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To: EPS who wrote (25446)	2/13/1999 9:37:00 PM
From: David O'Berry	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

Even if Novell nails the back-end it comes down to the ui. Does anyone know of fingerprint tech being used in conjunction with smart cards? One of my brokerage friends clued me in last week on a company that now says they can store 5 MB's of data on a typical smartcard using some type of MR tech. This company is traded on the OTC BB and has been pumped and dumped several times over the past 2 weeks. The concept is totally engaging if a constructive way to use the extra space can be found. IMHO, the problem still boils down to making sure you are you. Currently we are researching ways within our enterprise to ensure just that but none of the apps we examined scale anywhere close to what will be needed for global e-biz. If anyone can shine a brighter light on the issue then please do so. Thanks, David O'Berry doberry@mindspring.com PS. Of course the vexing portion of this proposition entails the very frightening and biblical concept of a mark used to conduct business. YIPE!

To: EPS who wrote (25446)	2/14/1999 7:34:00 AM
From: Frederick Smart	Respond to of 42771

Thanks Victor.... >>In other words the Corporate Digital Me could be an extremely useful tool. Corporations would issue DIGITAL ME identities that could be used not only within the corporation but also to access sensitive information from corporate partner's sites according to the privileges of the persona.... >> Keep sharing these ideas. This is what the internet is all about. I would encourage ALL Novell users and anyone interested in Novell's future to make this and other Novell forums as open interactive forums forums for the development of these ideas. Using the internet for development is fantastic. By definition, you lock in the relationships behind the development BEFORE competitors have a chance to do the same. Again, it's all about opening up. Companies that think they can develop in a closet can compete with the energy that's out there just waiting to be tapped. It's all about networking the network - at higher levels. Lock in the relationships, the trust and then let the ideas flow.... The competition may try to steal the idea, but YOU have already locked in the holy grail - the client relationship. This is how we conduct development with users in the securities industry. We just get right in there and virally work as many sources of feedback as we can - all the while building trust and this sense of openness along the way. Very early on inside any firm you know whether they are a "closed" - energy taking - or "open" - energy giving - firm. It's their loss to remain closed. They can take ideas and try the pyramid approach all they want, but Internet-time will kill these projects. Worldwide, firms can no longer afford the time and costs associated to building internal IT/IS pyramids. With the internet and wireless worlds staring ALL corporations for a face-off the time is NOW. Open up and grow or die.....