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Highlights include Sony fingerprint-based “Secure Start” protection that blocks unauthorized access before the OS boots, plus industry moves such as Network Associates’ acquisition of Trusted Information Systems. 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USERSSECURE THEIR COMPUTERSWITH FINGERPRINT ID\n\nBased On Sony Fingerprint Hardware,ProductCan Stifle Access Before PC Boots Up  \nI/O Software Inc.,a Riverside,Calif.,providerof biometric security software and hardware for PCsystems,has developed a fingerprint-based securityproduct that protects PCs and their data from unautho-rized access by checking the user's fingerprint evenbefore they boot up.  \nThe new Secure Start/ISAkit contains a SonyFingerprint Identification Unit(FIU)which connects to(Continued on Page 2)  \n\n| Network Associates To Acquire  \u003Cbr>Trusted Information Systems  \u003Cbr>Santa Clara,Calif.-based anti-virus software  \u003Cbr>maker Network Associates Inc.(formerly McAfee)is  \u003Cbr>acquiring popular firewall maker Trusted Information  \u003Cbr>Systems Inc.(TIS)in a stock-for-stock pooling of  \u003Cbr>interest merger valued at over $300 million.Network  \u003Cbr>Associates says the transaction makes it the largest  \u003Cbr>sccurity software company in the industry.According to  \u003Cbr>the Computer Security Institute's and Zona Market  \u003Cbr>Research's 1998 Information Security Market Survey,  \u003Cbr>TIS'Gauntlet firewall technology was the second most  \u003Cbr>widely used firewall product.The same report found  \u003Cbr>that 60 percent of all corporate sites surveyed use  \u003Cbr>Network Associates for their anti-virus security.Most  \u003Cbr>analysts consider the deal a marriage made in heaven  \u003Cbr>since more and more security conscious government  \u003Cbr>and commercial buyers are looking for one-stop solu-  \u003Cbr>tions.Another plus -the firms have virtually no  \u003Cbr>product overlap.   |\n| --- |\n\nWeeklv  \nIBM GIVES MOBILE LAW ENFORCERSLOW-COST,REAL-TIME ACCESSTO CRIME DATA,IMAGES  \nMonthly Service Costs About S250 Per User;Runs On Variety Of Mobile Hardware Platforms  \nPolice officers in patrol cars can now havereal-time access tokey crime data from local,state andfederal databases --including vehicle and driver infor-mation,mug shots and photos of missing children --with IBM Corp.'s new eNetwork/l Law EnforcementExpress.(Continued on Page 6)  \nIN THIS ISSUE-               \nEmbedded Developers Skeptical Of Windows CE.…2Platinum Buys HP's Intelligent Warehous.…………3PaperPort Maker Has Easy-To-Use OCR Too………3MARKET RESEARCH………………  ……………3Longtime Texas Instruments Exec Retires …………41st BackOffice-Compliant NT Security To………5Hardware/Software Solution For 3D Web Pages ……5SPA Releases 'Worst Pirate Countries'List …………5EFT/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SPOTLIGHT...7Baan Pays S86 Million For CODA Group…   …8NCR Finds A Friend In OfficeMax……………….8Microsoft Out With Unix Version Of IE 4.0…………….8WORLD TRADE………………………  …     …….8  \nGroup Publisher:Thomas G.Shack,Ⅲ  \nManaging Editor:Michael E.Cotter  \nSenior Editor:Elizabeth J.Lohr  \nthe computer's serial port,and a small PC compatibleexpansion board(ISAtype)which plugs into one of thecomputer's expansion slots.The kit requires no soft-ware installation,soit is operating-system independentand can work with any 386,486,or Pentium classcomputer running DOS,Windows95,Windows NTorUNIX.  \nOnce the $695 bundled product is installed,auser must have his/her finger scanned each time thecomputer is turned on or rebooted.If the user's fingerdoes not match,the operating system will not load,thuspreventing access to any information on the hard driveor floppy drive.Up to 64 different fingerprints can beenrolled into the system at any time.  \n\"This system is unique in that it works at ahigher level than the operating system.It preventsunauthorized access even before the computerboots up,so hackers can't exploit weaknesses in the operatingsystem to break in,\"says Tas Dienes,Executive VicePresident and Chief Operating Officer ofI/O Software.  \nThe Secure Start/ISA board can be purchasedseparately for $99.I/O says it plans to support otherbrands of fingerprint scanners in the future.Moreinformation on the 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