CryptoMetrics Announces Release of FingerSURE 7.0; Fingerprint Biometric Authentication Products Offers Unprecedented Versatility and Security.TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- CryptoMetrics(R), Inc., a leading global provider of facial recognition Noun 1. facial recognition - biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" automatic face recognition, face recognition and fingerprint biometric solutions to the government, aviation security, law enforcement, military, homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States and commercial markets, announced today the commercial release of its FingerSURE line of fingerprint biometric authentication See biometrics. products. FingerSURE integrates with biometric authentication devices to provide a comprehensive fingerprint biometric enhanced security solution. By leveraging Microsoft Active Directory FingerSURE offers companies and their employees the ability to irrefutably validate identity while connecting to the corporate network by simply using their fingerprint. FingerSURE's integration within the Microsoft Management Console A Windows NT/2000 feature that provides a common environment for running management software from Microsoft and third parties. Any type of administration service such as network management, antivirus management, disk management and authentication can be created as a Microsoft Management (MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. ) provides enterprise administrators a common and familiar administration tool for the management of the FingerSURE solution. Robert Barra Robert D. Barra was a Republican elected to serve his constituents of the New York 21st Assembly District in November of 2000. Because of redistricting due to the census, Assemblyman Barra became the Assembly member from the newly formed 14th Assembly district. , Co-CEO of CryptoMetrics stated: "Not all fingerprint authentication systems are created equal and with the introduction of FingerSURE 7.0, CryptoMetrics now raises the bar by offering the most technologically advanced fingerprint biometric authentication available along with unprecedented integration and interoperability capabilities. Fortune 100 companies as well as individual users can use a FingerSURE biometric authentication product and know that their system is as secure as possible." By using public-key-infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ) technology the FingerSURE line of fingerprint biometric authentication products provides the secure transfer and storage of sensitive information, data and user credentials over Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000, XP, XP Pro workstations, applications and resources. "CryptoMetrics has engineered a fingerprint biometric authentication system that combines a user-friendly platform with a comprehensive security system," said Dario Berini, Senior Vice President, Operations of CryptoMetrics, "FingerSURE offers the best of both worlds; versatility, superior network and individual system security via enhanced file encryption and an ease of use that is unprecedented within the biometric industry." The FingerSURE product-line consists of Professional and Enterprise versions which can accommodate a variety of users that range from single laptop computers to entire computer networks of Fortune 100 companies. FingerSURE integrates with state-of-the-art biometric authentication devices to offer unprecedented security while its software development kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) enables third parties to integrate FingerSURE authentication into their applications. Benefits of the FingerSURE Enterprise and Professional products include: --User verification with the touch of a finger --Integrated within Microsoft Active Directory and MMC --Increased security of Microsoft EFS EFS Encrypted File System (Microsoft Windows 2000) EFS Event Free Survival (survival rates in clinical trials) EFS Evangeliska Fosterlandsstiftelsen (Sweden) --File and folder encryption/decryption using RC4 128-bit encryption --Session-based encryption- communication --Superior Network Security --Unlimited user capable --Single sign-on (SSO See single sign-on and CSO. SSO - single sign-on ) for Web and Win32 applications --Audit logging of who gains access, when, and where --Biometric authentication device independent --Software development kit provides an application program interface (API) for third party integration into applications Mr. Joel Shaw, Chief Strategy Officer of CryptoMetrics concluded: "We are very proud to have taken this suite of authentication products to the point of releasing an off-the-shelf technology that can be easily obtained and integrated into a biometric system by end-users, biometric system developers or systems integrators. We recognize that integration and interoperability are critical requirements for success in the biometrics market and our software solutions are entirely vendor independent, allowing any system to achieve required performance results." Currently deployed in numerous organizations, including a Fortune 50 technology company and a Fortune 500 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. company, FingerSURE is available now and is also available with Biometric Systems Integration professional services from CryptoMetrics and its numerous Value Added Resellers worldwide. About CryptoMetrics CryptoMetrics is a leading global provider of advanced and accurate biometric technology solutions that overcome security challenges of airport and border security, law enforcement, government agencies and private enterprises. CryptoMetrics SecurIDent facial recognition products are unique in their ability to track and recognize multiple faces simultaneously in real-time and process these images to optimize face recognition performance. CryptoMetrics FingerSURE fingerprint recognition products provide added security by requiring users to authenticate their identity via fingerprint analysis. |
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