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HVAC Control in the New MillenniumMany future graphics chips will perform geometry calculations onchip.This will produce more finely detailed graphic images and characters.These new technologies should allow a broader, richer set of interactivebehaviors that work well in low bandwidth environments like theInternet. Some of this technology has been used in robotics and real-timeprocess control. These systems build on specific skills and behaviors,allowing a set of reactions to user input that are more realistic in appearanceand also more intelligent.ATI has several graphics cards that can produce MPEG-2 video inreal time on a Pentium III-based PC. MPEG-2 provides video that looksas good as broadcast video because it is broadcast video, serving as thevideo compression technology for satellite-based video delivery systems.Stereoscopic headsets can monitor head movements and inputthem into the computer. These are being integrated into DirectX, whichis Microsoft’s standard for interfacing applications.Digital IdentityA digital identity is that constantly growing mixture of personalinformation which is stored in the databases of state and municipaloffices, hospitals, medical centers, insurance companies, stores, banksand federal agencies. The development of digital identities has beenaccelerated by the Internet. Bits of information about buying habits,reading preferences, opinions, browser bookmarks and financial datamay all be available on the Internet.As we begin a new millennium, privacy is being lost in the informationgiven to bankers, insurance companies and other serviceproviders. Privacy has been bartered away, for services and on-lineconveniences. Privacy in the digital age means the ability to controlour information. There will be a widespread trend for individual accessto information control. This trend will continue toward more individualcontrol. In the early years of computing there were relativelyfew digital records that were related to personal records. Today, manytypes of personal data are being gathered for possible use in biometricsecurity systems.These systems are meant to verify your identity or to allow access©2001 by The Fairmont Press, Inc. All rights reserved.