BIO-key Showcases Biometric and Bluetooth-Enabled Padlock Line at today’s “CES Unveiled New York” Media, Buyer and Tech Influencer Event


NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIO-key International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BKYI), an innovative provider of software, hardware and consumer products incorporating convenient, yet state of the art biometric security capabilities, will showcase its TouchLock™ biometric and Bluetooth enabled padlocks and its compact fingerprint readers for Windows Hello today at CES Unveiled New York, from 3:00 – 7:00 pm at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City.

CES Unveiled New York is part of an invite-only event series that brings innovative technology companies, top media, global buyers and key tech influencers together to showcase new products and trends leading up to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV, January 9-12, 2018.

BIO-key’s TouchLock line includes:

BIO-key will also be showcasing its full line of compact fingerprint readers that are tested and qualified by Microsoft to support Windows Hello. BIO-key’s SideSwipe, SideTouch, SidePass and EcoID readers enable Windows users to replace passwords with more secure and convenient biometric sign-in.

“CES has a global reputation as ‘the place’ to launch technology-driven consumer products, and the ‘CES Unveiled’ series provides a jump start on media and buyer attention for new consumer electronic products,” stated Mike DePasquale, Chairman & CEO, BIO-key. “Having debuted our TouchLock prototypes to strong interest at CES last year, we are now showcasing an assortment of products in commercial production that are available online and will be rolling out to a growing base of digital and brick and mortar retailers in the coming months.

“Our goal at Unveiled is to build the exposure and understanding of our new product lines and the significant security benefits they deliver in managing user access to digital devices or physical assets. Now consumers can quite literally ‘forget combinations, passwords and pins’ and let their finger bring them to a new world of convenience and security.”

About BIO-key International, Inc. (www.bio-key.com)
BIO-key is revolutionizing authentication with biometric solutions that enable convenient and secure access to information and secure high-stakes transactions. We offer alternatives to passwords, PINs, tokens, and cards to make it easy for enterprises and consumers to secure their devices as well as information in the cloud.  Our premium finger scanning devices, including SideSwipe, SideTouch, EcoID and SidePass, offer market-leading quality, performance and price. BIO-key is also bringing the power and ease of use of biometric technology to its new TouchLock line of biometric and Bluetooth enabled padlocks – thereby providing even more ways to BIO-key your world!

BIO-key Safe Harbor Statement
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Investor & Media Contacts
William Jones, Tanya Kamatu
Catalyst Global
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