SAFLINK AND BAI ESTABLISH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO OFFER SECURE CREDENTIAL SOLUTIONS
Integrated Offering Targeted at Growing Government Need for Facilities Security
WASHINGTON, DC – GOVSEC Conference – ( May 25, 2005 ) – Saflink ® Corporation (NASDAQ: SFLK), a leading provider of biometric and smart card security solutions, and Biometric Associates, Inc. (BAI), a leading developer of embedded biometric security solutions, today announced a partnership that will offer integrated physical access control solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD) and other government organizations for installations and facilities.
“Saflink is a premier secure technology company. It has clearly demonstrated its understanding of public sector security requirements, particularly through its participation in two of the largest domestic security projects, the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) project and the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program,” said John Hochstein, Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing for BAI. “Like Saflink, BAI has a strong commitment to deliver top-notch, government-grade physical access security products. Together, we can offer customers a wider range of choices to meet their specific security needs that are already integrated for faster deployment and cost-effectiveness.”
This partnership agreement gives both organizations greater flexibility by coordinating the integration of each company’s existing access control products: Saflink’s SAFpassage™ and SAFcard™, and BAI’s Authenticator™ products, including self-authenticating biometric ID cards and vehicle access control solutions. This interoperability enables Saflink and BAI to jointly pursue larger security opportunities and to develop specific security solutions that match the needs of current government installation defense initiatives.
“Saflink has a successful track record of establishing key technology partnerships to better meet the security needs of diverse government organizations and sites,” stated Jeff Affuso, President of the Public Sector Division of Saflink. “By choosing to work with BAI, we can help our customers meet today’s increasing demands for tighter security by delivering the most advanced tools for physical access, regardless of site complexity.”
Saflink will be demonstrating its complete line of physical and logical access security products in booth # 1410 at the Government Security Expo and Conference (GOVSEC) May 25-26 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
About Biometric Associates, Inc.
Biometric Associates, Inc.specializes in the design, development and manufacture of fingerprint identification subsystems and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) implementations. BAI products include self-authenticating biometric smart cards and wireless (RF) authentication devices which provide strong authentication for a wide range of logical and physical access control applications. From PC logon to eCommerce, from building and vehicle access control to biometrically enabled PKI applications, BAI authentication systems are designed to meet or exceed the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12).
About Saflink
Saflink Corporation offers biometric security and smart card solutions that protect intellectual property, secure information assets, and eliminate passwords. Saflink provides Identity Assurance Management ™ solutions, allowing administrators to verify identity and control access to computer networks, physical facilities, applications, and time and attendance systems. Saflink’s products also offer protection and privacy for popular applications such as e-mail, web transactions and individual data files. For more information, please visit http://www.saflink.com or call 800-762-9595.
NOTE: "Saflink" is a registered trademark of Saflink Corporation. "Identity Assurance Management", “SAFpassage” and “SAFcard” are trademarks of Saflink Corporation. “Authenticator” is a trademark of Biometric Associates, Inc.
This release contains information about management’s view of the company’s future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with the company’s financial condition, its ability to sell its products, its ability to compete with competitors and the growth of the security market, and in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as other documents periodically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Saflink PRESS CONTACT:
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