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SecuGen OEM Partner Wins Product Achievement Award for Biometric Access Control Product
Milpitas, CA (August 29, 2002) - SecuGen Corporation, one of the world's leading providers of biometric fingerprint recognition solutions, today announced that a SecuGen OEM partner, Cansec Systems Ltd., won a Product Achievement Award for Biometrics at the recent International Security Conference & Exposition, August 14 - 16, in Orlando, FL. "We are delighted to have our Zodiac SmartCard fingerprint reader recognized by the Security Industry Association (SIA) with this prestigious award. The Zodiac is the culmination of over 15 years of experience in the design of leading-edge access control products," says Fred Dawber, president of Cansec. "A very important element of the design is the rugged, high-performance optical fingerprint sensor from SecuGen. SecuGen's optical sensor provides an unmatched level of durability and accuracy that is crucial in physical access control applications." The Zodiac reads a fingerprint template stored in a contactless smart card or in a small stick-on "BioPatch" which can be affixed to existing access cards or devices. The BioPatch uses ISO 15693 contactless smart card technology for portable template storage providing up to 3 inches of read range. Because Zodiac does not store templates in memory, there are no user capacity limitations or additional wiring needed. Zodiac installation is "plug and play" which allows existing conventional readers to be replaced within five minutes with no changes to the access control panel, host software or wiring. "Retrofitting conventional access control systems with ones that are based on fingerprint biometrics is a very fast growing market," says Dawber. "Cansec's Zodiac product with the BioPatch option now gives customers a convenient method to immediately implement more secure, non-repudiable access control." "The solution Cansec has developed and successfully marketed is yet another testament to the fact that fingerprint biometrics is not a technology option but a business requirement within the physical access marketplace. The reliability and accuracy of optical fingerprint biometrics has made this technology become the recommended standard in the physical access market. We congratulate Cansec for their innovation in combining the latest in biometric, smartcard/RF, and security software technology into an award-winning physical access control solution," says James Sortino, worldwide vice president of sales for SecuGen. "The SecuGen optical sensor and software deliver the reliability, durability and accuracy that are critical to the successful implementation and deployment of access control solutions." About SecuGen SecuGen Corporation provides biometric solutions for physical and network security employing the most advanced fingerprint recognition technology. The company invents, develops, manufactures and markets a complete line of patented optical fingerprint recognition sensors that, combined with powerful, sophisticated algorithms, yield products with the highest resolution and longest warranty in the industry. Businesses worldwide implement SecuGen's proven hardware and software products for Internet, enterprise network and desktop security, physical access control, time and attendance and medical record control applications. SecuGen's cost-effective products are sold as complete solutions, OEM components, or integrated into ready-to-use PC peripherals such as optical mice, keyboards and standalone desktop devices. Partnerships with key network security software suppliers assure compatibility across multiple platforms and applications. About Cansec Systems Ltd. Cansec Systems Ltd. is a privately owned Canadian corporation located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Cansec has been manufacturing leading edge electronic access control products since 1987. Products are distributed worldwide through a network of dealers, distributors and OEMs. For further information, contact Tony Williams at 905-820-2404 ext 223 or email at williamst@cansec.com. Cansec will be exhibiting the Zodiac biometrics solution at ASIS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Booth #3133 (September 10-12). About Security Industry Association For 30 years, the Security Industry Association (SIA), a nonprofit international trade association, has represented electronic and physical security product manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers. Its role is to promote growth, expansion and professionalism within the security industry by providing education, research, technical standards, representation and defense of its members' interests. SIA is the sole sponsor of the International Security Conference and Exhibitions (ISC EXPOs). SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corporation. Zodiac™ and BioPatch™ are trademarks of Cansec Systems Ltd. |