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ContactWorks Deploys Passfaces(TM) Authentication Capability to Protect Client Data.


Global Call Center Company Selects Cognometrics Technologyfor Flexibility and Ease of Use

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- ContactWorks has selected Passfaces cognometric 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.
 solution to provide an additional layer of security to ensure that confidential corporate data and client files remain secure. ContactWorks, a customer contact center and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
consulting company

business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a
 manages call center projects worldwide and provides a variety of customer-facing services to organizations of all sizes. Passfaces authentication capability will be used to secure data repositories See repository.  and protect client information.

"Due to the nature of our business it is critical that we have the

capability to protect our clients' corporate data at the employee level. Passfaces offers that kind of flexibility, enabling the administrator to easily set up individual employee access to specific accounts," said Tom Sultenfuss, president. "We are in essence a division of our client's organizations and we are responsible for keeping their confidential data private. The Passfaces product allows us to do that without inhibiting our productivity. In fact, we completed the transition in days and our employees find it easier to use than past logon See login.

1. (jargon) logon - login.
2. (networking) logon - In ACF/VTAM, an unformatted session-initiation request for a session between two logical units.
 procedures," he added.

Passfaces is an innovative, patented strong authentication technology that leverages the brain's innate cognitive ability to recognize human faces. Passfaces authenticates the person, rather than a device or piece of software and cannot be forgotten, lost or easily stolen. The technology meets all requirements for consumer authentication - security, usability, reliability, portability, manageability and low cost and provides a highly reliable strong authentication solution that builds customer confidence while supporting business risk management objectives.

"Call centers' rapid global expansion will only continue if clients' customer data is secured," said Paul Barrett, 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.  Passfaces Corporation. "By deploying Passfaces strong authentication software, ContactWorks can demonstrate to clients that it has taken the necessary steps to protect data while delivering expected efficiencies."

The Passfaces software offering includes Passfaces for Windows, Passfaces Web Access and Passfaces Financial. Passfaces for Windows is an out-of-the-box strong authentication solution for Windows networks A local area network (LAN) made up of Windows clients and servers. Starting with Windows for Workgroups 3.1 in 1992, all versions of Windows have built-in networking. See Windows and NetBEUI network. , Microsoft[R] IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system.  based intranets, extranets and enterprise web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. . Passfaces Web Access is designed to integrate Passfaces with web access applications. The package features a Software Developers Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK.

SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit").
) with a Server-side Java Class Package, Passfaces Library (database of faces), and the User Interface (client). The technology can be implemented in days.

Specifically designed for the online financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 industry, Passfaces Financial includes all the features and functionality of Passfaces Web Access plus marketing tools and templates that help make end user implementation easy.

About ContactWorks

ContactWorks provides one to one customer solutions that encompass all aspects of customer contact management with a customized solution that will exceed your needs. They handle projects of all size and complexity, and can source work domestically, near-shore and off-shore to achieve the desired objectives. Services include inbound customer service, customer acquisition and retention, order management, help desk capabilities and fulfillment. For additional information see www.contactworks.us

About Passfaces

Passfaces, formerly Real User Corporation, is an information security technology company based in Annapolis, Maryland “Annapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Annapolis (disambiguation).
Annapolis is a city in the United States of America with a population of 36,408 (July 2006 est.), the capital of the State of Maryland and the county seat of Anne Arundel County.
. The Company was founded in 2000 to commercialize an innovative, patented strong authentication technology that leverages the brain's innate cognitive ability to recognize human faces. Our Passfaces[TM] products offer business, financial services, government, healthcare and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  customers a cost effective, fully scalable and highly reliable strong authentication solution that supports business risk management objectives and is both liked and trusted by users. For additional information and to demo Passfaces technology, see: www.passfaces.com

Background Copy Points

More than 70 percent of respondents to the 2005 Computer Security Institute/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey reported that compromised data comes from within their organization or by those trusted by the organization such as outsourcing partners. Due to this threat, call centers in particular must do all that they can to ensure the protection of clients' data.

Recent examples of outsourcing providers creating security breaches include a call center employee who was fired last June after supplying details on British bank accounts, credit cards, passports and drivers' licenses to an undercover reporter for London's Sun newspaper for more than $5 a name.

A call center employee in India was arrested in August for the alleged theft of personal customer information that the firm was handling for its clients. The call center did not reveal the names of its foreign clients, though, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 its Web site, the call center handled work for American and British companies. These kinds of breaches demonstrate the need for additional security initiatives.
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