BIO-key and identiMetrics Hailed as Experts in Biometric Identification for Young Children
Wall, N.J. –July 18, 2006 - BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions along with identiMetrics, Inc., a BIO-key partner and provider of fingerprint biometric identification solutions for schools announce identiMetrics latest product release, identiFi™ 1.4. Guaranteed to transform the industry, identiFi™ 1.4 from identiMetrics, based on BIO-key’s patented biometric matching software solves the long-standing challenge of using a finger biometric system to identify children as young as three or four years old.
identiFi™ 1.4 was successfully implemented at Visitation BVM School in Philadelphia, PA and has become a technology model for the Archdiocesan Nutritional Development Food Service Programs. Development of identiFi™ 1.4 was funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Most recently, approximately 500 kindergarten and first grade students were enrolled at the Early Childhood Center in Hammonton, NJ, and additional installations in school districts throughout the country are scheduled for the beginning of the 2006 school year.
“This is a big step forward for us since identifying young children has been a significant difficulty for the biometrics industry,” remarked Raymond J. Fry, CEO of identiMetrics, a former principal, who knows the identification challenges facing school personnel today. “We’re proud to be partnered with BIO-key. Their award-winning VST technology, integrated into our rapid deployment identification platform provides the most accurate and cost-effective solution for identifying all students, from kindergarten through graduation.”
“This is another example of biometrics being deployed to simplify our lives while protecting children. It’s impractical to expect a three year old to remember a secure password or PIN or worse yet- to be expected to produce an identity card after returning from the playground! The BIO-key and identiMetrics system is the only cost effective, convenient and accurate solution for identifying these youngsters. This solution can be deployed in hundreds of thousands schools worldwide, to simplify and protect the lives of children from their preschool through their post graduate years”, said BIO-key CEO Mike DePasquale.
About BIO-key
BIO-key develops and delivers advanced identification solutions and information services to law enforcement departments, public safety agencies, government and private sector customers. BIO-key's mobile wireless technology provides first responders with critical, reliable, real-time data and images from local, state and national databases. BIO-key's high-performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless and enterprise data to improve security, convenience and privacy and to reduce identity theft. Over 2,500 police, fire and emergency services departments in North America use BIO-key solutions, making BIO-key the leading supplier of mobile and wireless solutions for public safety worldwide. (http://www.bio-key.com)
identiMetrics, a privately-held company headquartered in Malvern, PA is a leader in the development, integration and marketing of biometric fingerscan identification solutions. identiMetrics solution, identiFi™, is a comprehensive biometric finger scanning identification platform that provides a cost-effective and accurate biometric identification replacement for swipe card readers, bar code readers and PIN pads and allows any organization to rapidly integrate and deploy biometrics. identiFi™ eliminates the problems and costs created by cards and PINs and gives irrefutable proof of identification for security and record keeping purposes. identiMetrics is primarily focused on the unique needs and specifications of large niche consumer markets including education, retail POS, healthcare and hospitality. For more information, visit www.identimetrics.net.
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Julie Garand
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