Access Smart's Power LogOn Provides True Password Protection.

Stolen Laptops and Desktops Are Useless If They Are Protected by a Random Password

LADERA RANCH, Calif. -- Access Smart, LLC, the leading developer of data and security management solutions through the use of smartcard technology, announced today that its Power LogOn password management system will effectively protect confidential data on stolen laptop and desktop computers through the use of password management. Power LogOn is capable of generating and storing random 20 character passwords derived from the 96 available keyboard characters, making the password virtually impossible to crack. It also allows users to have a complex logon password for the initial start-up of the Windows Operating System, denying those without the user code permission to use the computer. Power LogOn automatically enters a complex logon password without the user ever having to remember a password or even type it into the computer. The password data on the smartcard is Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) protected to prevent outsiders from accessing any of its stored information.

Complex data encryption software adds additional protection to private data, but the password for decrypting the data can be vulnerable. Without the use of a highly developed password management system, users are providing themselves a false sense of security. With Power LogOn, users can generate a password such as "emFO%39iL5Nc305,9Z/4#6d." Combining unique logon passwords with strong passwords for an individual's security software program provides the highest level of computer security.

"After the theft of the Veteran Affairs laptop in May of 2006 containing 26 million records and the laptop stolen from a General Electric employee this September with 50,000 employees personal data compromised, there is a definite need for Power LogOn," said Dovell Bonnett, Founder and CEO of Access Smart, LLC. "If the laptop owner had used our password management system with data encryption software, they could relax knowing that their sensitive data is virtually inaccessible to any thief."

The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit placed the number of stolen laptops above viruses as the biggest cost burden to businesses in 2004. The burden of restoring an individual's identity takes about 600 hours, an increase of more than 300 percent over previous studies according to the Identity Theft Resource Center in September 2003, while restoring a company image after a loss of sensitive material could take even longer and cost millions of dollars.

Companies rarely enforce password assignment policies and users often duplicate passwords, using them for multiple accounts. According to SearchWindowsSecurity.com's Password Hardening Journal of 2006, one of the forgotten elements of a truly secure infrastructure is password security. The Power LogOn password management system can save users their valuable assets of time and money.

Pricing and Availability:

Power LogOn is available for purchase at Access Smart's VeriSign Secured website, www.access-smart.com, or by calling toll free: [phone]. Pricing is $129.95 for the desktop version and $139.95 for the notebook edition. Access Smart provides a 100%, 30-day money back guarantee and free ground shipping on all orders in the United States. For sales information contact Access Smart at [phone] or visit their Website at www.access-smart.com.

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About Smartcard Technology:

A smartcard is a small computer chip that has been embedded inside a credit card size piece of plastic. Smartcards allow the user to easily and securely manage their digital personal identity. Smartcards are used throughout the world in applications such as phone cards, transit, electronic cash, healthcare information, cellular phones and secure computer access. In the United States, major corporations such as Microsoft, Boeing, and American Express use smartcards, as does the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation as a way of allowing employees to securely access workstations throughout the organization.

Access Smart, LLC:

Access Smart, LLC is the first and only company to develop, market and sell complete packaged smartcard solutions direct to small and medium sized businesses and home computer users. Dedicated to empowering the consumer to securely regain control over their digital identity, Access Smart offers unique, high quality integrated hardware and software packages that securely manage an individual's digital identification and data over wired and wireless networks, computers, Point-of-Sale devices, kiosks, and any other device that can accept and communicate via smartcard technology.

For more information about Access Smart, please visit www.Access-Smart.com

Access Smart and Power LogOn are trademarks exclusively licensed to Access Smart, LLC. Other product names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders.