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SAFLINK Offers Software Development Kit — SDK -- for Biometric Authentication of Enterprise Applications
Sep-23-03
BELLEVUE, Wash.- SAFLINK(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: SFLK), a leading developer, marketer, and integrator of biometric security solutions, today announced the availability of its SAFauthenticator(TM) Software Development Kit (SDK), a product that enables programmers to add SAFLINK's biometric authentication framework to any enterprise application for a more secure infrastructure.
This is the first offering from SAFLINK that enables third-party developers to utilize the same proven biometric authentication tools currently at work in governmental bodies, leading financial institutions, and healthcare facilities.
"Most people agree that passwords can be easily compromised, but many software providers have been hesitant to tackle the issue on their own due to its complexity," said Greg Jensen, CTO of SAFLINK. "Through our SDK, they can now leverage our 12 years of expertise in developing proven solutions designed to increase security and user convenience."
SAFauthenticator SDK enables software developers, systems integrators, and value-added resellers to directly integrate and secure applications in conjunction with SAFLINK's enterprise domain security products: SAFsolution(R) for Windows(R) Active Directory(R) and SAFmodule(TM) for Novell(R) eDirectory(R) (both sold separately). SAFsolution and SAFmodule tightly integrate with existing network environments to ensure seamless security and performance.
Once in place, SAFLINK's biometric authentication simplifies and strengthens system logon procedures by replacing a user's passwords with a unique individual characteristic, such as a fingerprint or iris scan. For instance, the recent increase in security measures required for HIPAA compliance within the healthcare industry has made biometrics especially relevant for software developers such as North Carolina-based A4 Health Systems(R).
"Since patient privacy and data security are major concerns for our clients, we need the ability to incorporate stronger security into all of our products," said Stephen M. Ura, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of A4 Health Systems. "SAFLINK's SDK is an easy-to-use tool that allows us to integrate a proven biometric security product into any enterprise application. This dramatically improves our ability to provide a strong authentication solution which is convenient for end-users — and flexible enough to meet the specific needs of our customers."
SAFLINK's open-standards, non-proprietary approach also benefits application providers that want to provide their customers the freedom to select the specific biometric devices that best meet the needs of each particular deployment. SAFauthenticator SDK supports C++ and Visual Basic integration platforms and is coupled with a comprehensive maintenance and support package.
SAFauthenticator is available immediately through SAFLINK at a base price of $4,995 and provides an interface to SAFLINK enterprise security solutions licensed separately. SAFLINK will be demonstrating these products at the Secure World conference (booth #315) on September 24 and 25 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, please contact Thomas Doggett at 800-762-9595.
About SAFLINK
SAFLINK Corporation brings "The Power of Biometric Authentication"(R) to workstations and enterprise networks through biometrics. The Company provides cost-effective multi-biometric software solutions to verify individual identity, protect valuable information, and eliminate passwords. These solutions are designed to safeguard and simplify access to electronic systems and online services. For more information, please see the Company's website at http://www.saflink.com or call 800-762-9595.
NOTE: "SAFLINK," "SAFsolution," and "The Power of Biometric Authentication" are registered trademarks of SAFLINK Corporation.
This release contains information about management's view of the company's future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with the company's financial condition, its ability to maintain the proprietary nature of its technology and intellectual property, the risk that the Company's patent claims may not be broad enough to protect its technology, its ability to sell its products, its ability to compete with competitors and the growth of the biometrics market as well as other factors that are discussed in the company's 424(b)(3) Prospectus filed with the SEC August 16, 2002 as amended and supplemented, and in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as other documents periodically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE TO EDITORS: The '4' in the company name "A4 Health Systems" should be read as superscript. It was changed for transmission purposes only.