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To: steve who wrote (12339)	2/2/1999 7:48:00 AM
From: Sheldon C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

Some news from Veridicom. Veridicom's OpenTouch Fingerprint Authentication Sensor Receives "Hot Product of the Year" Award From Electronic Products Magazine SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 1999--Veridicom Inc., a Lucent Technologies spin-off and the leading provider of silicon-based fingerprint authentication solutions, Tuesday announced that its OpenTouch(tm) fingerprint authentication sensor has been named one of the 10 Electronic Products' Hot Products of the Year for 1998. This prestigious award was announced in the publication's January issue and highlighted on the publication's web site at www.electronicproducts.com. Veridicom's product was the only biometric technology solution chosen to receive this award. "We are delighted that our OpenTouch solution has received this distinguished honor," said Michael D'Amour, president and CEO of Veridicom. "Veridicom's objective, when developing OpenTouch, was to create a complete, open solution for securing electronic devices. Electronic Products magazine has validated our approach with this award. Our unique design makes fingerprint authentication a simple, convenient and cost-effective solution for a wide variety of uses." The OpenTouch fingerprint authentication sensor is part of a complete personal authentication system from Veridicom that provides biometric identification capability to any electronic device. Designed to replace passwords and PINs, provide access to computers and networks, secure laptop computers, and even replace conventional mechanical locks, the OpenTouch system consists of four components: the silicon sensor, image analysis software, matching software, and data protection software. Each plays a crucial role in keeping data and personal information secure and tamper-resistant -- extremely important features with the proliferation of electronic commerce and online information technology. The OpenTouch sensor can even be built into smart card and bank card readers to reduce ATM and point of sale fraud and serve as the ultimate personal key for Internet commerce, while maintaining the privacy of a fingerprint. The sensor is the size of a postage stamp and was a first in the industry to use capacitive rather than optical images to extract a unique, three-dimensional representation of the fingerprint called a template. "Being small, robust, complete and open, the OpenTouch sensor is a well-thought-out architecture that has innumerable applications," said Alix Paultre, Senior Editor for Electronic Products magazine. "For the first time, this sensor provides electronic security in a single commercial hardware solution. Veridicom has demonstrated a true advance in technology and its application with OpenTouch." Electronic Products magazine reports on and interprets developments in electronic products and product technology. Its content serves as a key information source for engineers and managers in the electronics original equipment market. Every year, in selecting the Products of the Year, the magazine's editors choose the most outstanding products, based on significant advances in technology or its application, a decided innovation in design, or a substantial gain in price-performance. Veridicom is the leading provider of silicon-based fingerprint authentication technology. The company develops and markets OpenTouch, a complete system of hardware and software modules, to OEMs, value-added resellers and systems integrators. Veridicom's unique open architecture has enabled the company to become the most integrated provider of fingerprint authentication technology, with established customers and partners in the laptop, desktop and enterprise computing industries. The company's roster of integration partners also includes systems security and smart card providers. To facilitate the integration of fingerprint authentication technology for information technology applications, Veridicom is working with Intel to incorporate interfaces for biometrics into the Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA), an established, overall infrastructure for data security on PCs, workstations and servers. Additional information is available at www.veridicom.com. OpenTouch is a registered trademark of Veridicom. --30--tjj/la* db/la CONTACT: MS&L Global Technology Janie Toll, 805/230-8287 (office) 800/759-8888, pin 5012773 (pager) jtoll@msltech.com Regards, Sheldon C.

To: steve who wrote (12339)	2/4/1999 8:06:00 PM
From: steve	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

To all, Some competition news to read while we're waiting for IDX news. SAFLINK's Biometric Security Software Earns Top Honors TAMPA, Fla. - SAFLINK Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The National Registry Inc. today announced that its SAF/nt release 2.0 security software was awarded PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Thu 4 Feb 23:01 PR Newswire infoseek.go.com SAC Technologies Signs $200,000 OEM Licensing Agreement With Sense Technologies Inc. MINNEAPOLIS - SAC Technologies Inc. Thursday announced it has signed a $200,000 OEM Technology Manufacturing Licensing Agreement with privately held Florida-based SENSE Technologies Inc. The Fri 5 Feb 2:02 Business Wire infoseek.go.com Polaroid Wins Contract to Provide State of Iowa Digital Driver's License System CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Polaroid Corporation said today its Identification and Transaction Systems Division has signed an $8.3 million four-year contract with the State of Iowa Department of Thu 4 Feb 22:52 PR Newswire infoseek.go.com Colorado State Patrol Awards $3.9 Million Contract for Printrak Emergency Dispatch/Records ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Colorado State Patrol has awarded a $3.9 million contract to Printrak International Inc. the leading provider of digital justice solutions, for integrated computer aided Thu 4 Feb 0:19 Business Wire infoseek.go.com BMA Teams with NaviSys for Internet and Outsourcing Solutions ST. LOUIS - To streamline processes, save money and incorporate Internet technology, Business Men's Assurance Company of America in Kansas City, Missouri chose NaviSys as a provider of solutions to Wed 3 Feb 17:03 Business Wire infoseek.go.com Veridicom's OpenTouch Fingerprint Authentication Sensor Receives "Hot Product of the Year" SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Veridicom Inc., a Lucent Technologies spin-off and the leading provider of silicon-based fingerprint authentication solutions, Tuesday announced that its OpenTouch fingerprint Tue 2 Feb 14:45 Business Wire infoseek.go.com steve