The plot of this movie is loosely based on the first book of the Netforce series. However, it foreshadows character relationships that would not happen until later Netforce books.
The film takes place in 2005.
NETFORCE was also a series of novels by Tom Clancy, Steve Pieczenik, Steve Perry, Larry Segriff, and Jerome Preisler. The last three authors took turns in collaborating with Clancy and Pieczenik.