Forwarded From: Nicholas Charles Brawn <ncb05t_private> 21Apr98 USA: FACE UP TO NETWORK SECURITY! WELLESLEY, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-April 21, 1998- First Product to Allow Protection of Your Computer Network Through the Personal Security of Face Recognition Miros, Inc., developers of the world's easiest and most reliable personal identification systems, today announced TrueFace Network(tm), the latest product in the TrueFace family. TrueFace Network is the ultimate in user-friendly security for your local area network. This breakthrough product uses Miros' proven face recognition technology to secure networked computer systems. TrueFace Network records the faces of authorized personnel and creates unique and personal keys which unlock access to a company's applications and data. TrueFace replaces passwords that can be forgotten or stolen, and token cards which can be lost or broken. Users need only look at their computer to gain access. TrueFace Network offers a viable solution to a problem revealed by recent statistics. The Computer Security Institute, FBI and Ernst & Young report that nearly 50% of all network attacks occur from the inside. Even more alarming, 83% of employees in a NetVersant survey reported spotty, or no, compliance with their company's network security policies. Miros has answered the call for heightened internal security. TrueFace Network is quick and easy, allowing users to logon to the network within seconds of sitting down to their computers. Built in fraud detection allows the product to distinguish photographs from faces. TrueFace also provides an audit image of each logon attempt, notifying administrators of unauthorized attempts to access the network. "TrueFace Network is a powerful evolution of the TrueFace technology," said Dr. Michael Kuperstein, president and CEO of Miros, Inc. "For the first time a network can be securely accessed without the fear of passwords being forgotten or stolen, you need only your face. TrueFace products now ensure protection of intellectual property by providing PC and Network security." Beyond its internal capabilities, TrueFace Network allows remote users to subscribe over the network from an off-site PC or workstation. This function enables users to enroll from wherever they may be logging onto the network, ensuring flexibility and convenience. Using an inexpensive video camera attached to a PC or workstation, a facial image is compared to previously enrolled images. The TrueFace technology is based on a neural network, mimicking the way the brain works, to ensure proper recognition. TrueFace Network Server requires a Pentium-class computer system with Microsoft NT Server4.x or Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, and appropriate RAM and disk space for the above products. The TrueFace Network Client system requires a Pentium-class PC running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.x. It should also have video-for-windows, a compatible video camera and a minimum 16MB RAM and 5MB free hard drive space. TrueFace Network's Administration Server gives the security administrator complete flexibility and control over the enrollment process and the acceptance of remote and local users who are registering. TrueFace Network provides the administrator with the ability to audit any access attempt whether successful or not, for one user or more, by date or by event. The TrueFace database functions support multiple images of each user. About Miros, Inc. Miros Inc., located in Wellesley, MA, is the world leader in personal identification systems based on face recognition. The company develops and markets software for logical and physical security, as well as time and attendance. Miros' products include TrueFace PC, TrueFace Network and TrueFace Web for computer and data security, and TrueFace Access, a complete security solution for physical access control. All TrueFace products incorporate TrueFace Engine, Miros' patent-pending neural network face recognition technology, plus TrueFace Isolator, the first automated neural network face locator. The TrueFace Engine is the first and only biometric product currently used in check-cashing ATMs worldwide. Miros has strategic alliances with Microsoft, IBM, Novell, Compaq, Sun Microsystems, Eastman Kodak, Cash America and Connectix to provide cost effective, non-intrusive and secure biometrics authentication technology. For more information about Miros, visit its web site at http://www.miros.com, or call 781/235-0330. -0- TrueFace PC and TrueFace Access are registered trademarks of Miros, Inc. All products or service names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Dimensional Communications (www.dim.com)
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Fri Apr 13 2001 - 12:51:04 PDT