CBQI NEWS!!! LCI-SMARTpen To Provide CBQ, Inc. With Biometric E-Business Security
Solutions
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands/DALLAS, Dec 14, 1999 (BW HealthWire) --
--Dec. 14, 1999--
Signature Authentication Device to Replace Fingerprint
Biometrics At Company's Online Health Care and Payment Subsidiaries
LCI Technology Group N.V. (AEX:LCI), today announced an agreement
with CBQ, Inc. (OCTBB:CBQI), an e-business solutions provider, to
implement LCI-SMARTpen(R) BiAS (TM) End-to-End (E2E(TM)) security
solutions at its CBQcare.net and Prioritycash.com subsidiaries.
CBQcare.net, an e-healthcare provider, will use LCI-SMARTpen to enable
its Internet-based medical applications such as authentication of
prescriptions and transfer of medical records. Physicians using
CBQcare.net will use the SMARTpen for activities such as authenticating
their identity on prescriptions and continuing education course work.
Prioritycash.com, a portal that provides credit card approval and
electronic funds transfer (EFT) services, will use the SMARTpen to
secure credit card transactions and EFTs. Prioritycash will provide the
SMARTpens to some of its customers for use in their businesses.
Rollout of this initiative among CBQ's subsidiaries will occur in two
phases. Initially, SMARTpens will be distributed to CBQ's client base
of up to 500 physicians. Once the infrastructure is fully developed and
operational, CBQ will then adopt use of the SMARTpen to facilitate and
enable other e-commerce applications within the medical field.
"The LCI-SMARTpen addresses two of the biggest obstacles facing the
online health care industry -- security and trust," said Sam Asseer,
chairman and CEO of LCI Technology Group. "The SMARTpen's virtually
foolproof authentication of the signer provides physicians, patients
and health care organizations a secure online environment. As we learn
more about e-business and the need for security within the medical
sector, we recognize the significant role that the SMARTpen can play in
bringing benefits to both patients and health care professionals."
CBQ CEO John Harris said, "We decided to replace the fingerprint
biometrics we were using with the SMARTpen. The ease of use and
effectiveness of the SMARTpen make it a product that we know our
customers will view as an effective online tool. To be successful,
Internet companies, especially in the health care industry, must assure
their customers that their online transactions are secure and we feel
the SMARTpen will provide that assurance."
LCI-SMARTpen(R) is a ball-pen that writes on regular paper and uses
sensors to allow the authentication of people through the biometric
characteristics of their signature. The dynamics are unique to the
individual user and thus allow for the authentication of the signer, as
well as time and location.
According to a recent Internet survey, online activity by doctors has
increased 875 percent since 1997 and doctor-patient communications via
e-mail has jumped 200 percent in the last year. Securing medical
related transactions on the Internet is vital to the online health care
market as more and more physicians and patients begin communicating via
the Web. Securing medical related transactions on the Internet is vital
to the online health care market as more and more physicians and
patients begin communicating via the Web.
CBQ expects to implement/deploy the SMARTpen within Q1 of 2000.
About CBQ, Inc.
CBQ, Inc., The E-Business Marketplace, (www.cbq.com) is a total
end-to-end provider for implementing customer driven e-business
solutions. Through its subsidiaries, Cyberquest, Inc., Reliance
Technologies, Inc. and Priority One Electronic commerce Corp., it can
design, implement, host, build traffic, and process payments for its
customer's e-business initiatives. Its newest subsidiary, CBQcare.net,
provides a web-based health care management system with applications
such as practice management software for patient scheduling, referrals,
messaging, charting, insurance claim generation, prescription and
formulary management.
About LCI Technology Group N.V.
Headquartered in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, LCI Technology Group
N.V. is a holding of 37 companies, providing solutions and services
through its subsidiaries employing 1000 people in more than 14
countries, in Europe and the USA. LCI's offers their more than 1,000
multinational customers total solutions in the areas of E-commerce,
Business System Applications, Multimedia and Video, Printer
Connectivity, Security and Wireless Communications. LCI is listed on
the Amsterdam AEX Stock Exchange. For more information, visit the
Company's Web sites: lcigroup.com and
smartpen.net.
Note: This press release may contain statements that, if not verifiable
historical fact may be viewed as forward-looking statements that could
predict future events or outcomes with respect to the LCI Technology
Group N.V. and its business. The predictions embodied in these
statements will involve risks and uncertainties and, accordingly, LCI
Technology Group N.V.'s actual results may differ significantly from
the results discussed or implied in such forward-looking statements.
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CONTACT: LCI Technology Group N.V.
Sam Asseer, +31 (0) 73 64 55 255
asseer@nl.lcigroup.com
www.lcigroup.com
www.smartpen.net
or
CBQ, Inc.
John Harris, 972/732-1100
johnh@cbq.com
or
LCI Technology Group, U.S.A.
Gerard Sandoval, 770/392-8629
gerard.sandoval@cbpr.com |
