Molding & Tool Manufacturer Deploys BIO-key Fingerprint Biometric Authentication Solutions to Secure Factory and Administrative Network Access

WALL, NJ, Jan. 31, 2018 -- BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BKYI), an innovative provider of enterprise biometric software and hardware systems and consumer products offering strong and convenient security and user access, today announced that the trend of manufacturers deploying BIO-key solutions continues.  A Midwest molding and tool manufacturer is implementing BIO-key’s ID Director for Windows software to add a biometric authentication layer to Microsoft Active Directory, the company’s network access protocol. The Company is also deploying EcoID, BIO-key’s compact fingerprint scanner for Microsoft Windows Enterprise customers, to provide biometric authentication on individual and shared workstations.

BIO-key is seeing growing appreciation of the value of biometric authentication for manufacturing companies trying to address the security vulnerability of passwords as well as the administrative headaches and bottlenecks they can cause in factory workflow. Short-cuts, sharing, forgetting and casual storage of protected passwords, creates the  potential for security breaches and workflow interruptions. While increased enforcement of complex passwords and regular password resets have improved security, this approach has frequently proven disruptive to operations and productivity.

Barbara Rivera, COO, BIO-key, “It should not surprise anyone that a solution developed decades ago, for an entirely different use case and environment, is neither effective nor relevant for security today. Our recent deployments in the manufacturing sector demonstrate that the security, ease of use and attractive cost of ownership of our biometric solutions are being recognized in mainstream America. We are actively working to highlight our growing base of biometric deployments to further stimulate additional demand from manufacturers as well as other enterprises facing similar challenges.”

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 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 now bringing the power and ease of use of biometric technology to its recently launched TouchLock line of biometric and Bluetooth enabled padlocks – thereby providing even more ways to BIO-key your world!

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