REDWOOD CITY, CA -- 01/10/08 --
DigitalPersona, Inc., the leading
provider of
fingerprint
authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial
applications, is now offering fingerprint recognition software and hardware
for a new generation of Java-based point-of-sale (POS) terminals.
The company's new U.are.U® UPOS for
JavaPOS products enable POS terminal developers to quickly and easily
add accountability and security capabilities. This improves the
profitability of their retailer customers by enabling employee
time-and-attendance and anti-theft features to be built into cash registers
and check-out terminals. DigitalPersona's software and hardware products,
which will be on display at the National Retail Federation tradeshow, booth
#2750, in New York City, January 14-15, have achieved the largest installed
base of fingerprint biometric readers in the retail, hospitality and
restaurant industries because of their accuracy, reliability and
durability.
Boosting Retailers' Profits
Retail businesses, POS equipment suppliers and system integrators are
combining time-and-attendance, anti-theft and fraud prevention applications
with fingerprint biometrics to boost profitability by eliminating several
employee-facing problems. These include the elimination of time cards to
prevent "buddy punching" and "lollygagging" when punching into work and
then taking time before arriving at the workstation. Additionally,
biometric technology reduces cash register shrink from improper voids and
customer returns. Audit trails that track -- who has access and when --
hold employees accountable for cash in the till as well as help retailers
meet financial and secure identity compliance requirements.
About UPOS and JavaPOS
Unified Point of Service (UPOS) is a retail industry standard enabling
retailers, POS terminal vendors, peripheral equipment and application
developers to:
-- Simplify application development via standards
-- Enable plug-and-play interaction between POS terminal peripherals and
applications
-- Give a broad choice of software and hardware implementations
JavaPOS enables UPOS-compliant devices such as DigitalPersona's to be used
with POS terminal applications that are developed in Java.
Product Specifications
The DigitalPersona U.are.U UPOS for JavaPOS products are created
specifically for point-of-sale applications and integration suppliers who
want to deploy fingerprint biometrics with their associated products. They
are compatible with the UPOS 1.11 standard and include the following
features:
-- JavaPOS (Java-compliant) reader and module that will work with any
UPOS compliant POS terminal
-- Plug-and-play fingerprint biometric compatibility with the UPOS 1.11
standard
-- Plug-and-play fingerprint biometric compatibility with Linux 2.6 and
Windows operating systems running Java environments and UPOS
-- The industry's most accurate and highest-performing fingerprint
verification and identification system
Pricing and Availability
The DigitalPersona U.are.U UPOS for JavaPOS products are available January
31, 2008. The JavaPOS product is priced at $99. The JavaPOS software that
accompanies the fingerprint reader includes one JavaPOS wrapper,
fingerprint biometric software, documentation and a demo file.
About DigitalPersona
DigitalPersona is the leading
provider of biometric
authentication solutions for enterprise networks, developers and
consumer OEMs. Founded in 1996, the company designs, manufactures and sells
flexible solutions that improve accountability, security and regulatory
compliance while resolving password management problems. DigitalPersona's
award-winning technology is used worldwide by over 90 million people in the
most diverse and challenging environments for fingerprint authentication.
The company's interoperable
biometric software solutions uniquely support the industry's widest
array of notebooks with fingerprint readers in addition to its own line of
optical placement readers. DigitalPersona's fingerprint readers utilize superior optical fingerprint scanning
technology to more accurately authenticate users regardless of finger
placement.
DigitalPersona has strategic relationships with market-leading
manufacturers and resellers including Dell Inc., Microsoft and GTSI Corp.
DigitalPersona® Pro, the company's flagship turnkey security solution for
enterprise authentication, is used by leading organizations such as the
U.S. Department of Defense, Cargill, Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V,
(TelMex), United Bankers' Bank and Sutter Health/CPMC. For more information
contact DigitalPersona, Inc. at +1 650.474.4000, or visit
www.digitalpersona.com.
Contact:
Derek Kober
GlobalFluency
650-433-4233
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