Data General Corp. and Comparator Systems Corp. team up as strategic partners for biometric solutions.NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1995--Comparator Systems Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :IDID IDID Inherited Diseases in Dogs ) Thursday announced that its newly introduced line of biometric identity authentication products will be offered for use with Data General Corp.'s new line of Intel-based AviiON servers and PCs, beginning in early 1996. Comparator comparator Instrument for comparing something with a similar thing or with a standard measure, in particular to measure small displacements in mechanical devices. In astronomy, the blink comparator is used to examine photographic plates for signs of moving bodies. Systems' products will allow Data General customers to use a fingerprint as an absolute means of verifying the identity of an individual for a wide range of transactions such as computer systems log-on, passport and border control, welfare payments and drivers licenses. Comparator's fingerprint-based identity authentication devices support Data General's continued expansion into open systems solutions for its broadening customer base. 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. Comparator Systems Corp. Chairman Robert Reed Rogers, the alliance will provide significant new opportunities for both companies. "The use of biometric solutions to authenticate individual identity is truly the transaction control technology whose time has come," said Rogers. "From credit card authorization to facility access control, Data General will be able to offer unequaled security in its systems world-wide." Comparator Systems Corp., based in Newport Beach, Calif., is a manufacturer/integrator of biometric security products, as well as integrated software/hardware operating and accounting systems for the banking industry. Data General Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DGN DGN Design (file) DGN Dirección General de Normas (Standards Organization in Mexico) DGN MicroStation Design File (file format/extension) ), based in Westboro, Mass., specializes in servers, storage systems and related software and services for customers worldwide. Additional information on Data General, its products and services is available on the Internet at http://www.dg.com. AviiON, and DG/UX are registered trademarks of Data General Corp. All brand and product names appearing in this press release may be product or brand names of their respective holders. CONTACT: Comparator Systems Corp. Wayne Marple, 714/851-4300 or Data General Corp. Jim Dunlap, 508/898-6546 |
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