DigitalPersona Extends Enterprise Product Line with New Model 4000 Fingerprint Scanner

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Redwood City, CA—01-21-2003—Completing the latest phase of development for its enterprise line of biometric bus_solutions, DigitalPersona today announced the shipment of its Model 4000, the world’s lightest, most accurate fingerprint scanner. The Model 4000 scanner is now shipping with all of DigitalPersona’s U.are.U Pro enterprise products - including U.are.U Pro for Active Directory - giving the company_overview the most advanced, adaptable, and cost-effective line of biometric security bus_solutions for enterprise network access authentication. With U.are.U Pro, enterprises can quickly, easily, and cost-effectively replace problematic password log-ins with a one-touch biometric solution that is easier to use and far more secure.

Measuring just 3" in length, 2" in width, and only 5/8" thick, the Model 4000 scanner is small enough to be taken anywhere, giving enterprise users of U.are.U Pro the ability to gain fast, secure access to corporate networks while traveling or telecommuting as well as when in the office. The scanner is a significant upgrade to the U.are.U Pro workstation package, which also includes user registration and login software, and the world’s most advanced fingerprint recognition engine. Combining Pro workstations with DigitalPersona server software packages

"With the heightened concern for network security, enterprises, government agencies, and other large organizations are actively seeking a solution that only biometric authentication provides," said Fabio Righi, CEO of DigitalPersona. "With the Model 4000 scanner, U.are.U Pro is even more convenient, accurate, and easy for large organizations to deploy."

"Our scanners have consistently tested faster and more accurate than other fingerprint scanning products," said Vance Bjorn, chief technology officer at DigitalPersona. "With the new Model 4000 scanner, we believe we have once again raised the bar. This new scanner is thinner, smaller, lighter and more accurate than anything else on the market, and it opens up new applications for enterprise customers and new opportunities for dev_overview."

U.are.U Pro for Active Directory - The Comprehensive Solution for Enterprise Network Access

With the incorporation of the new Model 4000 scanner, DigitalPersona has completed a development cycle for the U.are.U Pro product line that began last fall with the introduction of U.are.U Pro for Active Directory. As the only biometrics security product that fully leverages Microsoft’s Active Directory product, U.are.U Pro for Active Directory makes it easier for enterprises to eliminate the administrative hassles associated with password access by deploying one-touch biometric user authentication.

"Identity theft is one of the greatest risks in an e-business system; identity management is one of the greatest costs. Biometric security can take on both by reducing the risk of identity theft while also reducing onerous help desk costs associated with password management," said Eric Ogren, senior analyst of the Security Solutions & Services service of the Yankee Group. "DigitalPersona is approaching enterprises with a product that not only performs well, but also meets the cost and usability requirements of network managers for biometric security."

In addition to U.are.U Pro for Active Directory, DigitalPersona also offers U.are.U Pro for NT Server software, which supports U.are.U Pro desktop users in Windows NT networks. In addition, DigitalPersona is currently developing server products that support other popular network directory products in addition to Active Directory. DigitalPersona now offers the industry’s most comprehensive line of end-to-end biometric network access security bus_solutions, and developments now underway will extend that leadership.

Because U.are.U Pro requires no special integration or configuration by enterprise users, enterprise network administrators can enable biometric authentication for every user within a day or two - even in large organizations. U.are.U Pro eliminates the security problems of stolen or misused passwords, and with its low price, the product quickly pays for itself in reduced help desk calls related to forgotten or mistyped passwords.

Pricing and Availability

The Model 4000 scanner is shipping now with all U.are.U Pro workstation packages, which are priced at $149 per desktop. The Model 4000 scanner is also available separately to dev_overview of biometrics bus_solutions.

About DigitalPersona

DigitalPersona, developer of the innovative U.are.U biometric security bus_solutions, brings both heightened security and convenience to users. DigitalPersona has developed next generation fingerprint recognition hardware and software technology enabling market-ready bus_solutions. With a user-friendly interface and the highest level of security for corporations, internet, and home, users can now safeguard their digital accounts and information. Based in Redwood City, CA, the company_overview distributes their product through an extensive network of OEM, VAR, reseller, and retail channels and has attracted strategic partners_overviewhips with major computer and peripheral manufacturers. Third party dev_overview are also selling the product into medical, legal, finance/banking, retail/pos and access control markets.

DigitalPersona’s award-winning U.are.U biometric security bus_solutions include the following: U.are.U Pro is designed for corporate networks and includes desktop and server software to allow companies to confirm employees’ identities and protect access to sensitive information, while reducing the high costs associated with password management. U.are.U Online, the first authentication service provider for the internet, allows Internet businesses to provide their customers with more secure and convenient access to accounts and transactions by verifying a user’s identity with their fingerprint. U.are.U has received many awards, including PC Magazine Editor’s Choice, PC Week Best of Comdex and Network Computing Editor’s Choice.

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