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Lumidigm leads the way for secure financial transactions in Africa

Attendees at ATMIA Africa Conference can preview advanced authentication solutions that enhance security and convenience in banking.

Johannesburg, 08 Oct 2013

Lumidigm will be demonstrating its convenient, secure and reliable fingerprint authentication technology in stand #14 the ATMIA Africa Conference: 21st Century ATM for the Emerging New Africa, which will be held at the Radison Blu hotel, in Cape Town, from 9 to 11 October. As a leading supplier of biometrics technology to banks and citizens in South Africa through Bytes' Identity Management Solutions division (Bytes IDM), Lumidigm fingerprint technology delivers an easy and secure way to access accounts and execute financial transactions.

Today, Lumidigm sensors are a critical component of the new smart ID card programme being rolled out for all South Africans. Additionally, several of the largest private and public sector banks worldwide have selected Lumidigm as their biometric business partner to provide authentication services both at the teller and within an integrated ATM solution. Lumidigm's worldwide experience integrating its smart imaging technology at the ATM places the company in a unique position to provide best-in-class fingerprint biometric authentication, upgradable spoof detection and FIPS 140-2 level three encryption.

"Banks have specific requirements, such as reducing fraud, limiting duplicate records and providing personalised services, to increase customer loyalty," explains Greg Sarrail, Lumidigm Vice-President of Solutions Business Development. "ATMs must incorporate technology that performs consistently in all environments and in unattended settings. Lumidigm authentication solutions were designed to provide the best performance under these conditions."

Safeguarding financial assets requires the highest level of security without sacrificing convenient access. Lumidigm's hardened devices and ability to react and respond to new threats through software upgrades help financial customers preserve their technology investments. Lumidigm has the only sensor in the market today that can be upgraded after it has been deployed to deal with new vulnerabilities as they become known.

Lumidigm fingerprint sensors employ multi-spectral imaging technology, which reads fingerprints both at and below the surface of the skin. This technology uses a richer biometric data set for higher performance and passes the benefits on to bank members, who gain convenient and intuitive access to the system. Banks are ensured a secure operation and a trusted point of access, reducing fraud and increasing customer loyalty.

Greg Sarrail will participate in a panel discussion at the ATMIA conference. Entitled "Thinking Ahead", the expert panel will discuss the future of ATMs and cash technologies and how they will stay competitive and innovative in a rapidly changing world. The presentation will be held at 10:35am on Friday, 11 October.

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Lumidigm

Lumidigm, a global leader in authentication solutions, is dedicated to enabling convenient, secure and reliable identification of people, products and credentials. Developed with "real-world" performance as a priority, Lumidigm's multi-spectral imaging technology, innovative software and biometric fingerprint sensors allow customers to know "who" or "what" to a high degree of certainty. Lumidigm and its strategic partners have met challenging authentication requirements in markets such as banking, healthcare, entertainment and government services. The Lumidigm Advantage is also suitable for industrial, commercial and transportation applications. Lumidigm is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information, visit www.lumidigm.com or follow us on Twitter @Lumidigm.

Bytes Systems Integration (Bytes SI)

Bytes SI is a Bytes Technology Group company that designs, implements and operationally manages customised ICT infrastructural services and solutions, through the integration of hardware and software systems from global technology leaders.

These services include end-to-end IT outsourcing, high-tech multimedia and social media contact centres, Internet protocol (IP) voice, radio, unified and mobile communications, structured cabling, LAN-WAN data solutions (BytesNet), biometric and identity management solutions. Increasingly, BytesNet has become a leader in innovative cloud-based solutions to both national and international customers.

Bytes SI's workforce management division offers time and attendance solutions, access control, overtime costs, leave and absenteeism management, biometric authentication, turnstiles and booms. Its indirect labour management solutions include CCTV and intelligent building management. Kronos, the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud, is distributed by this business unit.

Global technology leaders represented by Bytes SI include Alcatel-Lucent, Bluecoat, Check Point, Cisco, DataVoice, Dell, Exinda, F5, FrontRange, Genesys, HP, IBM, Juniper, Kronos, Microsoft, NetApp, Riverbed, Schneider, Symantec and VMWare.

Editorial contacts

Karen Heydenrych
Communikay
(083) 302 9494
Karen@communikay.co.za
Nick Perkins
Bytes Systems Integration
(011) 205 7000
nick.perkins@bytes.co.za