Company Attributes Selection to the Accelerating Market for its Leading Identity Assurance Management Solutions
BELLEVUE, WA – (October 5, 2005) – Saflink® Corporation (NASDAQ: SFLK), a leading provider of biometric and smart card security solutions, has been named to Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Washington State. This is the second appearance for Saflink on the Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional services organizations.
“We’ve expended a significant amount of effort and resources in the advancement of more secure authentication technologies and standards,” said Glenn Argenbright, CEO of Saflink. “We believe that investment is beginning to pay off through greater demand for high security products in the public and commercial sectors. We believe our selection for the Fast 50 is a reflection of the growing demand for identity assurance management solutions.”
“Deloitte’s Washington State Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the strength, vision and temerity to succeed in today’s very competitive technology environment,” said Larry Hile, a partner in Deloitte’s Seattle office. “We applaud the successes of Saflink and acknowledge it as one of the very few to accomplish such a fast growth rate during the past five years.”
Saflink was ranked 19th in the 2005 Technology Fast 50 for Washington State.
Winners of the 15 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America’s top 500 fastest-growing technology companies. For more information on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 or Technology Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast500.com.
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About Saflink
Saflink Corporation offers biometric security and smart card solutions that protect intellectual property, secure information assets and eliminate passwords. Saflink Identity Assurance Management™ solutions allow administrators to verify identity and control access to computer networks, physical facilities and applications. Saflink also offers protection and privacy for email, web applications and electronic documents.
NOTE: “Saflink” is a registered trademark and “Identity Assurance Management” is a trademark of Saflink Corporation.