Drivers for SecuGen devices have passed Microsoft’s robust WHQL testing requirements and are signed by Microsoft to ensure an optimal Windows 7 experience. SecuGen’s family of USB fingerprint peripherals are now natively supported by Microsoft’s Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) and will work with all versions of Windows 7 including 32-bit and 64-bit. Windows 7 users will be able to use SecuGen’s highly acclaimed fingerprint devices for authentication, right out of the box. With support for WBF, users should have improved reliability, consistency, and manageability of SecuGen fingerprint readers with PCs running on Windows 7.

Dan Riley, VP of Engineering stated, “We continue to work relentlessly to provide our partners with all the tools they need to provide end-users with high quality state-of-the-art solutions. Windows 7 support is a key feature in that regard. Our partners have told us that Windows 7 support is a critical need going forward. We have heard them and we have responded.”

Won Lee, SecuGen’s CEO added, “Our commitment to meeting an even higher quality bar for our reseller partners is absolute. Supporting the Windows Biometric Framework on Windows 7 was the next natural step in providing our partners with the tools they need for success. Our partners’ success is SecuGen’s success.”

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation (www.secugen.com) is the world’s leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through a partner network of over 200 original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world.

The WHQL certified drivers can be downloaded at no charge from SecuGen’s Web site at www.secugen.com/download .

VSSA supports applications and logons on multiple enterprise platforms, including i/OS, Linux, and Windows. With VSSA, IBM customers can easily and securely supplement or even replace password-based domain logons with “touch-of-a-finger” biometric user authentication. VSSA is Ready for Tivoli and Ready for IBM SOA today.

SecuGen’s Hamster Plus(TM) and Hamster IV(TM) fingerprint readers are widely recognized as among the most accurate and robust fingerprint capture devices available anywhere. The Hamster IV is listed on the GSA Approved Products List (APL) and has been FBI certified as meeting the rigorous FIPS 201/PIV standard.

“Our partnership with SecuGen further extends the benefits of VSSA within the enterprise,” said Pat Botz, president of Valid Technologies. “Customers of any size can now leverage centrally managed VSSA strong user authentication in time and attendance applications, physical entry, network logons, and legacy applications, virtually everywhere.”

Jeff Brown, VP of Sales for SecuGen said, “We are very excited about working with Valid Technologies. Their expertise with IBM enterprise computing platforms is truly exceptional. The combination of our products will allow IBM shops to take advantage of the strong authentication that is made possible with world-class fingerprint technology.”

About Valid Technologies’ VSSA

VSSA enables transaction-level strong user authentication in applications and logons cross-platform. Secure, productive, and manageable server-to-server VSSA fingerprint biometrics can add productivity, security, and compliance to every application in businesses of every size. VSSA has IBM validations for Tivoli Security and IBM SOA. Visit www.validtech.com or type VSSA in the search bar at www.ibm.com for more information.

About SecuGen

SecuGen Corporation (www.secugen.com) is the world’s leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through a partner network of over 200 original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world.

Biometric software vendors can use the SecuGen SDKs to embed the use of SecuGen fingerprint readers into any software application. Whether developing applications for Finance, Healthcare, Network Security, or any of countless other applications, fingerprint technology adds convenience and enhances security.

Technical support is not included with the free SDKs but can be purchased separately. All SecuGen SDKs are provided with in-depth documentation to help programmers quickly and easily build applications that fully utilize SecuGen’s state of the art fingerprint technology.

“Over the years, SecuGen has put enormous effort into providing development tools that are easy to use,” stated Dan Riley, SecuGen’s VP of Engineering. “We are very proud of our broad platform support and NIST MINEX approved algorithms. We are excited about being able to offer our SDKs at no charge to biometric software developers around the world.”

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen added, “We continue to focus on providing our ISV and Systems Integration partners with a world class tool set that supports international and U.S. biometric industry standards. We are very pleased to be able to make it even easier to partner with SecuGen.”

About SecuGen

SecuGen Corporation (www.secugen.com) is the world’s leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through a partner network of over 200 original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world.

BIOCLAIM is a biometric patient authentication claim service that is the first patented program using biometrics to eliminate insurance fraud from phantom billing, which occurs when physicians bill insurance providers for visits by patients who never physically entered an office for treatment. With BIOCLAIM, patients can sign in by having the SecuGen reader scan their fingerprints. Prior to an insurance provider or Medicaid paying the bill, they review biometric proof that a given patient was at a given place at a given time, thus eliminating the capability of a provider to bill for a phantom patient.

BIOCLAIM harnesses SecuGen’s advanced fingerprint recognition technology to eliminate fraud in healthcare, Medicaid and insurance claims. “By using SecuGen fingerprint readers, we help health providers get their claims approved more quickly and assist insurance companies and governments to eliminate phantom billing fraud,” stated Scott Kimmel, VP of Sales for Biometric Technologies. Kimmel continued, “We selected the Hamster IV because of its ruggedness, accuracy, image quality and certification by the FBI as compliant with the government’s FIPS 201/PIV standard that was issued in response to 9/11.”

For healthcare providers, BIOCLAIM also provides a means of non-repudiation to biometrically prove that a patient spent a given amount of at the medical office. This helps reduce the chances of having their insurance claims denied or delayed based upon CPT time code constraints.

“We are excited about working with Biometric Technologies,” said Jeff Brown, VP of Sales for SecuGen. “Their expertise in medical billing systems is unsurpassed. This deep understanding is reflected in the patents that they hold and is evident in the best-of-breed software that they have developed.”

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen added, “Our strategy has always been to partner with leaders in each market while bringing our expertise in developing state-of-the-art fingerprint recognition technology to bear. This partnership demonstrates the power of that strategy.”

About Biometric Technologies, Inc.

Biometric Technologies, Inc. (www.bioclaim.com) focuses its technology expertise on the use of biometrics in the healthcare arena. Its flagship product, BioClaim(R), documents patient presence at the location where healthcare services are provided. The company is a privately held corporation with its headquarters in Deerfield Beach, FL and offices in Denver, CO.

About SecuGen

SecuGen Corporation (www.secugen.com) is the world’s leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through a partner network of over 200 original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world.

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