To the user, this means freedom from the tyranny of a growing number of unique access codes, which must be regularly memorized and replaced for security reasons. The primary benefits to the owner of proprietary information are security and low maintenance costs . A fingerprint is unique and is inherently a cost effective and reliable method for real-time user identification. The explosive growth of the Internet is well known. The number of total Internet users reached 100 million in 1999 and is projected to reach 1 billion by the year 2005.
Corporate intranets are an equally growing market.
There are over 150 million personal computers deployed in corporate enterprise network environments, and corporations increasingly rely upon intranet infrastructure for the dissemination of proprietary business data throughout the organization. Since access rights to different classes of data vary among employees, password identification and authorization is integral to all corporate networks. The organization and its employees face the same challenge and have the same needs for easy reliable personal identification as is required for secure e-commerce. Statements contained herein and by other public statements by the Company and its officers, other than historical data, constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results, events or financial position to differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements.