AmBank, July 29, 1996: Technologists at banks with large overseas operations have drawn encouragement from a National Research Council report suggesting that businesses be allowed stronger forms of data encryption. Although financial transactions are generally exempt from encryption restrictions, bankers advocate more freedom in the market. They complain that government officials often refuse their requests for international use of applications with strong cryptography -- and give no reasons for their decisions. NiSaShi, July 23, 1996: Japan ID Tech, an Osaka-based information technology startup, has developed a system for encoding text as graphical images that can be sent via fax over normal communications transmission lines. The system consists of software that converts text to a two-dimensional bar code called a CP code, which is gaining popularity as a next-generation coding system. The company's encoding program also incorporates DES. MiPa, July 29, 1996: Patent: Method and system for key distribution and authentication in a data communication network (IBM). Inventors: Bjorklund, Ronald E.; Bauchot, Frederic; Wetterwald, Michele M.; Kutten, Shay; Herzberg, Amir. ----- http://jya.com/cpcode.txt (for 3, 11 kb) CPC_ode