Assurnet to Implement Keyware's Biometric Technology; Keyware Biometrics Successfully Integrated Into Physical Access and Time and Attendance Applications.Business/Technology Editors WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000 Keyware, the world's leading provider of biometric authentication See biometrics. solutions, announced today that Assurnet, a Belgian-based insurance network, has implemented Keyware's LBV LBV Lake Buena Vista LBV Late Bottled Vintage (port wine) LBV Legião da Boa Vontade (Brazil) LBV Landesamt für Besoldung und Versorgung (Germany) LBV Load Bearing Vest - Layered Biometric Verification technology with hand geometry Hand geometry is a biometric that identifies users by the shape of their hands. Hand geometry readers measure a user's hand along many dimensions and compare those measurements to measurements stored in a file. recognition systems for a time and attendance application. The project is a direct result of integration of Keyware's biometric technology with existing time and attendance products from the Keyware Physical Access Division. By adding biometric authentication to time and attendance and physical access products, Keyware has been able to tap into an area that is profitable for the biometric industry. Keyware had identified a variety of markets that will benefit from adding biometric authentication: smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. , Internet and physical access and time and attendance products are among those markets. In the past year, Keyware has purchased best-of-breed applications from companies in these areas to faster implement biometrics into existing business products for many industries such as airline, health care, electronics and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . "We are pleased to have been selected to secure Assurnet office locations," said Francis Declercq, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Keyware. "We have always been a proponent of giving customers the type of biometric technology they want. Whether it is voice, face or fingerprint, or iris or hand geometry, Keyware can layer any biometric into an enterprise seamlessly and have it work in conjunction with existing authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. tools." About Assurnet Based in Belgium, Assurnet was founded in 1996 by three big insurance agencies to create a telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. that efficiently and securely allows insurance brokers to purchase insurance products. Assurnet is responsible for the development and management of the network and installs the IT equipment needed to run the network. For more information, visit http://www.assurnet.be/fr/index.shtml. About Keyware Founded in 1996, Keyware is the world's leading provider of a broad range of authentication solutions for real-world business applications, and a pioneer in the field of biometrics, the technology of verifying an individual by means of personal characteristics such as voice, face and fingerprints. Keyware's LBV - Layered Biometric Verification technology allows companies to manage multiple authentication techniques, including biometrics, from one central server. This central authentication server A device used in network access control. It stores the usernames and passwords that identify the clients logging in, or it may hold the algorithms for token access (see authentication token). optimizes security and convenience for physical locations, e-commerce, network, smart cards and telecommunications applications. Keyware's award-winning technology is sold globally through an extended network of OEMs, system integrators and VARs. Co-headquartered in Belgium and Woburn, Mass., you can find more information about Keyware at www.keyware.com. Keyware and the Keyware logo are trademarks of Keyware, Inc. All other product names, service marks and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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