BIO-key shows mobile biometric identification and authentication platform
BIO-key believes that the world now is a place with 24/7 access to information from mobile devices; application providers and enterprise IT professionals have been struggling with how they can quickly, conveniently, and accurately establish the identity of remote users looking to access their sites and applications; the company offers a mobile fingerprint identification solution
BIO-key, a developer of advanced identification solutions for commercial and government enterprises, has claimed it is going to release the first ever mobile biometric identification and authentication platform.
Nathesh, a TMCnet contributor, writes that smartphone application developers can now integrate a strong authentication feature into their apps by utilizing the new platform from BIO-key. The platform also enables enterprises to capture and transmit fingerprint biometric data to a secure server for identity and authentication of smartphone, laptop, tablet, and desktop users.
Officials with BIO-key explain that the world now is a place with 24/7 access to information from mobile devices. Application providers and enterprise IT professionals have been struggling with how they can quickly, conveniently, and accurately establish the identity of remote users looking to access their sites and applications. Nathesh notes that with the anticipated ubiquity of fingerprint-enabled smartphones such as the LG eXpo, the first such smartphone introduced in the U.S. market, enterprise application providers now have a more secure and convenient alternative to passwords for their remote users to establish their identity.
BIO-key says that its fingerprint biometrics solutions give clients the ability positively to identify, in seconds, individuals before granting access to valuable corporate resources, Web portals, or applications. BIO-key’s fingerprint biometric solutions is powered by patented technology, and it provides true interoperability with all major reader manufacturers, enabling developers seamlessly to integrate fingerprint biometrics into smartphone applications.
BIO-key partners including Oracle, IBM, Computer Associates, and Evidian, who have added BIO-key’s biometric identity solution into their offerings.
Darren Calman, director of product management of Oracle Identity & Access Management said that the fact that BIO-key’s software is interoperable with numerous fingerprint readers is an important feature for Oracle because it enables enterprises to more easily establish identity remotely on a variety of devices — from laptops to tablets to cell phones. Software that can enroll, identify, and verify mobile users is critical to their customers with today’s work force.
Recently, BIO-key unveiled TruDonor ID and enhanced biometric support for various platforms.
