Privaris Adds Bluetooth to Its plusID Biometric Token for Wireless Logon

Privaris' Identity Verification Solutions Now Feature Bluetooth
with Heightened Security for Convenient IT Access Control
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--(Business Wire)--Privaris, a leading provider of personal, biometric identity
verification solutions, today announces the availability of its plusID
75, a multi-function personal identity verification token that
leverages Bluetooth(TM) technology and ensures secure wireless logical
access. plusID 75 is the latest addition to Privaris' unique
plusID(TM) product line designed to meet the growing market demand for
a convenient, yet secure and cost-effective solution to today's
network access vulnerabilities.

Wireless technology is in high demand and product shipments
featuring Bluetooth technology are anticipated to hit one billion
dollars this year, according to IMS Research News. With this in mind,
Privaris has incorporated Bluetooth technology (2.45 GHz) with an
added layer of encryption during data transmission for heightened
security. This allows the plusID token to be used for secure wireless
access to PCs, networks, and VPNs- supporting file encryption and
secure email websites, file and software applications.

Traditional approaches to network access security rely on user
names and passwords, PINs, smart cards, or one-time password tokens,
all of which can be lost, shared, stolen, or compromised, leaving
networks susceptible to audit non-compliance and security breaches.
But with plusID's biometrics-based identity verification solutions,
only the user's unique physical attribute, their fingerprint, grants
access to critical IT resources and data. Each plusID 75 personal
token also supports logon via USB and physical access to secured
buildings and facilities via low and high frequency RFID.

"The plusID 75 leverages the worldwide installed base of more than
1.5 billion Bluetooth-enabled PCs and other devices," said Tim Kridel,
an independent analyst who tracks the wireless industry for a variety
of research firms. "By adding an extra layer of encryption to the
Bluetooth link, the plusID 75 wisely and proactively addresses CIO and
IT manager concerns about Bluetooth security. In the process, the
plusID 75 provides enterprises with additional security options but
without creating security risks of its own."

The plusID 75 identifies itself to PCs and laptops exactly as a
smart card does (via ISO 7816 compliance), allowing for a fast and
simple upgrade to biometric logon with no additional middleware or
equipment required. The solution also works with select single sign-on
(SSO) software. These logical access capabilities reduce the
administrative hassle and the expense of IT password management.
Studies have shown that 40-60 percent of IT help desk calls pertain to
password maintenance and that organizations can recognize substantial
savings by eliminating password support calls.

"Organizations have been struggling with network access security
challenges for years, particularly with regard to combating inside
hacker threats, mounting maintenance costs and employee pushback
surrounding convenience and privacy issues," said John Petze,
President and CEO, Privaris. "Traditional approaches such as passwords
and smart cards are expensive to manage, and in the case of smart
cards, expensive to deploy because they require peripheral readers to
be installed on every PC. With that in mind, we've developed a
wireless identity-verification solution that combines the innovation
and convenience of Bluetooth with the security and privacy of a
personal biometrics-based token."

The plusID family of solutions is tamper-resistant and built to
withstand digital and physical attack, providing secure access to
multiple facilities, computers and networks, and adding the heightened
security of biometrics through a convenient and cost-effective
delivery model. plusID allows for rapid integration by working
seamlessly with existing physical and logical security systems, and
ensures personal privacy by performing all biometric processing,
including matching, on the user's personal device rather than an
external database - thereby eliminating the security issues
surrounding lost or stolen cards and passwords.

About Privaris

Privaris Inc. focuses its technology expertise on the intersection
of high security biometric applications and an individual's right to
personal privacy. Privaris products authenticate the identity of an
individual prior to that individual being granted access to
facilities, resources, services and transactions. Privaris' plusID
line is the 2007 Access Control and Security Systems Product of the
Year. Privaris Inc. is a privately-held Delaware corporation with its
headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia. www.privaris.com

Privaris
Megan Prosser, 703-592-1194
mprosser@privaris.com
or
SHIFT Communications
Rebecca Paquette, 617-779-1849
rpaquette@shiftcomm.com

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