1.   Compaq Computer has recently unveiled a fingerprint identification technology meant to protect computers from unwanted use.

2.   Dayton-based NCR Corp. and its competitors are now using fingerprint recognition technology in their retail self-checkout systems.

3.   EDS is scheduled to say this week that it has picked Identix as its preferred provider of fingerprint technology.

4.   Fingerprint technology can be more accurate, but only if a suspect is in a database, he said.

5.   First came Comparator Systems, which falsely claimed to have a fingerprint identification technology.

6.   Of those four, only Drexler, which makes ID cards using fingerprint technology, and Viisage, which makes facial-recognition technology, are making money.

7.   Other companies have created similar fingerprint identity verification technology.

8.   San Francisco International Airport said Thursday that it will install new biometric fingerprint technology to help speed criminal background checks of employees.

9.   The bureau report did not say how long ago the fingerprints were left on the documents or in what sequence, things beyond the scope of fingerprint technology.

10.   Fingerprint technology is hampered by sensitivity to things like moisture in the skin, which could prevent a gun owner from activating a personalized gun, Sebastian said.