Info Security Products Guide Names Privaris plusID Winner
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., August 15, 2007 – Privaris, a leading provider of wireless identity verification solutions, announced today that Info Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the world’s leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has named plusID a winner of the 2007 Tomorrow’s Technology Today Award. This prestigious award recognizes security vendors with advanced, ground-breaking network security solutions that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of information security. plusID was selected by the editors of Info Security Products Guide based on technologies that are making the most positive impact on security in today’s highly sophisticated and blended-attacks environment.
plusID is the world’s first personal wireless biometric token. The convenient, key-fob sized device provides secure access to multiple facilities, computers and networks, adding the heightened security of biometrics through a convenient and cost-effective delivery model. plusID allows rapid integration by working seamlessly with existing physical and logical security systems and ensures personal privacy by performing all biometric processing on the user’s personal device, rather than an external database. Tamper-resistant and built to withstand digital and physical attack, plusID cannot be used by anyone else if lost or stolen, unlike traditional identity verification approaches such as key cards and passwords. To read more about this award winning technology, please visit http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/technology/2007/Privaris.html.
“Companies that have been honored with the prestigious 2007 Tomorrow’s Technology Today Award have each made deep-rooted commitment to solving security issues,” says Rake Narang, Editor-in-Chief, Info Security Products Guide. “Probably nothing differentiates a product or solution more than the superior technologies behind it making them suitable for today’s needs while pro-actively being ready for tomorrow.”
“We are very excited and honored to have plusID selected as a winner of this prestigious award,” said John Petze, President and Chief Executive Officer, Privaris. This recognition further validates our unique approach to biometrics and commitment to excellence in developing identity verification technologies that provide maximum security with maximum convenience and privacy, to meet the converged, physical and logical security challenges of global organizations.”
About Info Security Products Guide Awards
Info Security Products Guide, a founding member of the Technology Industry Leadership Council sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow’s technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.
About Privaris
Privaris Inc. focuses its technology expertise on the intersection of high security biometric applications and an individual’s right to personal privacy. Privaris products authenticate the identity of an individual prior to that individual being granted access to facilities, resources, services, and transactions. Privaris Inc. is a privately-held Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia.