UniSecurity and Siemens Announce Alliance for Biometric Solutions; Two Top Security Companies Team to Deliver Biometrics-Enhanced PKI Solutions for SAPR/3 Software

Business Wire, April 25, 2001

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2001

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UniSecurity Inc., a rapidly emerging security solutions provider, has announced that Siemens through its Program and System Engineering (PSE) TechLab will become a strategic partner for biometrics technology in UniSecurity's SecuForce(TM) Value Net (SVN) partner program.

"We are excited to be in partnership with a company that not only has market clout, but with one that will be around for a long time," said Edward S. Park, vice president of Sales & Marketing at UniSecurity, Inc. "This partnership with Siemens will go the last mile to provide the world's first biometrics-enhanced PKI solution for SAP(R)R/3(R)."

Under the terms of the agreement, Siemens ID Mouse(TM) will be UniSecurity Certified, to guarantee that the Siemens' input devices have been tested and work seamlessly with UniSecurity's SecuForce(TM) Security Suite. As part of the agreement, the two companies have formed a strategic alliance to collaborate on and jointly market products that combine biometrics and PKI technology to integrate smoothly with the SAP(R)R/3(R).

In addition, UniSecurity and Siemens have entered into a reseller agreement that will allow UniSecurity to bundle and resell the Siemens ID Mouse(TM) worldwide with their SecuForce(TM) Security Suite platform. The ID Mouse has been fully enabled on the SecuForce(TM) Security Suite platform. The Siemens ID Mouse(TM) is a Microsoft-certified, ergonomic mouse device with integrated biometric functionality. "The Siemens ID Mouse(TM) with UniSecurity's SecuForce(TM) Security Suite makes access to SAP systems convenient, secure and fast and brings a real value to all SAP users," said Gerald Schwartz, vice president and general manager of Siemens' PSE TechLab in San Jose, Calif.

SecuForce(TM) Security Suite is a comprehensive and state-of-the-art suite of products that completely ensure the security of transactions over the Internet. The SecuForce(TM) - BAE (Business Application Enabler) has been interface certified for SAP(R)R/3(R) software and UniSecurity is also a mySAP.com Complimentary Software Partner. SecuForce(TM) - BIO-PKI Authenticator combines Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI) and advanced biometrics technology to achieve the highest level of security possible. SecuForce(TM) Security Suite is based on UniSecurity's patent-pending BIO-PKI(TM) enabling technology to let enterprise customers conduct secure e-transactions and ensure proper user authentications to shield sensitive information from unauthorized eyes.

For information about becoming a SecuForce(TM) Value Net partner, please send an email to partners@unisecurity.com. Visit the company's Web site at www.unisecurity.com.

For information about the Siemens ID Mouse, please visit Siemens PSE TechLab's Website at www.psetechlab.com or www.siemensidmouse.com.

About UniSecurity

UniSecurity, Inc., founded in April 2000, is a rapidly emerging company in the application security industry, providing a unified security solution that accelerates Biometrics and PKI technology adoption. UniSecurity has successfully converged the world's first Biometrics-enhanced PKI solution, based on its patent-pending BIO-PKI(TM) enabling technology that seamlessly integrates to enterprise applications (ERP and other vertical market applications). This fusion of market proven technologies has created the greatest synergy-effect in the security industry.

About Siemens

Over 150 years of innovation have made Siemens a global leader in electrical engineering and electronics. Today, with the same entrepreneurial spirit, Siemens is on its way to becoming a worldwide leading e-business company. With more than 460,000 employees in over 190 countries Siemens is able to draw on a worldwide base of experience and knowledge to deliver products and solutions for the new century.

Siemens -- Global network of innovation.

In 1999/2000, SIEMENS had U.S. sales of $16.2 billion. With this number, the U.S. represents 22 percent of SIEMENS' worldwide sales. We now employ nearly 80,000 people in the U.S. Siemens is a leader in the Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Power, Transportation, Medical and Lighting fields.

Note to Editors: Siemens ID Mouse is a trademark of Siemens AG. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.