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From: believer@telepath.com
Subject: IP: Biometric Security Showcased at Int'l Conference
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:28:26 -0500
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Source:  PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com

SAFLINK and Unisys to Showcase Biometric Security Solutions for Banking at
World Wide Users Conference 

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- SAFLINK Corporation (Nasdaq: NRID), a
leader in the implementation of biometric technology in the financial
industry, will be participating in Unisys Corporation's second annual FBA
Navigator Users Conference, October 4 - 7 in Puerto Rico.The conference
provides an opportunity for users, and prospective users, of Unisys FBA
Navigator retail delivery suite to discuss trends and issues in the banking
industry, learn about Unisys product plans, provide feedback to Unisys, and
meet with peer users from around the world.

Targeted at bank marketing and delivery channel executives, and at senior
technical professionals, the conference theme is "Multiple Channels One
Solution."Presentations and interactive business sessions focus on one of
the most critical issues facing bankers today: how to maintain a
consistently high level of customer service while securely delivering
products and services through a variety of channels.Among the delivery
channels the conference will address are the branch, the call center, the
Internet and mobile banking.

Conference highlights include:

-An on-site tour of Westernbank, a Unisys FBA Navigator client and a
SAFLINK finger imaging client.The tour will highlight the recently
installed Unisys retail branch solution, which includes finger imaging
hardware and software from SAFLINK.Attendees will also receive a private
demonstration of the solution and will have an opportunity to address
questions to Westernbank, Unisys and Unisys business partners, including
SAFLINK, Microsoft Corporation and Genesys Corporation, during a panel
discussion following the site visit.

-A keynote address by Dr. James B. Moore, Ph. D., President and CEO of
highly respected Mentis Corporation, a leading financial services research
firm.Mentis recently published a research report on biometric technology
entitled 'Beyond the PIN: Evolving Strategies and Implementations of
Biometrics-Based Recognition for Financial Services,' which included an
overview of SAFLINK's kiosk installation at Purdue Employees Federal Credit
Union.(Further information about Mentis is available through the company's
web site at http://www.mentis.com.)

-A thought-provoking slate of business and technical sessions designed to
address the benefits of a multi-channel strategy, and to highlight various
implementation considerations and approaches.

-A dinner in Mayaguez, sponsored by Unisys, SAFLINK, Microsoft and Genesys,
with a special "Welcome to Puerto Rico" address by Frank C. Stipes,
President of Westernbank.

SAFLINK, a Unisys Marketing Associate business partner, has worked with
Unisys to seamlessly integrate biometric technology with the highly
regarded Unisys FBA Navigator retail delivery solution.Capabilities
developed with Unisys include customer identification, and
teller/supervisor log-on and transaction approvals."Our partners add key
capabilities to the FBA Navigator solution, to the ultimate benefit of our
customers" said Judy Jones, Unisys FBA Navigator Program Director."We are
very excited about our partnership with SAFLINK, which enables us to offer
our retail delivery clients leading-edge biometric authentication."

Westernbank is the first Unisys customer to install the integrated FBA
Navigator/SAFLINK solution."We cannot say enough good things about how well
this partnership has worked" said Israel Lorenzana, Unisys Account
Executive, for Westernbank Puerto Rico."SAFLINK's expertise in integrating
biometrics, along with the outstanding support from their technical staff,
helped the development and integration effort move quickly.Their
willingness to participate in every aspect of the project, including areas
such as user training and helping the bank develop informative customer
brochures, also contributed to the success of this installation.They are
key players in the Westernbank/Unisys team."

About SAFLINK

SAFLINK Corporation, a National Registry Inc. subsidiary based in Tampa,
Florida, brings the Power of Biometric Identificationa to enterprise
networks and the Internet.The Company provides cost-effective
multi-biometric software solutions to verify individual identity, to
protect business and personal information, and to replace passwords and
PINs in order to safeguard and simplify access to electronic systems and
enable new online services for customers.The Company's Secure
Authentication Facility (SAF(TM)) suite of multi-biometric network security
products delivers enterprise-level secure access control to a range of
software platforms and network applications, including Microsoft(R) Windows
NT(R) and Internet Information Server(R). Further information is available
through the Company's World Wide Web Site (http://www.saflink.com).

About Unisys

Unisys is an information technology solutions provider that has a portfolio
of information services, technologies and third-party alliances needed to
help clients capitalize on their information asset to enhance their
competitiveness and responsiveness to customers. 

Unisys expertise is founded on the strengths of three global businesses:
Information Services, providing consulting, application solutions, systems
integration and outsourcing; Computer Systems, providing industry-leading
technologies; and Global CustomerServices, delivering comprehensive
services and products supporting distributed computing environments. Access
the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web --
http://www.unisys.com -- for further information.

SOURCE SAFLINK Corporation
Web Site: http://www.mentis.com

(c)1998 PR Newswire.
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