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In light of all your hardwork concerning FIXS & DCCIS, perhaps this adds new meaning!! BTW, thanks for putting all that information together. Perhaps things are moving a little more quickly than we believe.
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SAFLINK Announces Patent Award
September 14, 2005 08:10:28 (ET)
BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept 14, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- SAFLINK(R) Corporation (SFLK, Trade), a leading provider of biometric and smart card security solutions, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued the Company a new patent covering the use of identification cards in network access control. This newly issued patent is a continuation of an earlier SAFLINK patent, and describes the Company's invention of a system to protect access to computer networks through the use of identification cards in combination with biometrics.
The newly issued continuation Patent No. 6,928,547, entitled "System and Method for Authenticating Users in a Computer Network," expressly covers authentication methods that include the use of ID cards, such as smart cards, proximity cards, or swipe cards, to access computers and network resources via biometric security. The patent describes how the Company's solutions use an ID card to identify users requiring access, dictate access control policies, and manage groups of users.
The earlier SAFLINK patent (Patent No. 6,618,806) covers methods for controlling access to computer networks and resources using biometrics and authentication rules, including the Company's unique product SAFsolution. This product provides IT policy makers and network administrators tight control over the selection of biometric devices and security levels. Control is highly configurable, allowing specific biometrics -- such as finger, iris, face, and voice authentication -- and security levels to be mandated for specific users, for groups, for selected computers used to access confidential information or resources, and even for each document, report, or other information requiring protection. The SAFLINK solution can automatically adapt to the enterprise network and determine what security policies are followed based on the logon technologies available to each end user each time they logon or are authenticated.
"We are very pleased the PTO awarded our key claims covering the use of ID cards and biometrics," said Glenn Argenbright, President and CEO of SAFLINK. "We continue to see the convergence of smart cards and biometrics on key programs in the public sector, such as TWIC and HSPD-12 driven activities, as well as in certain commercial sectors. We believe securing patents directly connected to these initiatives is a key company asset and can help build a foundation for future competitive advantages."
Argenbright continued, "As biometric and authentication technologies become more mainstream, we believe current and future competitors may be tempted to engage in activities or produce solutions that could infringe on these and other patents in our portfolio. We have commenced legal action against one such party and we intend to vigorously pursue the protection of our intellectual property rights."
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