Forwarded From: phreak moi <hackereliteat_private> http://www.infoseek.com/Content?arn=PR7706-19980925&qt=Security,+Hacking,+Cryptography,+Encryption,+Linux&sv=IS&lk=noframes&col=NX&kt=A&ak=news1486 Sentry Begins Alpha Testing of Voice Verification for Internet and E-Commerce Security 06:45 a.m. Sep 25, 1998 Eastern ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentry Systems, Inc., formed to deliver new solutions for Internet and e-commerce security, announced today its progress in the Alpha testing of the Sentry Internet voice verification product. Sentry's product began Alpha testing on August 17, 1998. It is designed to precisely verify the identity of any Internet user through the use of a personally-selected voice password -- any spoken password in any language. This exact user verification will secure Internet transactions and access to network-delivered information or resources. Sentry's product uses existing hardware -- the user's voice password is spoken directly into the desktop PC's standard microphone and is fully functional using the most commonly available sound cards. "Test results are even better than we had hoped," said Al Forbes, Sentry's CEO. "We're enrolling user voice prints on a TCP/IP network and verifying the users across a LAN. The next step is moving the test to the Internet. The key to successfully using voice verification on the Internet is how easy and intuitive it is for the users. Allowing users to choose any password in any language -- including their own names -- is as intuitive as it gets. Sentry will deliver the first product that does this." The Alpha Test software will be moved to a live Sentry Internet site in October where users can enroll and verify their voices from PCs in their offices and homes, Forbes said. "This initial Web-enabled test will demonstrate the strength of our technology," Forbes said. "Sentry's software development and Internet expertise, combined with the T-NETIX(TM) SpeakEZ Voice Print(SM) verification engine, will create a new class of user authentication solutions for electronic commerce. This is the first truly Internet-based consumer application of voice verification technology." Tom Huzjak, CEO and Chairman of T-NETIX (Nasdaq: TNTX), an equity partner in Sentry, stated, "We have been impressed with Sentry's progress in developing a comprehensive, scalable Internet security product in such a short period of time. Our customers, who are realizing the value of SpeakEZ Voice PrintSM for securing customer and employee access to call center resources, have been asking for a complete voice verification-based electronic commerce solution. We're pleased to see Sentry's progress in meeting this demand with an off-the-shelf software strategy. We expect this market will quickly evolve. In the not too distant future, voice print verification to access certain Internet sites and resources will be commonplace." Sentry's voice verification product will include a robust policy engine when it's commercially released in March 1999. "In addition to strong security, we'll have the first policy-based Internet security product for the consumer market," Forbes said. Beta testing is planned to begin in November, 1998, with several major financial service providers already committed. Dr. Derrin Smith, Chief Economist of CeBourn, Ltd. has joined the Technical Advisory Board for Sentry Systems. CeBourn is the investment banker managing the capital formation for Sentry Systems. Investor inquiries may be directed to CeBourn at (303) 832-8220 or derrinat_private Sentry Systems, Englewood, Colorado, is a privately held Internet security company formed in November 1997, to enable wider uses of electronic commerce applications. Technology and product inquiries may be directed to Mr. "Skip" Raimer at (303) 792-3726 or sraimer@sentry-systems.com. T-NETIX, Inc., based in Englewood, Colorado, offers a suite of fraud prevention applications based on its SpeakEZ Voice Print(SM) speaker verification technology. SpeakEZ Voice Print(SM) is based on patented (U.S. Patent 5,522,012) and patent pending technologies. T-NETIX notes that actual results may differ from the forward-looking statements made above which involve risks and uncertainties including customer acceptance, competitive forces and other factors, discussed more completely in the T-NETIX, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K and the T-NETIX, Inc. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Note: News releases and other information on T-NETIX can be accessed at no charge at www.ctaonline.com/ir/tnetix.htm or www.T-NETIX.com on the Internet. SOURCE Sentry Systems, Inc. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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