Standards are important to large corporations where one office uses one biometric vendor and another office uses another. If the two comply with standards, they can interoperate.

Most of the standards being developed now have to do with interoperability. Think of the phone jack in your wall. Every phone jack is the same shape. No matter what phone you buy, you can plug it into any wall jack, and the phone will work or interoperate with the wall connection.

(TEA) will not leave the office without that check in their hand.

Inter-office use is very common, as are job interviews. Corporations are also encouraged to buy videoconferencing units, especially if their clients have them.

San Francisco is coming back. Corporations are once again locating in The City and a rebound in Silicon Valley is helping the entire Bay Area. San Francisco's position as a gateway to Asia is also advantageous given the strength in the Asian economy.

Manufacturers, banks, corporations and rental companies are sitting with a tremendous amount of used cars. And that's good for consumers,