WALL, N.J., April 25, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCBB:BKYI), a global leader in finger biometric identification technology solutions, today announced that the company will be presenting its Tru-Donor ID Solution at the annual meeting of South Central Association Blood Banks at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada April 26-28, 2011 (BOOTH #111).
BIO-key will be demonstrating Tru-Donor ID and finger biometrics for identifying donors in any venue including remote blood drives, using mobile devices such as SmartPhones, equipped with finger biometric capability.
"The security and convenience we provide is measurable. We're attending the meeting to share our success stories providing biometric solutions to other blood banks and healthcare partners," stated Jim Sullivan, Director of Sales and Services, BIO-key International. The SCABB meeting will provide a forum for BIO-key to demonstrate the latest developments in biometrics, integrated with mobile devices," added Sullivan.
BIO-key is currently providing support for The Indiana Blood Center, The Oklahoma Blood Institute and ITxM which is the third largest blood transfusion facility in the United States. BIO-key is helping each facility achieve their goals for instant search and positive ID for donors using just a touch of their finger. Additionally, duplicate donor enrollments are detected in real time, before they get into the Blood Donor Records System as a duplicate record.
"BIO-key protects donor privacy and lowers operating costs by reducing duplicate donors," stated Pete Lux, Director of Blood Services, Indiana Blood Center.
About BIO-key
BIO-key International, Inc., headquartered in Wall, New Jersey, develops and delivers advanced identification solutions to commercial and government enterprises, integrators, and custom application developers. BIO-key's award winning, high performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless and enterprise applications. Our solutions are used in local embedded OEM products as well as some of the world's largest identification deployments to improve security, guarantee identity, and help reduce identity theft. BIO-key's technology is offered directly or by market leading partners around the world. (http://www.bio-key.com)
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