New
York Bankers Service Corporation (NYBSCO) endorses SecuGen
Corporation's advanced fingerprint biometric security
solutions
NYBSCO endorses SecuGen®
fingerprint recognition solutions for Internet, network
and desktop security for financial institutions and
their customers. SecuGen's fingerprint biometric solutions
will protect information by enhancing or replacing passwords
and will provide security and convenience for access
into networks and for online transactions.
Milpitas, CA (June 12, 2001)
- SecuGen Corporation, a leading provider of fingerprint
biometric solutions, today announced the endorsement by
the New York Bankers Service Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the New York Bankers Association (NYBA),
for its biometric user authentication products. NYBSCO
is recommending SecuGen's EyeD family of PC peripherals
to over 200 financial institutions for cost-effective
and convenient security for corporate use as well as online
banking. EyeD PC peripherals are integrated with advanced
fingerprint recognition scanners and support a broad range
of security applications compatible with leading operating
systems used by financial institutions.
"We view biometric user authentication
as an industry wide solution to security concerns,"
said Michael P. Smith, president of the New York Bankers
Association, who noted that SecuGen's fingerprint technology
could be used in a variety of ways. "It can safeguard
information in back-office operations and give customers
an added sense of security that their online transactions
are protected. We also think it will become a key component
in the digital signature authentication process.
"SecuGen's cutting-edge, award-winning
technology is also cost-effective and convenient. Dealing
with the expense and frustration of forgotten passwords
will be a thing of the past. Consumer privacy and security
of transactions are issues of great importance to our
members, and we think that incorporating SecuGen's biometric
user authentication solutions into a bank's security protocols
is an excellent response," said Smith.
SecuGen is committed to bringing
this new technology to the financial industry to enhance
the expanding online banking market. "With this strong
relationship, we are excited to empower the NYBA and their
member banks with the innovative tools to strengthen the
security of their internal operations as well as to improve
efficiency. We also look forward to working with the NYBA
to provide true authentication for the online banking
business," said Tonia Gonsalves, Channel Sales &
Marketing Director of SecuGen Corporation.
About SecuGen Corporation
A pioneer of the biometric industry, SecuGen Corporation
designs, manufactures and markets its award-winning optical
fingerprint recognition technology worldwide. SecuGen's
products have been integrated into a broad range of applications
including Internet, network and desktop security, physical
access control and other electronic products. As a trusted
source for reliable hardware and software products, SecuGen
is committed to ongoing research and development in biometrics
technology.
About New York Bankers Service
Corporation NYBSCO is the wholly owned for-profit
subsidiary of the New York Bankers Association. NYBA is
a commercial bank trade association representing 10 of
the top 20 commercial banks in the country, as well as
community, regional and money center banks in New York
State with more than $1 trillion in aggregate assets and
220,000 employees statewide.
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2001 SecuGen Corporation. All rights reserved.