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Date: 2000-05-02
Biometrics: Windows schaut dir in die Augen-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Versionen seines Betriebssystems mit biometrischen Tools wie Retina-Erkennung oder Fingerabdruck-Scannern kombinieren. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Microsoft to use `biometric' tools for Windows By Jathon Sapsford THE WALL STREET JOURNAL May 2 - Microsoft Corp. has agreed to include in future versions of its Windows operating system a type of software that uses "biometric" devices such as fingerprint or eye scanners to boost online security. MICROSOFT TUESDAY WILL ANNOUNCE it signed a licensing agreement with closely held I/O Software Inc. of Riverside, Calif., which has a proven "application programming interface," or API, for biometrics technology. This essentially is a program that lets fingerprint or eye scanners communicate with operating systems. (Microsoft is a partner in MSNBC.) Some see these scanners, which identify users based on unique individual characteristics, as eventually enhancing or replacing computer passwords. A crucial step in this process, say those in the industry, is the acceptance by both producers and users of an API that allows easy employment of the devices. The goal is to create a software infrastructure that would let users simply plug in biometric devices and start using them to log on. ... Voll Text http://www.msnbc.com/news/402255.asp?cp1=1 -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- relayed by Declan McCullagh declan@well.com -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by published on: 2000-05-02 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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