Kodak Integrates AuthentiDate's Scan Signature Technology; Signature Solution Available to Customers and Service Providers Effective Immediately.SCHENECTADY, N.Y. & DUSSELDORF and STUTTGART, Germany -- AuthentiDate International, AG, a subsidiary of AuthentiDate Holding 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 : ADAT (Alesis Digital Audio Tape) A digital audio recording technology from Alesis, LLC, Cumberland, RI (www.alesis.com). In 1992, Alesis introduced the first 8-track digital tape recording system. ) announced today that Kodak GmbH, Germany, has integrated AuthentiDate's scan signature technology into its capture software. The scan signature technology allows users to scan documents and applies a signature to the scanned document which is compliant with the German Signature Law and the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community Signature Directive. The agreement with Kodak gains another well known, worldwide scan service provider to AuthentiDate's growing list of partners. Kodak's capture software is used and distributed through a large network of service providers that offers Kodak's capture software to their clients, in addition to being used directly by a broad range of end users. While financial terms weren't disclosed, AuthentiDate will generate revenue through transaction fees. A practical application of this integration is seen in Germany's compulsory health insurance industry. Both AuthentiDate and Kodak's network of service providers have a substantial clientele in Germany's compulsory health insurance sector. Under the German Signature Act, these customers, as well as their service providers, are obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to exclusively use signatures pursuant to the Signature Act in high-volume document recording by August 2004 if the paper documents are being destroyed. Due to the integration of AuthentiDate's signature technology into Kodak's capture software, these users are able to satisfy these current requirements immediately. AuthentiDate's signature software has been preinstalled in the Kodak capture software and must only be activated by the user. Through qualified personal signatures, the change in media from paper to electronic format, is documented with legal certainty A test in Civil Procedure designed to establish that a complaint has met the minimum amount in controversy required for a court to have jurisdiction to hear the case. Under this test, if it is apparent from the face of the pleadings, to a "legal certainty" that the under German law. Thus, the generated electronic data, such as TIFF files, can no longer be manipulated without detection. AuthentiDate's signature technology is designed to function without altering any underlying electronic data, which permits the electronic data to be further processed as usual. Accordingly, downstream processes, such as OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. tools and workflows, may be executed without being affected by the application of the digital signatures. AuthentiDate's signature technologies are already in use in a variety of practical projects, in particular in the sector of the compulsory health insurance funds. Thus, both Kodak's service providers and their customers are able to immediately rely on tested technologies that are readily available. "We are glad that in AuthentiDate we have found a competent partner for the integration of signatures. We were convinced by the professional competence and the broad spectrum of signature solutions, which enable us to extend a variety of our applications with technologies from a single provider. Decisive was furthermore the large number of successfully implemented practical projects", says Gunter Wittlinger, Sales and Marketing Manager, Document Products and Services, Kodak GmbH. "We are glad that with Kodak another well known service provider has joined our partner-signature network. More and more users may thus use tested signature technologies," adds Marc T. Willems, Member of the Board of the AuthentiDate International AG. Kodak will present the new solution at the DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Expo from Sept. 7 to 9, 2004 in Essen. Kodak's booth: Hall 1 / Booth 1650 About AuthentiDate Holding Corp. AuthentiDate Holding Corp. (AHC AHC Appalachian Hardwood Center AHC American Heritage Center (University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY) AHC American Horse Council AHC Association for History and Computing AHC Australian Heritage Commission AHC Assault Helicopter Company ) is the holding company of five business units: DocStar, AuthentiDate International AG, AuthentiDate, Inc., DJS Marketing Group/Computer Professionals International and Trac Medical Solutions, Inc. DocStar sells proprietary document imaging software that includes the AuthentiDate technology. AuthentiDate and AuthentiDate AG provide the 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. of digital data through its proprietary and patent pending technology. AuthentiDate intends to establish itself as the authority on "content security" as it is a growing sector of the electronic network security infrastructure market. DJS delivers professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. centered around technology systems integration projects, staff augmentation AUGMENTATION, old English law. The name of a court erected by Henry VIII., which was invested with the power of determining suits and controversies relating to monasteries and abbey lands. , out-tasking, outsourcing services and resells computer related products. Trac Medical offers an electronic form processing solution and utilizes the AuthentiDate technology to prove the authenticity of the content represented in completed healthcare forms. About AuthentiDate International AG AuthentiDate International AG (www.authentidate.de), Dusseldorf, Germany, is the fist accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. certification provider, certified by the German Regulatory Authority Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest regulatory agency administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities for Telecommunications and Posts (RegTP), specializing in qualified timestamps compliant with the strict regulations of the new German signature law and the European signature guidelines. AuthentiDate specializes in business process solutions based on electronic signatures and timestamps. These solutions feature easy integration, high economic efficiency, platform independence and protection of investment. Nationally and internationally well-known companies in various industries utilize AuthentiDate signature solutions to achieve legal security in the areas of eBilling, archiving, scanning and workflow. In addition, AuthentiDate's signature technology is already integrated in products of other manufacturers; therefore legal security for business processes is automatically available for many companies. AuthentiDate is present in Europe, the USA and also through partners in Asia. AuthentiDate Holding Corp, Inc. has its headquarters in the USA (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) and is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (ADAT) and in Germany (WKN WKN Wertpapier-Kenn-Nummer (identifying number assigned to securities traded in Germany) WKN Warrior Knowledge Network (US Army) 893715). About Eastman Kodak Company and infoimaging Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images - for memories, for information, for entertainment. The company is a major participant in infoimaging, a $385 billion industry composed of devices (digital cameras, flat-panel displays flat-pan·el display n. A thin lightweight video display used in laptop and notebook computers and employing liquid crystals, electroluminescence, or a similar alternative to cathode-ray tubes. Also called flat screen. and document scanners), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for images) and services & media (software, microfilm A continuous film strip that holds several thousand miniaturized document pages. See micrographics.  Microfilm and Microfiche and paper). With sales of $13.3 billion in 2003, the company comprises several businesses: Health, supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and services; Commercial Printing, offering on-demand colour printing and networking publishing systems; Commercial Imaging, offering image capture, output and storage products and services to businesses and government; Displays & Components, which designs and manufactures state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode Noun 1. organic light-emitting diode - a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers OLED displays as well as other specialty materials, and delivers optics and imaging sensors to original equipment manufacturers; and Digital & Film Imaging Systems, providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. When used in this release, the words "believe," "anticipate," "think," "intend," "plan," "will be," "expect," and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements regarding future events and/or the future financial performance of The Company are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or the actual future results of the Company to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the availability of any needed financing, the Company's ability to implement its business plan for various applications of its technologies, the impact of competition, the management of growth, and the other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion