eTrue Launches First Biometric Internet Service With NASA As Its
First Customer
eTrue's Biometric Logon Service Offers The Most Secure Access To Web
And Networks
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 01/02/01 -- eTrue, the first
biometric authentication service that is outsourced over the
Internet, today announced that it has launched the eTrue biometric
logon service with its initial customer NASA (National Aeronautics
and Space Administration). NASA employees will use eTrue to access
secure data on network servers from home. Additional customers are in
the process of signing contracts with eTrue for the service, and will
be announced soon.
The eTrue Internet outsourcing service authenticates users for both Web
and local network logon through multiple biometrics, such as face and
fingerprint verification, providing 100% user authentication. The
award winning service is hosted by Exodus Communications and eTrue
manages the service, 7 X 24, for its customers.
eTrue's biometric logon to websites and networks benefits enterprises
such as banks, securities brokers, insurance companies, hospitals and
government agencies that only want trusted users to access high value
transactions and data. Unlike passwords, unregistered users will
think twice before trying to logon, since they will have their
biometric identities recorded. All transactions are logged for
reports and future audits. New federal privacy regulations under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) make the
eTrue service an obvious choice for HIPAA compliance by the health
care industry.
David Teitelman, eTrue president and CEO, said, "With this launch,
eTrue is bringing biometric logon to e-businesses over the Internet.
With no PINs, passwords, cards, keys or tokens to lose or forget,
there is nothing to hack or steal. Logon for users and network
administrators will be greatly simplified. eTrue is not only the
most secure user authentication service available, but also the most
reliable, quickest to install and easiest to use, since eTrue manages
all ID registration, authentication, exceptions, administration and
upgrades."
eTrue recently received the Frost & Sullivan 2000 Market Engineering
Award, which recognizes innovation in US business offerings. The
award positioned eTrue as the pioneer of managed biometric
authentication solutions.
The eTrue service is easily installed, with no capital outlay needed,
making it the lowest total-cost-of-ownership for biometric authentication.
eTrue also provides, at no additional charge, video cameras and finger readers
to customers. Customers such as NASA, which have signed on with
eTrue's Early Adopter Program, will be operational in days, instead
of months, if they were to integrate a biometrics solution
themselves. The eTrue service easily scales to accommodate any number
of users, and is available around the clock, seven days a week.
The security and reliability of biometric transactions and storage is
assured through a hosted implementation that includes secure socket
layer (SSL) Internet communication, encrypted transactions and
secure, redundant servers with automatic fail-over and multi-layered
firewalls, maintained by eTrue and its hosting partner, Exodus
Communications. Exodus, with its three optical T3 lines and with
battery and diesel backup power, has no single point of failure for
eTrue's authentication transactions.
The eTrue service works on client PCs running Windows 98, NT and 2000,
and with servers running Windows, Unix, and Linux. Additional
platforms are planned in the future. Contact eTrue on their web site,
www.etrue.com, for pricing and additional information on the eTrue
biometric service.
About eTrue
Headquartered in Southborough, MA, eTrue is the first managed service
provider of biometric authentication using multiple biometrics. eTrue
combines the advantages of the Web and biometrics to offer customers
the most reliable way to verify user IDs with the least amount of
capital outlay, integration effort, administration, maintenance and
risk. eTrue's separate product division provides the most accurate
face recognition software solutions for physical access control and
automated surveillance.
eTrue and TrueFace are trademarks of eTrue, Inc. All brands and
products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders.
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