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Bangladesh Voter Registration Success Acknowledged by Senator John McCain, ID World International Congress and United Nations
Friday, December 05, 2008
BIO-key(R) Customer Recognized by ID World International Congress with Outstanding Achievement Award
WALL, N.J., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety, announced today that Major General Shafiqul Islam of the Bangladesh Army was presented with the Outstanding Achievement Award by the ID World International Congress held in Milan, Italy on November 18, 2008. Major General Islam was presented with the award in recognition of his leadership during the Bangladesh government's successful completion of its Voter Registration Project in preparation for the December 29 general elections. BIO-key and its partner, Tiger IT BD Ltd. (Tiger IT), a leader in prepackaged and customized software solutions, were exclusively selected by the Bangladesh Army to deliver the turnkey biometric-based credentialing solution that was deployed in late 2007 to create the voter roll.
Senator John McCain in his recent visit to Bangladesh on Wednesday, December 3, told reporters at a press conference in Dhaka's Zia International Airport "It seems to me that with the incredible registering of 80 million people, this has the possibility of being the fairest election, perhaps in the entire world."
To ensure the accuracy of the voter roll, Tiger IT, the prime contractor responsible for delivering the voter registration solution, integrated BIO-key's patented biometric identification software to collect four fingerprints from each registrant. Additionally, BIO-key's WEB-key(R) technology was implemented as a safeguard to detect duplicate registrations. The voter registration project was completed in July of 2008.
The ID World International Congress presents awards annually in recognition of the contribution made by thought leaders, innovators and pioneering adopters who distinguished themselves by their achievements. Major General Shafiqul Islam, the winner of the 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award, was one of twenty-five finalists nominated for this years ID People Awards. A total of five awards were given, based on votes from the industry and global enthusiasts, to outstanding professionals for their roles and contributions during the year.
At an event held on July 22, 2008 celebrating the completion of the voter registration project, Renata Desallien, United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, stated, "This was a historic achievement; the successful on-time registration of over eighty million voters with digital photographs and fingerprints. Never before in any other country have so many people been electronically registered in such a short time. This in itself is an outstanding achievement. But it is not only the immense scale of the undertaking that is so impressive. So is the accuracy of the list. Modern technology enabled the elimination of duplicate and fraudulent entries, and will significantly reduce the occurrence of vote theft."
"The success of this project is a result of the superior technology and commitment that our partners, Tiger IT and BIO-key provided," commented Major General Shafiqul Islam, Military Secretary of the Bangladesh Army. "Their solution ensured the collection of high quality enrollment data and delivered accurate, high-speed alias detection on a large scale. This biometric identification solution was the technological foundation of our project."
Brigadier General Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury, Project Director for the Bangladesh Government Voter List Project, in a congratulatory note to General Shafiq after winning the ID People award said, "My heartiest congratulations to Major General Shafiq for winning his much deserved ID People award. He has accomplished a ground breaking task that has become the new benchmark standard for biometric registration. I am proud to have been part of this project. I would also like to thank Tiger IT and BIO-key for providing the technical solution which was vital for the fast and accurate completion of the project on time. They have proven themselves as worthy partners and we should certainly consider their solution for the second phase of the project."
Mike DePasquale, BIO-key's Chief Executive Officer added, "We extend our congratulations to the Major General for his well deserved recognition and the successful delivery of the largest biometric voter roll ever deployed with over 80 million people and 320 million fingerprints. This biometric-based credentialing solution can be replicated for any and every country throughout the world, to establish the baseline for a fair and credible election."
About BIO-key
BIO-key International, Inc., headquartered in Wall, New Jersey, develops and delivers advanced identification solutions and information services to law enforcement departments, public safety agencies, government and private sector customers. BIO-key's mobile wireless technology provides first responders with critical, reliable, real-time data and images from local, state and national databases. BIO-key's high performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless and enterprise data to improve security, convenience and privacy and to reduce identity theft. Over 750 police departments in North America use BIO-key solutions, making BIO-key the leading supplier of mobile and wireless solutions for law enforcement. (http://www.bio-key.com)
About Tiger IT
Tiger IT BD Ltd., headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a full-service developer of enterprise software applications and solutions for both government agencies and the private sector. Tiger IT is routinely considered by many to employ the most experienced and capable development team in Bangladesh. Some of the end-customers that benefit from Tiger IT include global Fortune 500 corporations. Tiger IT's US counterpart has recently signed a 4 million dollar contract to prevent online media piracy using a solution developed primarily in Bangladesh.
(http://tigeritbd.com/)
(C) Copyright 2008 by BIO-key International, Inc.
Company Contact: BIO-key International, Inc.
Bud Yanak
732-359-1100
SOURCE BIO-key International, Inc.
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