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SAFLINK and SecuGen Sign Mutual Reseller Agreements
Friday, November 12, 1999 09:00 AM
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TAMPA, Fla. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- SAFLINK Corporation, (Nasdaq: ESAF,
news, msgs) and SecuGen Corporation, a leading supplier of fingerprint imaging devices and
algorithms, announced today that they have signed mutual worldwide non-exclusive agreements to
license and distribute each other's products. The companies also announced that they have completed
the successful integration and qualification of SecuGen's advanced fingerprint technology with
SAFLINK's Secure Authentication Facility (SAF(TM)) security software products. The reseller
agreements allow each company to combine their complementary products and independently market
the resulting value-added solutions through their respective distribution channels.
"We are very pleased to be working closely with SecuGen as a valued partner in our efforts to expand
our worldwide distribution channel for our SAF product family and to enhance our ability to provide
innovative new technologies to our customers," said Walter Hamilton, Vice President of Sales &
Marketing for SAFLINK Corporation. "SecuGen is already actively marketing SAFLINK data and
network security solutions to major international customers through their value added reseller (VAR)
and OEM partner distribution channels. In addition, SAFLINK will benefit by being able to offer our
customers and channel partners SecuGen's advanced fingerprint imaging hardware and matching
algorithm software technology that is now available in a variety of innovative and cost-effective hardware
configurations including computer keyboards, mouse peripherals, standalone scanners, and physical
access control devices."
"SecuGen is proud to join SAFLINK in this dynamic partnership. The SAF product family is a premier
line of software solutions. This exciting partnership enables SecuGen to maximize our product offerings
and promote biometrics into the next millennium," said Ann Walker, Vice President, Marketing for
SecuGen Corporation.
SecuGen Corporation is a global biometric company in the business of designing, developing and
manufacturing fingerprint recognition systems. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, SecuGen offers
the most compact, durable, reliable and cost-effective fingerprint recognition system available in the
market today. Visit SecuGen at www.secugen.com.
SAFLINK Corporation, based in Tampa, Florida, brings the Power of Biometric Identification(TM) to
consumers, enterprise networks and the Internet. The Company provides cost-effective multi-biometric
software solutions to verify individual identity, to protect business and personal information, and to
replace passwords and PINs in order to safeguard and simplify access to electronic systems and
enable new online services for customers. The Company's Secure Authentication Facility (SAF(TM))
family of multi-biometric security products delivers enterprise-level secure access control to a range of
software platforms and network applications, including Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R), Microsoft Internet
Information Server, Novell(R) NetWare(R), as well as Computer Associates' Unicenter TNG(R) and its
Single Sign-On(TM) option. SAFLINK is a Microsoft Security Partner and a Microsoft Certified Solution
Provider. Further information is available through the Company's web site at (http://www.saflink.com).
SAF, SAFLINK and Power of Biometric Identification are trademarks of SAFLINK Corporation. All other
brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
Contact:
Walter Hamilton Ann Walker
Vice President of Sales & Marketing Vice President, Marketing
SAFLINK Corporation SecuGen Corporation
813-636-0099 408-573-0495
SOURCE SAFLINK Corporation
CONTACT: Walter Hamilton, Vice President of Sales & Marketing of SAFLINK Corporation,
813-636-0099; or Ann Walker of Vice President, Marketing of SecuGen Corporation, 408-573-0495
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¸ 1999, PR Newswire
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