/SECURETECH, MIAMI, FL, MAY 2, 2000

atmel.com

Thursday June 29, 12:00 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer Outlines Role for Smart Cards In Microsoft .NET Generation Software
General Services Administration Looks to Smart Card Industry Partners To Supply Products and Services for Broad Smart Card Deployment

biz.yahoo.com



To: DownSouth who wrote (47384)6/30/2000 11:00:01 PM
From: SC  Respond to of 74651
 
Well put DownSouth, I guess the company with the best management and marketing is in a better position to make a lot of money than the company that is merely the first company to put a product on the market. As a matter of fact, being considered the best by the early adopters and propeller heads counts for very little in the mass market.

Steve