ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE II:
SAFLINK Announces SAF2000 Multi-Biometric Enterprise Security
Suite for Windows
10:06 a.m. Apr 19, 1999 Eastern
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 1999--COMDEX SPRING, BOOTH NO.
C1225--SAFLINK Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The National Registry Inc.
(NRI) (NASDAQ: NRID), today announced its SAF2000(TM) Multi-Biometric Enterprise
Security Suite. Organizations can now purchase a single product suite that includes
SAFLINK's award winning network security products that dramatically increase the security
level of the most widely deployed enterprise networking infrastructures in the world:
Microsoft, Novell, and Computer Associates. SAF2000 represents SAFLINK's long-term
vision for enterprise management of user credentials employing strong biometric-based
identification and authentication (I&A) to replace vulnerable passwords.
SAF2000 is an architected suite of integrated, standards-based, packaged security products
for Windows that can protect all points of user access to enterprise resources including
LANs, WANs, dial-up networking, VPNs, Intranets, and Extranets. User credentials and
data are securely managed using database and directory service protocols from Microsoft
SQL Server, Microsoft Active Directory directory services (when released), Novell's
Directory Services (NDS), and LDAP server providers. SAF2000 is delivered ready to use
out of the box with built-in voice, finger and facial recognition biometric software algorithms
that are qualified with a broad variety of Microsoft compatible audio/video and finger scanner
peripherals from the leading technology providers in the business.
Scheduled for shipment in June 1999 at a suggested list price of $199.95, the base SAF2000
product suite includes a license for 10 users in the server database. Separately purchased
user database expansion licenses start at $49.95 for each additional user and can be added
at any time to accommodate the varied user populations found in enterprise networks. The
above pricing allows user access from an unlimited number of workstations in the network.
"Our enterprise customers have diverse environments and have been asking for greater
flexibility in the configuration and pricing of their security solutions" said Clinton C. Fuller,
Chief Operating Officer of SAFLINK Corporation. "Bundling our award winning enterprise
products into a single comprehensive security package that can be sold through traditional
retail and distribution channels makes the decision to make your networks "SAF" even
easier."
"SAFLINK has become one of the fastest-growing independent software vendors for
Windows by providing more convenient and cost effective ways to protect the privacy and
confidentiality of data under the care, custody, and control of the enterprise," said Tod
Nielsen, vice president of Developer Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "SAF2000's biometric
user authentication highlights the advanced capabilities of Windows-based technology and
complements Microsoft Windows NT Server, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 98, and
Internet Information Server." About SAF2000
The SAF2000 Multi-Biometric Enterprise Security Suite for Windows is an integrated
grouping of packaged biometric I&A security applications and biometric technologies. The
entire suite is supported on Windows NT servers and utilizes the most current and widely
implemented API standard for the interoperability and interchangeability of biometric
technologies. Built upon SAFLINK's Secure Authentication Facility (SAF) client/server
architecture and management framework, SAF2000 is network centric and allows a variety
of client configurations to securely communicate with a SAFserver(tm) for centralized
administration of user credentials and the biometric I&A process. The SAF architecture can
concurrently support heterogeneous enterprise networks employing all of SAF2000's award
winning applications:
-- SAF/nt for Windows 95/98 and NT Clients
-- SAF/iis for Microsoft Internet Information Server
-- SAF/netware for Windows 95/98 and NT
-- SAF/tng for Unicenter TNG and its Single Sign-on Option
-- SAF/transactions - for custom biometric I & A within an
application
These applications are implemented as a seamlessly integrated overpack, or add-on, to the
networking infrastructure of Windows NT, Novell Netware, and Computer Associates
TNG. All biometric related operations are performed through extensions to existing native
networking and administrative functions, reducing implementation time and simplifying
end-user support.
Included with the SAF2000 product suite are fingerprint, voice verification, and facial image
recognition Biometric Service Provider (BSP) modules. These BSPs contain the capture,
feature extraction and matching capabilities of leading biometric technology vendors.
Additional BSP modules can be purchased separately and easily added to the SAFserver
and one or more client workstations. Trust Model
SAF2000 implements an administrator-controlled trust model rather than the user-controlled
trust models inherent in other biometric security products found in the market . An
administrator-controlled trust model allows the systems administrator to define which users to
trust, what credentials are required to gain trust, and when a trusted relationship is required.
For example, administrators are able to allow all employees access to a main home page via
an intranet, but provide only designated employees access to additional Web pages based on
functional responsibility (i.e. sales people to enter orders and review customer activity,
product managers to change confidential product descriptions and pricing, and financial staff
to update reports). Other key benefits to implementing SAF2000's administrator-controlled
trust model include:
-- Enhanced security is transparent to the user.
-- Users are not required to perform any trust decisions to
access enterprise resources.
-- Single sign-on to multiple network resources can be achieved
through one secure biometric logon.
Entrust Compatible
SAF/nt, SAF/netware, and SAF/tng can be configured to automatically log-in the user to any
of the Entrust public key infrastructure suite of products. SAF2000's centralized management
capability also synchronizes all user information between SAF2000, Entrust, and the
underlying networking infrastructure (Windows NT, Novell NetWare, or Unicenter TNG).
The Entrust Compatible feature integrates strong user I&A with an industry leading
public-key infrastructure, ensuring that digital certificates used in e-mail and secure
transactions over the Internet originated from their true owner. About The National Registry
Inc. and SAFLINK Corporation
The National Registry Inc. and SAFLINK Corporation, based in Tampa, Florida, bring the
Power of Biometric Identification(tm) to 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 Windows NT and Internet
Information Server, Novell Netware(R), as well as Computer Associates' Unicenter(R)
TNG(tm) 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, SAF2000, SAFserver, SAF/nt, SAF/iis, SAF/tng, SAF/transaction and SAFLINK
are trademarks of The National Registry Inc. All other brands and products referenced
herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders.
Copyright 1999, Business
Still no revenues...
Regards,
Bob |
