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To: David who wrote (13793)	6/5/1999 10:00:00 PM
From: steve	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

David and all, I'm sure this must have been posted before... Just don't recall seeing it posted here... Sooooo, just to remove any doubt, IDT, along with others, is a security partner with MSFT..... backoffice.microsoft.com I haven't figured out how to provide a direct link to the IDT page. You have to go to the first pull down menu (By Partner) click the arrow and you'll see Microsoft's Security Partners. Highlight Identicator and click "Search Now" to get to their page. steve

To: David who wrote (13793)	6/6/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: David	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 26039

Interesting piece on gun control locks in today's Washington Post: washingtonpost.com Here's the best excerpt: "The task force, led by Maryland State Police Superintendent David B. Mitchell, is charged with reviewing a variety of gun-safety measures, from simple mechanical combination locks to "smart gun" technology. Smart guns rely on fingerprint sensors, radio transponders and other high-tech devices to keep anyone except the owner from firing the weapon. "High-tech smart guns are not available on the open market, however, and most gun manufacturers argue that the technology is unproved and economically unfeasible. They and other critics paint smart-gun legislation as a backhanded way to restrict handgun sales. "'What's really going on is that [Maryland Governor Parris] Glendening wants to ban handguns, and he wants to accomplish this by requiring that they be sold with a technology that does not exist,' said Bob McMurray, chairman of the Maryland Committee Against the Gun Ban. 'The Colorado incident is a convenient excuse.' "Although no state has adopted smart-gun measures, the idea is gaining currency among gun-control advocates as a way to pressure manufacturers to find new ways to improve the safety of their product, much as automakers were pushed to install air bags...."