ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 6, 2002–Ensure Technologies, the award-winning leader in intelligent digital information security solutions, and HID Corporation, the industry leader in card access technology, today announced the forming of a technology integration alliance. Through this alliance, Ensure’s XyLoc(TM) Enterprise PC security software now facilitates and manages large enterprise and geographically dispersed deployments of HID’s pcProx(TM) PC access control solutions. Additionally, a new version of Ensure’s XyLoc KeyCard incorporates HID’s building access technology, bringing XyLoc’s patented full-time PC access control and building security together in a single solution. This allows both HID and Ensure to offer their customers the widest range of convenience and security for protecting both organizations’ facilities and valuable digital information. 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced that the upcoming new 

Washington, DC - May 2, 2002 - The U.S. Justice Department today announced a massive crackdown on identity theft, and proposed new federal legislation to increase penalties against those convicted of stealing a persons identity. 

Government Computer News via the Washington Post

May 2, 2002 - Government Security News - Biometrics vendors are doing their best to supplant passwords as the chief form of computer security, but Government Computer News Lab tests indicate that many of their products are not quite ready. Some developers have continued to improve already good devices, but others need to go back to the drawing board. 

May 1, 2002 - Reuters - Seeking to deter hijackers, criminals and underage drinkers from obtaining false identity cards, two Virginia congressmen have introduced a bill that would establish standard security features for state-issued drivers licenses. 

Each spring the world’s card technology community gathers for its major North American conference. At the Cardtech Securtech expo, every new card related product is on display–ranging from the cool to the ridiculous. The show is a great place to spot new devices but it is an even better place to monitor overall industry trends. Listening to the conversations, checking out the booths and company literature, and attending the lectures, one can get a strong sense of where the industry is heading. 

BY LOWELL ADKINS,