DigitalPersona's Authentication Solution Enables the World's Leading Suppliers of Enterprise Notebooks with Embedded Fingerprint Readers

DigitalPersona Pro Software Extends Support of Embedded Fingerprint Readers in Dell, HP, and Toshiba Notebooks

May 22, 2006

Retail Systems 2006 Show, Chicago, IL—DigitalPersona, Inc., the leading provider of fingerprint authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications, today announced the latest version of its award-winning enterprise solution DigitalPersona Pro v 3.5, with support for notebooks from Dell, HP, and Toshiba with embedded fingerprint readers. DigitalPersona had previously announced support for specific models of Lenovo/IBM and Itronix notebooks.

In addition to supporting the award-winning DigitalPersona U.are.U fingerprint readers, DigitalPersona Pro v 3.5 now offers seamless interoperability of fingerprint readers embedded with leading notebooks.

"With our support of mainstream enterprise notebooks from Dell, HP, Lenovo and Toshiba with embedded fingerprint readers, IT administrators can deploy DigitalPersona Pro to eliminate the security problems, burdens and management costs of passwords," said Vance Bjorn, CTO of DigitalPersona. "DigitalPersona Pro Workstation and Server software, enable centralized management and policy enforcement of authentication across Windows networks, Web sites and applications."

This latest announcement continues to strengthen DigitalPersona?s position as the industry-leader of advanced biometric authentication solutions across computer platforms and across brands of the world?s largest notebook manufacturers.

"International Biometric Group estimates that the use of biometrics to identify individuals accessing computing devices will reach $906.2 million by 2010," said Victor Lee, of International Biometric Group. "When deploying fingerprint-secured laptops across an enterprise, it is critical to effectively address issues of interoperability."

Notebooks Supported

DigitalPersona Pro v 3.5 secures notebooks on the corporate network and provides biometric single sign-on (SSO) capabilities for the following models:

• Dell: Dell Latitude D620, Dell Latitude D820, and Dell Precision M65
• HP: HP Compaq nx6125 Notebook PC , HP Compaq nx9420 Notebook PC, HP Compaq nc2400 Notebook PC, HP Compaq nc4400 Notebook PC, HP Compaq nc6320 Notebook PC, HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook PC, HP Compaq nc8000 Notebook PC, HP Compaq nc8430 Notebook PC, HP Compaq nw8440 Mobile Workstation, and HP Compaq nw8000 Mobile Workstation
• Itronix: Itronix GoBook? VR1, Model #1X600
• Lenovo: Lenovo ThinkPad Series T, X and Z
• Toshiba: Toshiba Portege M400, Toshiba Tecra M5, Toshiba Tecra A6, and Toshiba Tecra A7

Pricing and Availability

DigitalPersona Pro Workstation 3.5 client software is priced at $60. DigitalPersona Pro Workstation software includes DigitalPersona's One Touch applications, One Touch SignOn, One Touch Internet, and One Touch Lock and Unlock. The full DigitalPersona Pro Workstation package (software and DigitalPersona U.are.U Fingerprint Reader) is priced at $149. DigitalPersona Pro Server 3.5 software, starting 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 and commercial applications. Founded in 1996, DigitalPersona designs, manufactures and sells solutions that improve security and regulatory compliance while resolving password management problems. The company?s fingerprint readers utilize superior optical fingerprint scanning technology, providing an unmatched ability to authenticate users more accurately and rapidly regardless of finger placement. DigitalPersona?s award-winning 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. For more information contact DigitalPersona, Inc. at +1 650.474.4000, or visit www.digitalpersona.com.