RED HERRING -- Jan 12 -- The money came from Sevin Rosen Funds and Rho Capital Partners. Verified Personhas now raised a total of $14.5 million since it was founded two and a
half years ago. Tal Moise seeded the New York-based company
alongside John Scully, former CEO of Apple Computer and Pepsi and
founded Verified Person to help restore confidence in Internet
transactions. He wanted to develop a way for people to prove they were
who they said they were by pointing to a third party. Just as VeriSign
authenticates web sites, Mr. Moise thought he might be able to
authenticate people. Verified Person found its first customer in
the U.S. Department of Transportation. The department needed a way to
ensure it wasn't hiring criminals to handle baggage inside airports.
The company sells a service called VP ID, which will ensure that
someone you meet on the Internet doesn't have a history of violence. It
checks the data volunteered on a dating site against its own records
and gives an age, marital status, and safety synopsis. FULL ARTICLE @ RED HERRING

Mark Brooks: I list providers of background checks on the OPW side bar. Trufina is also worth a look in.