Sign-On Systems Brings CIC’s Dynamic Signature Verification to Windows
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — March 9, 1994 — Sign-On Systems Inc., a Beverly Hills software development firm, has announced Sign-On Verify (SOV) for FoxPro, Paradox, Visual Basic and C (four separate products). Utilizing Communication Intelligence Corp.'s (CIC) (NASDAQ-NMS: CICI) patented Dynamic Signature Verification(TM) technology (DSV), SOV gives Windows software developers the ability to prompt users for their signature and verify that the signature is not a forgery. The software is an add-on library for each programming language and requires the use of a digitizer tablet with a desktop computer (such as CIC's recently announced Handwriter(TM) for Windows) or a pen-based computer.
To work, SOV requires a user to sign his or her name six times to create a signature "template" for later comparison. Thereafter, every time a signature is validated, the template is updated.
CIC's Handwriter(R) Dynamic Signature Verification technology uses both the image and the "dynamics" — the speed and acceleration of each stroke — to pick out the forgery between identical looking signatures.
SOV is targeted as a security add-on for new or existing applications, allowing the Signature to be used in place of a login and password or PIN. Other possible uses include signature verification at banks and other financial institutions in place of signature cards or PIN numbers, approval of documents or CAD drawings, and controlling access to security-sensitive areas.
The advantages of signature verification over other methods includes the fact that a signature can never be stolen, and then used repeatedly without the owner's knowledge (like a password or PIN). Also, it is very difficult to lose or forget a signature. "With security becoming a bigger issue all the time, Signature Verification offers a convenient, safe method of protection," said Neal Barnett, president of Sign-On Systems.
SOV will be available in March 1994 at a price of $395. A small royalty will be charged per computer. Advanced orders are currently being accepted. Product literature and other information is available from Sign-On Systems Inc., 9440 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 705, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Phone: 310-274-7477; fax: 310-274-7585.
CONTACT:
Kathy Barnett of Sign-On Systems, 310-274-7477, ext. 20;
or
Beverly Scott of Communication Intelligence Corp., 415-802-7754