Zaventem, Belgium September 20, 2001 Keyware (NASDAQ Europe: KEYW), one of the world leaders in biometric and centralized authentication solutions, has announced a commercial agreement with Euxia, a global value added reseller (VAR) of network and data security services in France. The agreement calls for the two companies to collaborate on the development and marketing of network and information security systems using Keywares biometric verification and authentication technologies. This will generate annual revenue of a minimum of $250,000 USD for Keyware.
Euxia provides a range of consulting and telecommunications application services to the energy, chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive and telecom industries.
This is an important opportunity for Keyware to further its goal of bringing biometrics into the mainstream, Frank Coucke, VP Sales Technologies and Solutions Division of Keyware. Euxia has an impressive list of blue chip customers and is held in high regard as a technology innovator. Adding biometrics expertise to Euxias portfolio of capabilities is a giant step toward broader market adoption in France and throughout Europe.
The agreement will focus on the market for intranet and extranet systems as well as network logon using a range of biometric techniques including voice verification, facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. Applications might include biometric authentication for accessing automation controls on drilling platforms or secure corporate facilities, or secure network log-in to protect confidential corporate data and server access.
The agreement gives Euxia access to the complete line of Keyware security products including the latest CAS SignOn for Windows, a highly secure log-on solution that uses multiple layers of biometrics (face, fingerprints and voice verification) to provide multiple levels of security for access to any size Windows NT/2000 network.
About Keyware
Keyware (NASDAQ Europe: KEYW) is one of the worlds leading providers of a broad range of authentication solutions for real-world business applications, and a pioneer in the field of biometrics, the technology of verifying an individual by means of personal characteristics such as voice, face and fingerprints. Keywares centralized authentication server (CAS) allows companies to manage multiple authentication techniques, including biometrics, from one central server. CAS optimizes security and convenience for physical locations, e-commerce, network, smart cards and telecommunications applications. Keywares award-winning technology is sold globally through an extended network of OEMs, system integrators and VARs. Co-headquartered in Brussels (Belgium) and Woburn (Mass., USA), you can find more information about Keyware at www.keyware.com.
About Euxia
Founded in 1999, Euxia (INGENICA/IXI group) is a leading global provider of intranet/extranet and internet solutions such as Euxia Web Application Portal (EWAP) that enable business processes to be automated across the enterprise, partners and customers access to content and document related technologies including Enterprise Report Management, Customer Relationship Management, Project Management, Process Automation, and legacy applications in one easy-to-deploy, scalable solution. Euxia has also has focused its services on development and housing of sites and applications (ASP), consultancy and technical expertise in IT security. Headquartered in Plaisir (France), you can find more information about Euxia at www.euxia.com.
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