CLEARWATER, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 14, 2003–Biometric Security Card, Inc. (BSC) is pleased to announce the general availability of BioProtect(TM) Release 2.0. Beginning February 1, 2003, all BioProtect(TM) product shipments will include all Release 2.0 capabilities. To address key biometric industry requirements, BioProtect(TM) Release 2.0 includes major performance enhancements, BioAPI compatibility and biometric template encryption. To improve verification performance, major modifications to the BioProtect(TM) biometric algorithm were made to accommodate a wider range of finger positioning scenarios on the sensor. Results of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) database performance testing indicate that the False Acceptance Rates (FAR) and Equal Error Rate (EER) have been reduced to .32% and .16%, respectively.

To insure that purchasers of biometric solutions protect their investment, BSC recognizes that compliance with standards such as the BioAPI and use of a biometric-interoperable architecture are both very important to the growth of the biometric industry. Accordingly, BioProtect(TM) Release 2.0 has been enhanced to provide compatibility with basic BioAPI (ANSI/INCITS 358-2002) industry standards and BSC will distribute its’ Biometric-Interoperable Architecture design to the biometric standards committees for consideration. Agreement of biometric-interoperability architecture standards will allow multiple vendors devices and tokens to interoperate within the same open or closed system.

BioProtect(TM) Release 2.0 will also include support for encryption/decryption of the biometric template, biometric image logging and the UIC magnetic stripe readers/writers.

The BioProtect(TM) Release 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) is now available for developers who desire to build custom biometric applications. The SDK includes the BioProtect(TM) 2002 Ex device, BioAPI interface, sample Visual Basic programs that utilize DLL and BioProtect(TM) Operations and Application Development Manuals.

“With the availability of BioProtect(TM) Release 2.0, BSC can now offer customers outstanding biometric performance, compliance to industry standards, a system designed using an interoperability architecture and the most economic solution for large scale verifications all in one package,” said Bill Bardwell, President and Chief Operating Officer for Biometric Security Card, Inc.

About Biometric Security Card, Inc.

Biometric Security Card, Inc. (BSC), located in Clearwater, Florida, is committed to become the leader in developing, marketing and supporting efficient, high quality and accurate biometric technology and products that will assist in the prevention of identification fraud and identity theft.

As a result of using new innovative biometric technology, BSC has successfully developed the “World’s Smallest Biometric”. The BioProtect(TM) algorithms can process most biometric images including fingerprint, iris and retina and can record fingerprint biometrics in a 64 byte biometric template. BioProtect(TM) is very versatile and can be used to record biometrics on magnetic stripe, “2-D” bar code, smart card and laser card media; and in wireless and contact-less devices. The technology was developed using BSC’s Biometric-Interoperability Architecture.

Using BioProtect(TM), travelers, military personnel, customers and employees can literally take their existing credit, frequent-flyer, check cashing, ATM, healthcare, driver’s license, employee or other identification card out of their pockets to gain access to secured areas, to verify their identity and to authorize transactions.

CONTACT:  Biometric Security Card, Inc., Clearwater
Bill Bardwell, 727/726-0696