December 1998, Vol. 15, No. 12 Table of Contents Cover Story Nestor accuses HNC Software of patent infringement News Briefs Biometrics BAPI merges its APIs into BioAPI specification Virtual Reality TV signal enables multi-sensory virtual experience Expert Systems Heritage improves underwriting with business rules automation Book Shelf     Calendar Data Mining MARKET employs neural nets to study grocery stores Product Profiles Speech Recognition Speech chip allows NASA to hear the sounds of Mars American Airlines automates its flight information system Intelligent Agents ADHunter provides Web access to classified ads Bioinfomatics GeneMark helps researchers decipher DNA code Web Site © Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 2555 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 299, Atlanta, GA 30339 USA Phone: 770-431-0867 | Fax: 770-432-6969 E-mail: lpi@lionhrtpub.com Web: www.lionheartpub.com Web Design by Premier Web Designs E-mail: lionwebmaster@preweb.com