Steve,
I think you left out a couple of "little" companies, Lucent, and now ITT
New Computer Security Software Has Human Touch; Biometrics to Authenticate Computer Users
FORT WAYNE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1998--ITT Aerospace/Communications Division (ITT A/CD), a unit of ITT Industries' (IIN), and National Registry Inc. (NASDAQ:NRID) have cooperatively developed new computer security software which utilizes unique human characteristics called "biometrics" to authenticate users.
Biometrics are those unique human characteristics which cannot be lost, stolen, borrowed or copied. They include voice, fingerprints and facial features. The breakthrough software was developed in support of a new U.S. Government sponsored biometric standard called Human Authentication Application Programming Interface or HA-API. HA-API compliant software allows only authorized users to log onto protected computer systems running the Microsoft Windows NT(R) operating system, Microsoft(R) Internet Information Server, Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer browser products, as well as enterprise management systems such as Computer Associates Unicenter(R), TNG(TM), and its Single Sign-On(TM) Option.
Dr. Steven Boll, ITT A/CD's director of Licensed Products observed, "In today's business climate, both an organization's electronic information and their employee's time are valuable assets. With biometric access solutions a company can be confident that proprietary information will be accessed only by authorized users without imposing complicated and frustrating password-based access control methods." He continued, "We are pleased to be able to join with NRI in offering these powerful and cost-effective user authentication solutions."
ITT Industries is a leader in high performance voiceprint-based biometric authentication through its SpeakerKey(R) software (www.speakerkey.com). NRI furnishes the NRIdentity(TM) Secure Authentication Facility software (www.nrid.com) which provides the interface between Windows NT(R) and SpeakerKey(R).
The first demonstrations of the new software will be conducted in Chicago at the COMDEX computer conference, the CardTech/SecurTech conference in Washington D.C. and Computer Associates World Conference in New Orleans later this month.
ITT Industries (http://www.ittind.com) is a leading worldwide diversified manufacturing company, with 1997 sales of $8.8 billion from its three primary business segments: Automotive, Defense & Electronics and Fluid Technology. ITT Automotive is one of the largest independent suppliers of systems and components to automotive manufacturers. ITT Defense & Electronics is a leader in the design, manufacture and support of high technology electronic systems and components for defense and commercial markets. ITT Fluid Technology is the world's leading manufacturer of pumps, systems and services for the movement, measurement and control of fluids. In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, ITT Industries' stock is traded under the symbol ("IIN") on the Midwest, Pacific, London, Frankfurt and Paris exchanges.
CONTACT:
ITT Aerospace/Communications Division
A Division of ITT Defense & Electronics Inc.
John Kirkwood, 219/451-6384
KEYWORD: INDIANA
BW0346 APR 23,1998
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