Global Aerospace Defense Contractor Deploys Bio-Key International, Inc. Fingerprint Technology to Enable Windows Hello for Business
January 30, 2019 at 06:27 pm IST
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BIO-key International, Inc. announced that a global security and Aerospace company has purchased and deployed BIO-key’s fingerprint reader solutions in support of the company’s initial roll out of Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Hello for Business. The customer is a multi-billion dollar Aerospace Defense company that provides products and services to governments around the globe. This is the second large Aerospace Defense contractor to deploy BIO-key’s fingerprint technology since the introduction of the NIST 800-171 mandate for strong authentication to protect the confidentiality of controlled unclassified information. Windows Hello for Business enhances security while improving the user experience with a simplified biometric log-on. For this deployment, the customer selected EcoID, BIO-key’s most popular enterprise-level compact fingerprint scanner. EcoID is ideal for desktops, laptop docking stations, or thin clients, connecting to the device via a USB cable. The customer also purchased SidePass, which connects directly to the USB port on laptops and tablets. Both EcoID and SidePass have been tested and qualified by Microsoft to bear the Windows Hello-ready mark. The biometric authentication platform offered by Windows Hello and enabled by BIO-key scanners augments existing security platforms by delivering stronger security and with an unmatched user experience.
BIO-key International, Inc. is an identity and access management (IAM) platform provider enabling secure work-from-anywhere for enterprise, education, and government customers. The Companyâs products include PortalGuard and PortalGuard Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) enterprise IAM, AuthControl Sentry, AuthControl Enterprise, AuthControl MSP, WEB-key biometric civil and large-scale ID infrastructure, and accessory hardware to provide a complete solution for its customers. Its PortalGuard is a cloud-based identity platform that allows its customers to integrate with any cloud or on-premise SaaS application, service or cloud host, as well as Windows device authentication through a single IAM platform. Its WEB-key is a scalable biometric service management platform, incorporating key functions for regulatory compliance, enrollment, authentication or identification, and integrity in a multi-tenant private or public cloud delivery platform. It also offers biometric software integration APIs.