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Sharper Image and Sequiam bring biometrics to consumers

Monday, October 8, 2007

Looking for a holiday gift idea? Sequiam Biometrics has announced a partnership with The Sharper Image to launch a line of fingerprint biometric products for consumers. Two products will be offered starting November 2007 with additional products released in the first half of 2008.


The Sharper Image and Sequiam Biometrics Offer New Biometric Lineup for the Holidays

ORLANDO, FL — Sequiam Corporation, a leading provider of innovative consumer lifestyle biometric technologies and services, announced today that it has partnered with The Sharper Image to launch an exciting new line of advanced fingerprint biometric products for consumers. The program will commence with two products slated for delivery in November 2007 and with a number of additional new products to be released in the first two quarters of 2008.

Nick VandenBrekel, CEO and Chairman of Sequiam, said, “The Sharper Image has enjoyed a strong reputation with consumers all over the world for providing innovate products as well as being first-to-market with advanced technologies that enhance the quality of life. I look forward to working with The Sharper Image to combine Sequiam’s advanced biometric technologies with the consumer lifestyle visions and designs of The Sharper Image.”

The Sharper Image CEO and President, Steve Lightman confirmed, “We are delighted to partner with Sequiam Biometrics and are eager to develop and launch products utilizing ground-breaking technology for our TSI consumers.”

Sequiam’s Chief Biometric Officer, Kevin Henderson said: “Our entire development team is excited about creating advanced new products for The Sharper Image. We envision a long and fruitful relationship with TSI that includes a variety of new and innovative products.”

About Sequiam

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Sequiam Corporation develops, markets, and supports a portfolio of highly robust proprietary biometrically enabled consumer lifestyle and commercial products and OEM solutions. In addition, Sequiam has invested heavily in research and development to develop unique products and solutions for the biometric industry worldwide. Sequiam’s biometric solutions incorporate low-cost, high-volume manufacturing processes targeted at the consumer and commercial market. Sequiam is a global company with offices in Taiwan, China, and South Africa. For more information, please visit http://www.sequiam.com.

About The Sharper Image

The Sharper Image is a specialty retailer that is nationally and internationally renowned as a leading source of new, innovative, high-quality products that make life better and more enjoyable. The Company’s principal selling channels include 187 Sharper Image specialty stores throughout the United States; the award-winning Sharper Image monthly catalog; and its primary website, http://www.sharperimage.com. The Company also has business-to-business sales teams for marketing its exclusive and proprietary products for corporate incentive and reward programs and wholesale to selected U.S. and international retailers. [end] 

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