Datakey Integrates Precise Match-on-Card(TM) Fingerprint Technology With Its
Client Software and Smart Card Solutions
MINNEAPOLIS, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datakey Inc. (Nasdaq: DKEY;
http://www.datakey.com), a leading developer of smart card solutions that simplify
access and identity management, and Precise Biometrics AB (publ), developer
and provider of world leading and user-friendly biometric security solutions
based on fingerprints, today announced that Datakey has signed a license
agreement with Precise Biometrics for its Precise BioMatch(TM) Pro and Precise
BioMatch(TM) C technology.
Under terms of the agreement, Datakey has successfully integrated Precise
Match-on-Card(TM) fingerprint technology with Datakey client software and
smart cards to enable strong protection and on-card validation of a user's
fingerprint biometric. With Precise Biometrics technology built-in, Datakey
now provides an integrated biometric/smart card solution for customers that
want an extra level of identity certainty and the convenience of using a
fingerprint for authentication to corporate applications.
Datakey will demonstrate the joint biometric and smart card solution at
FOSE 2003, the largest information technology exposition serving the U.S.
government marketplace. Attendees are invited to visit Datakey's booth, No.
2626, April 8-10, at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, to see the
biometric solution in action for applications like Windows log-on and secure
e-mail.
The Precise Biometrics-Datakey Smart Card Solution
Precise Biometrics' technology for matching fingerprints on a smart card
-- Precise Match-on-Card(TM) -- replaces a user's smart card PIN, serving as
the secure method of authentication to activate the smart card and make use of
the stored credentials (certificates and public/private keys,
usernames/passwords, etc.). Organizations that need the utmost security can
require their employees to use both a biometric and a PIN to authenticate to
the smart card, enabling three-factor security.
Datakey software manages the enrollment of a user's fingerprint biometric
on the smart card. A user can enroll up to four templates. Once enrolled, all
sensitive computations and biometric matching for authentication to the smart
card take place directly on the card for maximum security. The template is
stored as a private object that can never be extracted or copied, which means
that the user's privacy is protected at all times.
For users, fingerprint authentication is an easy and secure way of using
their smart card for a wide range of cryptographic applications. Precise
Biometrics' fingerprint technology stored on a Datakey smart card can be used
for Windows 2000/XP log-on, secure e-mail, digital signature applications and
VPN access among others. In addition, Datakey client software includes an
application that provides seamless smart card-based log-on to Windows 98 and
NT environments using the biometric template.
"Together, Precise Biometrics and Datakey can offer a very competitive
solution, which not only increases the levels of security and convenience, but
also protects the user's privacy. We are very pleased to partner with Datakey
and expect that it will lead to many joint business opportunities," said
Christer Bergman, president and CEO, Precise Biometrics.
"Biometrics deliver an extremely high level of security and assurance for
identifying enterprise users, tying authentication to something that can't be
lost or stolen -- something that the user is," said Tim Russell, president and
CEO, Datakey. "With a Datakey smart card as the single storage medium for the
biometric template and all credentials, authentication is made highly secure
for the enterprise and very convenient for its users. We are excited to team
with Precise, the proven leader in fingerprint authentication, as we provide a
powerful, secure solution for our customers."
About Precise Biometrics
Precise Biometrics AB is an innovative security company that supplies
world-leading systems for authentication using fingerprints. The solutions
supplied by the company replace keys, PIN codes and passwords. The company's
products are cost effective and provide security and comfort combined with
top-class protection of personal integrity.
The range of products includes systems for access control to computers and
networks and for building into mobile and terminals, such as mobile phones and
portable computers. The company headquarters are in Lund, Sweden. The company
also has offices in Stockholm and a U.S. subsidiary in Washington, D.C.
Precise Biometrics is listed on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange
(symbol: PREC A). For more information about Precise Biometrics, visit
http://www.precisebiometrics.com/ .
About Datakey Inc.
Datakey Inc. ( http://www.datakey.com ) focuses on delivering complete smart
card-based solutions that simplify access and identity management throughout
the enterprise. Datakey's comprehensive solution set makes it easier to
administer digital identities and to manage user access to a full range of
corporate resources. Our solutions reduce administrative costs while at the
same time providing stronger security. In turn, Datakey solutions make it much
more convenient and secure for users to login to company resources by
consolidating all digital credentials -- including passwords, digital
certificates, VPN/dial-up credentials and biometric data -- onto one smart
card and automating access through a single smart card sign-on.
SOURCE Datakey Inc.
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CONTACT:
Colleen Kulhanek, VP of Corporate Marketing,
+1-952-808-2361 or marketing@datakey.com , Alan Shuler, CFO,
+1-952-808-2349 or alan.shuler@datakey.com , both of Datakey, or
Gunilla Savring, Director of Corporate Communications, +46 46 31
11 14 or gunilla.savring@precisebiometrics.com , or Christer
Bergman, President and CEO, +1-703-405-8255 or
christer.bergman@precisebiometrics.com , both of Precise
Biometrics
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