Markoff has a profile of Jim Bidzos on the front page of today's NYT business section. "Profit and Ego in Data Security." No death threats mentioned other than: "The government would like him not to exist," said Jeffrey I. Schiller, a computer manager at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has negotiated a licensing deal with Mr. Bidzos. DCF --- WinQwk 2.0b#1165