Government Technology selected the 16 most interesting products of 1999 from the pages of this year's product news. The selection was wholly subjective, based on what was unusual, innovative and potentially useful to our readers. If you know of an interesting product we haven't covered, contact Kaveh Ghaemian at 916/932-1300 or e-mail The prices listed were the most accurate single-unit figures available at time of publication. Please contact vendors for current prices.

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