Article: Private sector gears up to make contribution to homeland security.

Byline: Jim Leusner and Tamara Lytle

ORLANDO, Fla. _ In a quiet Lake Mary, Fla., office park, Ron Nation and a handful of employees are working to protect America.

Formed three weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Special Security Inc. is touting software that encrypts and stores a fingerprint in bar codes embedded on a photo identification card, a drivers license or a passport. Each time a user presents it, a computer scans the code and the user's finger to verify the identity.

"Our product helps the good guys _ and lets you know who is in front of you," said Nation, president of the company. "We can prove identities."

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