Compaq Introduces Mobile Biometrics Technology
Oct. 16, 2000 2:00pm
Fingerprint Identification Technology Eliminates Passwords and Enhances
Security
New Information on Compaq Web Site
HOUSTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ - news) today
announced the release of a Biometrics PC Card using fingerprint identification technology that offers
security, simplicity and cost-savings for business customers using mobile computers.
Eliminating the need for passwords and their associated management costs, a tiny camera in the
Compaq retractable identification reader converts a fingerprint image to a ``map'' that is impossible to
duplicate. The map is encrypted and stored, allowing users to logon securely and privately in a process
that takes mere seconds. With close to 40 % percent of all calls to corporate IT help centers involving a
lost or missing password, the Biometrics PC Card can result in significant time and cost savings for IT
departments.
Distributed with BioLogon software, the Compaq fingerprint reader fits any notebook computer with a PC
card slot and is compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.
In July 1998 Compaq was first to market with a biometric fingerprint security solution for desktop
computers. For more details on this announcement, please visit Compaq's Web site at:
http://idea700/products/notebooks/security.html.
Company Background: Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the largest
supplier of computing systems in the world. For more corporate information, see:
compaq.com.
Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This release contains
forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
include implementation of a new model of distribution; the failure of systems associated with order
fulfillment; changes in product mix; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand; continued
competitive factors and pricing pressures; market responses to pricing actions and promotional
programs; volatility of certain equity investments; component shortages; and instability in developing
countries that may affect operations. Further information on the factors that could affect Compaq's
financial results are included in its SEC filings, including the latest annual report on Form 10-K, and the
latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation
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