CryptoMetrics Awarded 5-Year GSA Contract Inclusion on GSA Schedule Will Facilitate Sales of Company's Leading Biometric Security Solutions to Federal Government Customers
Tuckahoe, NY November 2, 2005 - CryptoMetrics®, Inc., a leading global provider of facial recognition and fingerprint biometric solutions to the government, aviation security, law enforcement, military, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today it has been awarded a five-year schedule contract (#GS-35F-0414K) by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As a result, CryptoMetrics products and services are now included as sanctioned physical and information technology security offerings provided by GSA to federal agencies around the world.
Under the contract award, the GSA will now make available to all federal agencies CryptoMetrics' complete portfolio of offerings for the protection of critical infrastructures and improve customer service. This includes the CryptoMetrics FingerSURE® and SecurIDent!" hardware and software products that provide leading levels of identity confirmation and security.
Robert Barra, Co-CEO of CryptoMetrics, stated, "This is a very important development for CryptoMetrics. The federal government will lead the way in biometrics and the inclusion of our entire product suite on the GSA schedule of approved offerings will greatly facilitate and accelerate our ability to work with federal government customers and expand our sales in that area. Numerous federal departments and agencies represent ideal customers for our FingerSURE fingerprint recognition solutions and our SecurIDent suite of facial recognition solutions."
CryptoMetrics FingerSURE security solutions provide users the highest level of information asset security by utilizing biometric user-authentication systems. FingerSURE technology combines convenience with extended levels of security, including the ability to store sensitive personal security information on a biometric device. FingerSURE uses public-key technology for the secure transfer and storage of sensitive information, data and user credentials. CryptoMetrics SecurIDent solutions are state-of-the-art facial biometric technologies for verification and identification of individuals. SecurIDent technologies and applications capture and process images and facial biometric samples for face recognition from live individuals, photos and image databases.
About CryptoMetrics
CryptoMetrics, established in 2000, is a leading global provider of advanced and accurate biometric surveillance and identification solutions that overcome security challenges of airport and border security, law enforcement, government agencies and private enterprises. CryptoMetrics SecurIDent facial recognition products are unique in their ability to track and recognize multiple faces simultaneously in real-time, without active participation of subjects under surveillance. CryptoMetrics FingerSURE fingerprint recognition products provide added security by requiring users to authenticate their identity via fingerprint analysis.Contact:
Michael Fox
Integrated Corporate Relations
(203) 682-8218
mfox@icrinc.com
