Real life applications of Artificial Neural Nets

Function approximation, or regression analysis, including time series prediction, fitness approximation and modeling.

Used to determine next account to forge and to speed up transaction times?

Data processing, including filtering, clustering, blind source separation and compression.

Obvious applications.

Classification, including pattern and sequence recognition, novelty detection and sequential decision making.

I think that's why it's written in java and uses base64/hex extensively  ...