LUND, Sweden, July 29, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Precise Biometrics AB (publ) (Other OTC:PBMTF), which develops and sells world-leading and user-friendly biometric security solutions based on fingerprints, has received an order for fingerprint readers from Stockholm City's schools. The readers, Precise PC-Card and Precise 100 A BioKeyboard, with software from SAFLINK, will form part of a fixed installation at Tensta Sixth Form College and at a number of elementary schools included in the Spanga-Tensta district administration. The new installation can be viewed as a result of the test installation at Kvarnby School in Rinkeby, which proved to significantly reduce time and expense for password administration. The order value for Precise Biometrics amounts to around SEK 500,000.
The background for Stockholm City's recommendation of the use of fingerprints rather than passwords for logging into the schools' networks, is that the pupils often experience difficulties logging in. The younger pupils have had difficulty keeping up with and remembering passwords, while older pupils have borrowed or otherwise got hold of usernames and passwords from other pupils. Logging in with fingerprints solves these problems, and it has been possible for lessons to concentrate on teaching instead of spending a considerable amount of time on password administration, which was previously the case.
"The positive opinions I have received from Kvarnby School have been influential in the decision to switch to logging in using fingerprints. Above all, I can see major administrative benefits from logging in with fingerprints," said Constantinos Amiridis, Network Administrator at Spanga-Tensta's district committee.
The chosen solution comprises Precise Biometric's Precise PC-Card and Precise 100 A BioKeyboard readers, as well as the software SAFmodule for NMAS from SAFLINK. The collaboration also includes HewlettPackard and IBM who supply the computers via their dealers, Ementor and Stadab respectively. The solution is distributed by AKS Informationssystem AB.
The Kvarnby School project
The project was launched in February 2001 with a test installation comprising 60 users at Kvarnby School in Rinkeby. In March of the same year, the installation was extended to cover the whole of the school, a total of 450 pupils and teachers. Both teachers and pupils were extremely satisfied with the new logging in system, and discovered that the new technology not only made it easier for the pupils to log into the network, but also entailed a cost saving as a result of the reduction in password administration. It also provided increased security for the network.
For further information, please contact: Christer Bergman, President and CEO, Precise Biometrics AB Tel.: +46 730 35 67 26. E-mail: christer.bergman@precisebiometrics.com
Precise Biometrics AB (publ.) is an innovative security company that supplies world-leading authentication systems based on fingerprints. The company's solutions replace keys, PIN codes and passwords. The company's products are cost-effective, providing security and convenience combined with a high level of protection for personal integrity. The product range includes systems for entry control, for access to computers and networks and for integration in mobile and fixed terminals such as mobile telephones and computers. The company's head office is located in Lund, Sweden. There are also offices in Stockholm and a subsidiary company in Washington D.C., USA. Precise Biometrics is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's O-list (PREC A). Find out more at http://www.precisebiometrics.com/
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