BIO-key Biometric Solutions Are Gaining Traction on Capitol Hill
October 22 2019 - 7:56AM
BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), an innovative provider
of biometric authentication and security solutions, today announced
that employees working within the Federal legislative branch are
now using BIO-key’s EcoID to access their Microsoft Windows
devices.
EcoID is a compact fingerprint scanner that’s
been tested and qualified by Microsoft to support Windows 10
biometric sign-in capabilities. Natively integrated within the
Microsoft Windows Hello biometric sign-in platform, users simply
plug in the scanner, enroll their fingerprints and have immediate
biometric sign-on capabilities, allowing them to utilize one-touch
biometric authentication in place of passwords or PIN numbers.
Cybersecurity is top of mind on Capitol Hill,
and the recent FBI Private Industry Notification report has put all
IT leaders on alert. The FBI’s research discovered that today’s
traditional authentication methods are vulnerable and recommended
that a biometric or behavioral authentication method be added to be
considered strong security.
“We’re witnessing an accelerating trend of
domestic and international government agencies recognizing that
biometrics represent the strongest form of authentication,” stated
Mike DePasquale, Chairman & CEO, BIO-key. “In this particular
case BIO-key is working within the legislative branch of the
Federal Government to provide a layer of biometric authentication
to secure their devices. In this environment, any device could
contain confidential information that might be considered harmful
if it were to get into the wrong hands and potentially put our
country at great risk. EcoID helps ensure that the person
signing-on to the device is the appropriate individual.”
About BIO-key International, Inc.
(www.bio-key.com)BIO-key is
revolutionizing authentication with biometric solutions that enable
convenient and secure access to information and high-stakes
transactions. We offer alternatives to passwords, PINs, tokens, and
cards to make it easy for enterprises and consumers to secure their
devices as well as information in the cloud. Our premium finger
scanning devices offer market-leading quality, performance and
price. BIO-key also brings the power and ease of use of biometric
technology to its TouchLock line of biometric and Bluetooth enabled
padlocks – providing even more ways to BIO-key your world!
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statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 (the "Act"). The words "estimate," "project,"
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performance or events and are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
included within or implied by such forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, our
ability to develop new products and evolve existing ones, customer
and market acceptance of biometric solutions generally and our
specific offerings, our ability to expand sales within existing
customer relationships, our ability to raise additional capital,
and our ability to attract and retain key personnel. For a more
complete description of these and other risk factors that may
affect the future performance of BIO-key International, Inc., see
"Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2018 and its other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no
obligation to disclose any revision to these forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
made.
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