DigitalPersona Introduces DigitalPersona Password Manager Software For Consumer Fingerprint Readers

Biometrics Goes Mainstream as Fingerprint Readers Now Solve the PC Password Problem

September 15, 2004

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — DigitalPersona®, Inc., the leading provider of fingerprint recognition systems for mainstream computing, today announced the release of DigitalPersona Password Manager Software. DigitalPersona Password Manager Software enables consumers to easily log on to their PCs and favorite Web sites with just a touch of a finger, thereby eliminating the annoyance of forgotten and complex passwords. DigitalPersona Password Manager includes the award winning DigitalPersona IDentity Engine that makes fingerprint recognition fast and reliable. This software is designed to work exclusively with consumer fingerprint peripherals from DigitalPersona partners.

"Biometrics is coming of age and has the potential to make passwords a thing of the past," said Fabio Righi, CEO of DigitalPersona. "Soon, no desktop will be complete without the convenience of fingerprint authentication."

Microsoft Hardware with Fingerprint Readers for Consumers
DigitalPersona Password Manager Software is currently shipping with Microsoft's first products with fingerprint reader technology, which were announced last week in a separate news release (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/sep04/09-08RetailHWLaunchPR.asp). Microsoft Fingerprint Readers and DigitalPersona Software combine to provide consumers with a convenient solution for logging into Web sites, accessing information on the PC and switching between user accounts -- all with the simple touch of a finger*

The new Microsoft products include:

• Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader.
• Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer with Fingerprint Reader.
• Microsoft Fingerprint Reader.

DigitalPersona Business and Developer Products
In addition to working with Microsoft Corp. to provide consumers with a convenient password solution, DigitalPersona offers products for businesses and the developer community to make user authentication secure and convenient. These products work exclusively with DigitalPersona's U.are.U Fingerprint Readers and use the award winning DigitalPersona IDentity Engine to make fingerprint recognition fast and reliable.

Available through DigitalPersona and industry leading re-sellers, these products include:

DigitalPersona Pro - a client/server enterprise solution that enables fingerprint authentication for multiple users to networks, applications and Web sites. This product tightly integrates with Microsoft Active Directory, providing administrators with the essential tools to attain strong, scalable and flexible authentication policies for companies of any size. Industries as diverse as banking, defense, health care and manufacturing are successfully using DigitalPersona Pro to improve network authentication, while providing convenient access to mission-critical applications for their end-users.

DigitalPersona SDK's - allows developers to quickly and easily integrate fingerprint authentication into Windows-based commercial applications including solutions for consumer payment, time and attendance and physical access.

DigitalPersona Online - enables passwords to be replaced with native fingerprint authentication for Web sites and Web applications. It is currently being used to authenticate high profile Web information systems in banking and health care.