DAON and IBM Link Biometric Authentication with Identity Management; New Identity Management Solution Increases Security, Reduces Administration Costs

Business Wire, Nov 12, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002

CSI Computer Security Institute - Daon, a provider of security and accountability software systems, today announced interoperability with IBM Tivoli identity management software.

The complementary solution offers enterprises a comprehensive authentication and authorization system that accepts biometric identity information and helps reduce the cost and complexity caused by multiple types of authentication systems.

With the new integration between IBM Tivoli Access Manager and Daon's flagship product DaonEngine, customers can leverage strong biometric authentication and single sign-on to control access to their e-business and applications. DaonEngine authenticates users to the system using biometric credentials, such as fingerprint, voice and iris, and IBM Tivoli Access Manager delivers single sign-on and access to the appropriate system resources based on security and business policies.

Additionally, IBM Tivoli Identity Manager provides the unified life-cycle management of identities enabling companies to provision user identities and access rights to multiple applications, thereby helping companies to significantly lower administration costs.

"Tapping software from both IBM and Daon gives customers the integrated, automated identity management system they can use to protect and grow their business," said Arvind Krishna, vice president of security products, Tivoli Software, IBM. "Working with Daon shows IBM's commitment to our identity management strategy by focusing on our core products and extending out to best-of-breed third-party products that interoperate in our customers' environment."

The new system offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to biometric identity management that works in tandem with existing infrastructure such as Web and legacy access management. The solution benefits customers in industries where traditional, simple forms of authentication do not provide the level of trust required, such as financial services, government, pharmaceutical and life sciences.

"The IBM Tivoli/Daon system is a quantum leap for enterprise security," said Oliver Tattan, CEO of Daon. "As the demand for secure identity management continues to grow, Daon and IBM Tivoli's integrated solutions deliver the highest standards in enterprise security available. DaonEngine has been independently assessed as the most robust and secure authentication engine. It is unrivalled in terms of scalability, availability and the performance of its biometric authentication capability."

About IBM Tivoli Software

IBM Tivoli software enables an IT organization to reduce the total cost of ownership and improve service levels of the IT infrastructure. Tivoli systems management software helps traditional enterprises and e-businesses worldwide manage security, storage, performance and availability, and configuration and operations. Backed by world-class IBM services, support and research, Tivoli software is one of four key IBM Software Group brands--DB2, Lotus, Tivoli and WebSphere. For more information, visit www.tivoli.com.

About Daon

Daon, the identity management company designs, develops and markets biometric identity management and authentication solutions. The company's flagship product DaonEngine is the most secure, scalable and high availability (24/7/365) biometric authentication solution in the marketplace today. Designed to address market demands for enhanced security and accountability the company offers enterprises a unique and integrated approach to biometric authentication. Daon's solutions integrate with existing security systems such as PKI, smart cards and other PIN/password based systems to provide a heightened level of security and non-repudiation, and reduced risk of fraud. DaonEngine forms the central part of a unique biometric identity management solution that manages the full biometric authentication lifecycle including capture, data management, assertion, protection and issuance. Daon partners with IBM, Tivoli, and Documentum. Daon is based in New York City, with facilities in Dublin and London. For more information, please visit www.daon.com or call Maria Di Masi, Euro RSCG Middleberg, (212) 699-2734; maria.dimasi@eurorscg.com.