DigitalPersona Adds Remote Client Support to its Enterprise Secure Sign-On Products

High-Performance DigitalPersona® Pro Software v 4.1 Provides Fingerprint Authentication with Remote Access Capabilities for Citrix and Microsoft Terminal Services

March 13, 2007

REDWOOD CITY, CA — DigitalPersona, Inc., the leading provider of fingerprint authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications, today announced the availability of DigitalPersona Pro 4.1 for Active Directory. The new solution extends the security and convenience of DigitalPersona’s authentication solution to users who require secure remote access using Citrix and Microsoft Terminal Services (MTS) from wherever they connect to their corporate network. DigitalPersona Pro 4.1 comes with a new version of Pro Kiosk for faster fingerprint recognition at high-traffic, multi-user stations most common in healthcare and retail organizations.

“DigitalPersona Pro 4.1 Secure Sign-On enables fast and highly-scalable authentication for increased enterprise network security and productivity,” said Amr Assal, senior product marketing manager at DigitalPersona. “With the added support for Citrix clients and Microsoft Terminal Services, DigitalPersona is extending the reach of its solution to include authorized remote access authenticated at the Citrix server or at a remote desktop.”

DigitalPersona Pro 4.1 adds functionality that has been most requested by enterprises enabling fingerprint authentication from a Citrix client to hosted and published applications. Pro Kiosk 4.1 is a significant upgrade, allowing users of multi-user stations more secure and manageable access to business critical applications.

The DigitalPersona Pro product line provides an out-of-the-box user experience with centralized management that enables enterprises to define, enforce and audit policies. Additionally, DigitalPersona Pro has the industry’s best authentication accuracy and performance. Pro 4.1 and the new Pro Kiosk also provide the broadest support available for the world’s leading biometrically-enabled notebooks, including models from Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. Tests performed by DigitalPersona have shown that Pro maintains a similar level of exceptional accuracy and performance on notebooks with embedded readers.

DigitalPersona Pro 4.1 for Active Directory

DigitalPersona Pro 4.1 is targeted at corporate enterprises and medium-sized businesses worldwide, including commercial industries in finance and banking, healthcare, retail, and state and local government. Some of its new features include:

• Remote Access for Citrix – New support for Citrix environments with secure, easy-to-use access to applications through Citrix Neighborhood and Citrix Web Client.
• Remote Desktop Access using MTS – Users of Microsoft Terminal Services can now more securely authenticate directly to the server.
• Enhanced Pro Kiosk for Multi-User Stations – Healthcare organization employees in nurses’ stations and exam rooms will have more secure access for multi-user authentication.
• Support for Microsoft SBS 2003 – Fingerprint authentication with convenience for small businesses with fewer than 75 employees.

Pricing and Availability

DigitalPersona Pro 4.1 client software for Pro Workstation or Pro Kiosk is priced at $60. It includes DigitalPersona’s One Touch® applications (One Touch SignOn, One Touch Internet, and One Touch Lock and Unlock). The DigitalPersona Pro Workstation or Kiosk package (software and DigitalPersona U.are.U® Fingerprint Reader) is priced at $149. DigitalPersona Pro Server 4.1 software, priced at $1,499, installs on Windows domain controllers and uses Windows Active Directory to provide a manageable, scalable and reliable enterprise solution.

About DigitalPersona

DigitalPersona is the leading provider of biometric authentication solutions for enterprise networks, developers and consumer OEMs. Founded in 1996, the company designs, manufactures and sells flexible solutions that improve security and regulatory compliance while resolving password management problems. DigitalPersona’s fingerprint readers utilize superior optical fingerprint scanning technology to more accurately authenticate users regardless of finger placement. The company’s interoperable biometric software solutions uniquely support the industry's widest array of notebooks with fingerprint readers in addition to its own line of optical placement readers. DigitalPersona’s award-winning technology is used worldwide by over 30 million people in the most diverse and challenging environments for fingerprint authentication.

DigitalPersona has strategic relationships with market-leading manufacturers and resellers including Dell Inc., Microsoft and GTSI Corp. 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. For more information contact DigitalPersona, Inc. at +1 650.474.4000, or visit www.digitalpersona.com.