DigitalPersona Powers I-Med's Autentia Identification Solution for Millions of Users in Chile

Fingerprint-based Biometrics Prevents Fraud, Identity Impersonation, Card Cloning; and Delivers Easy Payment Methods in Chile

November 3, 2005

REDWOOD CITY, CA—DigitalPersona, Inc., the leading provider of biometric authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications, today announced that Chilean based I-Med, a SONDA-group subsidiary, has incorporated DigitalPersona fingerprint recognition technology into its Autentia solution. This solution provides fingerprint-based biometric identification services for secure financial and healthcare transactions in Chile and currently handles a database of 4 million Chilean fingerprints.

"By integrating DigitalPersona technology into Autentia, I-Med can now provide financial and healthcare companies in Chile with a highly configurable and secure solution," said Pablo Izquierdo, General Manager of I-Med. "I-Med chose DigitalPersona's proven fingerprint-based authentication to guarantee that the individuals standing at the counter paying, collecting a service, or opting for a benefit actually are who they say they are."

Autentia uses DigitalPersona's fingerprint-based biometrics solutions to prevent fraud, identity impersonation, card cloning, and provides for easy access to medical records and electronic payments without the need of credit or identification cards. At the present time, I-Med's Autentia biometric identification solution handles more than 1.1 million verifications per month through certification locations at major healthcare providers and point-of-sale sites throughout Chile. Nearly 100,000 new people join I-Med's database per month. To handle the authentication process, I-Med has deployed over 2,800 DigitalPersona fingerprint readers.

"IBG estimates that the $1.6 billion global biometric market will grow to $5.3 billion by 2010, while South American revenues will grow at a greater rate from $137 million to $516 million, said Brian Wong, Senior Consultant, International Biometric Group."

About I-Med

I-Med is a SONDA-group subsidiary focused on delivering mass transaction services involving many individuals. With a wide experience in biometric certification, I-Med optimizes transactional processes by developing services based on the use of state-of-the-art technologies, including: biometric support for check verification, credit card payment certification, customer loyalty program for the retail business, biometric certification for insurance sales at self-service terminals, biometric certification for pension payments, among others.

About DigitalPersona

DigitalPersona is the leading provider of biometric authentication solutions for enterprise networks and commercial applications. Founded in 1996, DigitalPersona designs, manufactures and sells turnkey solutions that improve security and regulatory compliance while resolving password management problems. Its award-winning fingerprint technology is used worldwide by over 20 million people in the most diverse and challenging environments.

DigitalPersona has strategic relationships with market-leading manufacturers and resellers including Intel, Dell Inc., Microsoft, GTSI Corp. and Hewlett-Packard. DigitalPersona Pro, the company's flagship turnkey security solution for enterprise authentication, is used by leading organizations such as the U.S. Department of Defense, Cargill, Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V, (TelMex), United Bankers' Bank and Sutter Health/CPMC.

Additional information is available by contacting DigitalPersona, Inc. at +1 650.474.4000 or at www.digitalpersona.com.