April 1999, Vol. 16, No. 3 Table of Contents Cover Story — Consortia unify biometrics standards BioAPI and HA-API Agreement News Briefs Bioinformatics E-comm comes to biopharmaceutical market AI and Culture AI and VR featured in recent movies Electronic Commerce Authentication concerns are key barrier to E-commerce Intelligent Web Applications Stream unveils 'Emediate' customer support services Nanotechnology $2.5 million initiative to develop chameleon-like nanoshells Intelligent Agents Mindmaker's Prody Parrot recognized by Smithsonian     Virtual Reality Boeing Joint Strike Fighter virtual reality takes flight SGI powers first full-scale VR air traffic control tower RT-SET's virtual studio systems gets camera tracking Calendar Neural Networks Software offers high accuracy predicting prostate treatment ResMed announces device for treatment of CHF Product Profiles Speech Recognition SpeechWorks and BUMC benefit remote health care UPS extends speech technology to same-day service Book Shelf 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