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NCR offers DigitalPersona biometric tech

December 3, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — DigitalPersona Inc., provider of fingerprint-authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications, announced that NCR Corp. will offer DigitalPersona's biometric fingerprint technology on some of its point-of-sale devices.

According to a news release, NCR helps retailers use fingerprint authentication to create a verifiable, user-unique audit trail that can facilitate authentication and monitoring of POS terminal access, track employee time and attendance, and help manage override-voids and returns. The use of fingerprint authentication helps eliminate common productivity problems in the retail environment.

"We're pleased to be working with NCR, which has solid experience in developing market-leading POS solutions," said Michael Printz, vice president of worldwide sales for DigitalPersona. "The availability of biometrically enabled NCR POS terminals is getting attention from a number of retailers that would not have sought out biometrics on their own when updating their POS technology."

DigitalPersona provides developers in the retail sector with software-development tools.

"The demanding retail environment calls for POS systems that are reliable and able to withstand ongoing harsh usage," said Greg Egan, NCR vice president for Assisted Service Solutions. "Following a rigorous evaluation process, we selected DigitalPersona as providing the high quality and optical technology needed to meet our requirements."