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BIO-key has completed its acquisition of PistolStar, a provider of large-scale Identity-as-a-Service and Identity and Access Management solutions. First announced a few weeks ago, the deal was valued at $2.5 million, with BIO-key anticipating an immediate uptick in revenues to result from the acquisition. That’s thanks in large part to PistolStar’s PortalGuard solution for multi-factor […]
Biometric authentication and security solutions provider BIO-key International, Inc. has announced that it has been selected by a West Coast State Election Office to incorporate its authentication solution to help allow secure statewide access to the voter registration database. “BIO-key is emerging as a preferred multifactor authentication solution provider for election offices,” stated Mike DePasquale, […]
“The platform is already compatible with BIO-key’s fingerprint-based biometric authentication solutions, and also supports authentication factors associated with Windows Hello, FIDO/WebAuthn security keys, among others.” BIO-key has announced a definitive agreement to purchase PistolStar, a provider of on-premise identity and access management solution for large enterprises. The latter firm will be purchased for $2.5 million, […]
BIO-key has raised just over $2 million through the sale of a Senior Secured Convertible Note to Lind Global Macro Fund. The note was worth $2,415,400, which led to $2.1 million in funding at the closing of the sale. The biometric specialist will set aside some of the money to repay outstanding debt. The rest […]
At a time when digital security is perhaps more top of mind than ever, BIO-key has issued a new White Paper on biometric, multi-factor authentication. The aptly-named report, “Why Your Multifactor Authentication Platform Should Include Biometrics“, helps to make its case with excerpts from the FBI’s Private Industry Report issued last year, and startling figures […]
On this latest episode of the ID Talk Podcast Susan Stover, VP Digital Content for FindBiometrics, is in conversation with a biometrics industry veteran: Mike DePasquale, Chairman and CEO of BIO-key International. Their conversation begins on the topic of biometrics in Africa, delving into the details around BIO-key’s recent $30 million contract with the Technology […]
BIO-key CEO Michael DePasquale has issued a statement that details his company’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In it, DePasquale stressed that BIO-key has transitioned to a nearly 100 percent remote workforce, and that the company is doing its best to maintain regular operations in spite of the disruption. That includes daily conference calls […]
BIO-key has added Manny Alia to the company’s Board of Directors. Alia is currently the President of Exponential Launch Partners Limited and the Chief Executive Officer of the Technology Transfer Institute of Africa (TTI). As a member of the Board, Alia will be expected to use his expertise to support BIO-key’s African subsidiary and its […]
BIO-key has landed a major e-commerce infrastructure contract that will solidify its presence in the African market. The contract is worth $45 million over the course of the next 18 months. Through the contract, BIO-key will provide biometric hardware and software to support a Nigerian Ministry of Labour program that is expected to create jobs […]
“Like other clients including the Singapore Police Force, the Dubai Police Force is using BIO-key’s technology internally, with officers and staff undergoing biometric authentication to access digital assets.” The Dubai Police Force is expanding its use of biometric authentication solutions from BIO-key, the company has announced. Coming after an initial deployment last year, the expansion […]
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