Courion and Diaphonics Partner to Deliver New Levels of Secure Access; Integrated Identity Management Solutions to Provide Self-Service Password Reset and Automated Voice Verification.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Courion(R) Corporation, the provisioning specialist, and Diaphonics, a provider of IT security solutions based on biometric voice verification, today announced a reseller agreement to provide enterprises with a flexible voice-based password management solution. Under the new agreement, Courion will resell the Diaphonics voice biometric technology, providing customers with another access option for its PasswordCourier(R) self-service password reset and synchronization solution. Diaphonics will also resell Courion's Enterprise Provisioning Suite(TM) through its direct sales force and channel. The two companies together deliver a robust solution that helps organizations enhance security, fight identity fraud, and improve customer service.

Self-service password management can drastically reduce a number of IT costs, including those associated with password reset calls to the help desk, estimated by Gartner to range from $10 to $31 per call. By offering customers more than one way to verify the identities of employees, customers and partners, Courion and Diaphonics are eliminating the burdens associated with password management including user downtime and security vulnerabilities.

As part of the partnership agreement, Courion will integrate Diaphonics' Spike Server , an integrated platform for voice biometric security, with Courion's PasswordCourier for expanded end user access options. Diaphonics will offer PasswordCourier to customers needing password reset and synchronization to a broad range of target systems and applications.

The integrated offering provides users with the option of resetting their password through an automated voice verification system. Accessible from any telephone, Diaphonics' Spike Server acts as an interface to PasswordCourier's enterprise password management capabilities. Once the server authenticates the identity of the user, it works with PasswordCourier to manage the password reset and synchronization function. Security is increased through the combined use of content verification and voiceprint authentication to verify the user's identity, and PasswordCourier's consistent audit trails. In addition, giving users the ability to change passwords by using their voice greatly increases the user adoption rate, further reducing help desk costs.

"This partnership is in keeping with our mission to ensure that our Spike Server platform is the most complete solution for voice security," said Jeremy Bernard, vice president of marketing and business development, Diaphonics. "With Spike Server, our customers can reset passwords over any telephone, with the security and convenience of biometric voice verification. With the addition of PasswordCourier functionality, Spike Server will be able to interact with many more systems and applications, resulting in a more complete solution and even better return on investment for our customers."

"Courion's expertise in password management and user provisioning, combined with Diaphonics flexible, proven voice verification solutions will empower organizations to reap the immediate benefits of security strategies that integrate identity management with their business operations," said Kurt Johnson, vice president of corporate development, Courion. "When we developed PasswordCourier a decade ago, our vision was then -- and continues to be -- to offer customers secure options for accessing information and this partnership enables us to do just that."

Courion and Diaphonics will both be exhibiting at HDI 2006 Annual Conference & Expo. Visit Courion at booth #524, and Diaphonics at booth #108.

ABOUT DIAPHONICS

Diaphonics is a provider of IT security solutions based on biometric voice verification. Diaphonics' Spike Server is the industry's most complete hardware and software platform for voice security. Today, businesses and government agencies rely on Spike Server to verify the identity of callers with voice verification, record conversations and create a searchable audit trail. Diaphonics is based in Halifax, Canada, with US sales headquarters in Boston, MA (www.diaphonics.com).

ABOUT COURION

Courion's technology innovation simplifies the complexities of provisioning to immediately impact its customers' business and provide lasting results. Unlike competitive technologies that concentrate on infrastructure-centric solutions at the expense of business operations, Courion takes a holistic approach to provisioning by securely connecting people to critical enterprise resources. Working within an organization's existing IT environment to provide immediate pain point relief, Courion's identity management solutions securely automate routine, manual processes for user provisioning, password management, audit and regulatory compliance, and profile management.

Courion and PasswordCourier are registered trademarks and Enterprise Provisioning Suite is a trademark of Courion Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.