SecuGen: Press release

SecuGen Wins Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation

Milpitas, CA (February 5, 2003) - The prestigious Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights Award for Technology Innovation is awarded to SecuGen Corporation, a worldwide leader in providing enhanced authentication solutions using optical fingerprint biometrics. This award recognizes the ability of SecuGen to successfully develop and introduce new technology, formulate a well-designed product family, and make significant product performance contributions to the biometrics industry.

Technical Insights, a division of Frost & Sullivan, recognizes outstanding technological achievements by presenting science and technology innovation awards to top companies in a variety of regional and global markets. The Award for Technology Innovation was given to SecuGen's authentication solutions due to their demonstrable technological superiority within the biometrics industry.

" SecuGen designs, manufactures and markets the biometric technology that is most likely to receive universal acceptance: optical fingerprint recognition. SecuGen's technologies have overcome the obstacles to adopting biometrics by reducing sensor costs, improving product performance, and maintaining compliance with industry standards. Additionally, we recognize the diligence, perseverance, and dedication that SecuGen has shown to develop a successful technology development plan and excel in this increasingly competitive global marketplace," notes Dr. James Smith, research analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

"Fingerprint biometrics is the most widely used and mature biometric technology, and SecuGen is pleased to have achieved superior development of this technology in a relatively short period of time," states Won Lee, SecuGen's chief technology officer. "Thanks to the successful implementation by customers around the world and their ongoing feedback, our technology is continually improving to meet the performance demands of a wide range of applications."

"Businesses seeking enhanced authentication solutions are realizing that fingerprint biometrics is not a technology option but rather a business necessity," adds SecuGen sales and marketing vice president, James Sortino. "From its inception, SecuGen has been committed to making quality products that are easy to use and integrate into a variety of existing infrastructures a company may have including Portals, Network Connectivity, Workflow Management and VPN systems. Our diverse customer base in the financial, healthcare and government sectors is a testament to such commitment."

The Technical Insight's Technology Innovation Award is a part of the Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Awards program, which is globally recognized as a standard for technology and marketing excellence.

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.

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corporation.



Home > Company > Press Releases SecuGen Wins Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Milpitas, CA (February 5, 2003) - The prestigious Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights Award for Technology Innovation is awarded to SecuGen Corporation, a worldwide leader in providing enhanced authentication solutions using optical fingerprint biometrics. This award recognizes the ability of SecuGen to successfully develop and introduce new technology, formulate a well-designed product family, and make significant product performance contributions to the biometrics industry. Technical Insights, a division of Frost & Sullivan, recognizes outstanding technological achievements by presenting science and technology innovation awards to top companies in a variety of regional and global markets. The Award for Technology Innovation was given to SecuGen's authentication solutions due to their demonstrable technological superiority within the biometrics industry. " SecuGen designs, manufactures and markets the biometric technology that is most likely to receive universal acceptance: optical fingerprint recognition. SecuGen's technologies have overcome the obstacles to adopting biometrics by reducing sensor costs, improving product performance, and maintaining compliance with industry standards. Additionally, we recognize the diligence, perseverance, and dedication that SecuGen has shown to develop a successful technology development plan and excel in this increasingly competitive global marketplace," notes Dr. James Smith, research analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "Fingerprint biometrics is the most widely used and mature biometric technology, and SecuGen is pleased to have achieved superior development of this technology in a relatively short period of time," states Won Lee, SecuGen's chief technology officer. "Thanks to the successful implementation by customers around the world and their ongoing feedback, our technology is continually improving to meet the performance demands of a wide range of applications." "Businesses seeking enhanced authentication solutions are realizing that fingerprint biometrics is not a technology option but rather a business necessity," adds SecuGen sales and marketing vice president, James Sortino. "From its inception, SecuGen has been committed to making quality products that are easy to use and integrate into a variety of existing infrastructures a company may have including Portals, Network Connectivity, Workflow Management and VPN systems. Our diverse customer base in the financial, healthcare and government sectors is a testament to such commitment." The Technical Insight's Technology Innovation Award is a part of the Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Awards program, which is globally recognized as a standard for technology and marketing excellence. 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. SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corporation. © 2003 SecuGen Corporation. All rights reserved.