DigitalPersona, Inc. Receives Prestigious Info Security Product Excellence Award for Authentication

DigitalPersona Pro Honored With Excellence Award In Authentication Category

January 11, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, CA—DigitalPersona, Inc., the leading provider of biometric authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications, today announced that the company has won the prestigious Product Excellence Award for authentication from the Info Security Products Guide. Selected from more than 700 products and solutions from across the globe, the DigitalPersona Pro 3.2 fingerprint authentication solution also received a 4.5 out of 5 star rating as a result of the review.

The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor companies' excellence in all areas of information security. Winning products are determined by the guide's editors based on a set of criteria, including most unique feature, benefits for customers, platform/interface support, and target customers served. The guide provides useful information to end-users of information security products by fairly and accurately evaluating today's leading products and vendors. To read DigitalPersona?s award winning review, please see: http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/authentication/DigitalPersonaPro.html

"DigitalPersona Pro is a winner and has earned very high overall evaluation marks," said Rick Justice, Group Editor, Silicon Valley Communications, publishers of the Info Security Products Guide. "The coveted Product Excellence Award from Info Security Products Guide is the highest industry recognition honor for products that have passed stringent evaluation tests with only the highest ratings. The goal of these reviews is to provide useful information to end-users of info security products by fairly and accurately representing products that excel in all areas."

"We are honored to receive such a prestigious and competitive award," said Fabio Righi, CEO, DigitalPersona Inc. "It is a testament to our leadership in fingerprint authentication solutions in enterprise environments and demonstrates DigitalPersona?s continued traction to industry experts as well as current and potential customers."

According to Info Security Product Guide editors, the highlight of DigitalPersona's solution is that it does not store any fingerprint images, but rather it identifies data points on your finger and uses these data points to create a digitized stream that is a unique representation of your fingerprint. Fingerprint data is encrypted and cryptographically bound to a user to avoid tampering. The user's data is stored in Active Directory and managed with Active Directory policies. The stored data cannot be reverted to the original user's fingerprint image, which in turn provides a highly secure solution.

About DigitalPersona

DigitalPersona is the leading provider of biometric authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications. Founded in 1996, DigitalPersona designs, manufactures and sells turnkey solutions that improve security and regulatory compliance while resolving password management problems. Its award-winning fingerprint technology is used worldwide by over 25 million people in the most diverse and challenging environments.

DigitalPersona has strategic relationships with market-leading manufacturers and resellers including Intel, Dell Inc., Microsoft, GTSI Corp. and Hewlett-Packard. DigitalPersona Pro, the company's flagship turnkey security solution for enterprise authentication, is used by leading organizations such as the U.S. Department of Defense, Cargill, Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V, (TelMex), United Bankers' Bank and Sutter Health/CPMC.

Additional information is available by contacting DigitalPersona, Inc. at +1 650.474.4000 or at www.digitalpersona.com.

About Info Security Products Guide Awards

The Info Security Products Guide plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant about staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. Readers will discover a wealth of information in this guide, including award-winning case studies and deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security, and the best selling products. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.