FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SecuGen Broadens Platform Support and Adds New NIST MINEX SDKs to The SecuGen SDK Collection, Release 11 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 25, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the SecuGen SDK Collection, Release 11. This new release adds Software Developer Kits that reflect SecuGen's commitment to continuing its efforts to provide Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners with the broadest platform support in the biometrics industry. Release 11 contains important new additions to the ever-growing SecuGen SDK Collection: - New SDKs for Hamster Plus on Linux and on both x86 and SPARC based Solaris 10 - New SecuBSP SDK Pro for Windows - New BioAPI BSP Pro SDK - New support for the ISO/IEC 19794-2:2005 international biometric standard in the updated FDx SDK Pro for Windows - New support for the ISO/IEC 19794-4:2005 international biometric standard in the new SecuGen ISO Image SDK for Windows The Pro series of SDKs use SecuGen's NIST MINEX tested and approved template extraction and matching algorithms and are intended for the development of FIPS 201/PIV compliant software applications. In conjunction with SecuGen's FBI certified Hamster IV fingerprint reader, ISV partners have access to a full complement of components required to build world class, high quality and reasonably priced FIPS 201/PIV biometric systems. "With Release 11 of the SDK Collection, we continue to expand platform support for our highly sought after extraction and matching algorithms," said Dan Riley, VP of Engineering for SecuGen. "Our goal is and has always been to provide our partners with the tools they need to win business opportunities around the world." Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen added, "Our focus has always been on providing world class fingerprint technology, including development tools, to allow our partners to build state of the art biometric systems. Because our reseller partners are central to SecuGen's marketing strategy, we are very pleased to extend their reach with the new platform support in the SecuGen SDK Collection, Release 11." About SecuGen SecuGen Corporation (www.secugen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and performance in a wide variety of applications and environmental conditions, SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through a partner network of over 200 original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators around the world. SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corporation in the United States and other countries. *(LOGO Link 72dpi: Send2Press.com/mediaboom/08-0528-SecuGen_72dpi.jpg) All trademarks acknowledged. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2008. NEWS SOURCE: SecuGen Corporation # # # //RELEASE END// MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info not for publication online or in print ] Winnie Ahn SecuGen Corporation +1-408-727-7787 wahn @ secugen.com /Note to editors: print ready images available on request. SecuGen Corporation 2356 Walsh Avenue * Santa Clara, California 95051 USA 408.727.7787 * Fax 408.608.6363 * www.secugen.com ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2008-08-0825-002.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2008-08-0825-002.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com. ......... August 2008 Press Release / S-NAB CA AG 1/2 CPN / IND: COMP BIOM HDWRE SOFT SEC / REF: California Newswire(R) / ytv = n/a /