Banks Across the United States Deploy Fingerprint Authentication Systems from Omni Identity™
Omni Identity, Inc. announced today the deployment of its fingerprint authentication systems for optimal information security and employee efficiency with several community banks across the United States. New additions to Omni Identity’s community bank client base include Wauchula State Bank, Wauchula, FL, Charlotte State Bank, Port Charlotte, FL, and First Coastal Bank, Manhattan Beach, CA. Through tight integration with Microsoft® Active Directory, the installations resulted in virtually all employee passwords being eliminated with considerable ease and cost-efficiency.
Torrance, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2005 -- Omni Identity, Inc. announced today the
deployment of its fingerprint authentication systems for optimal information
security and employee efficiency with several community banks across the United
States. New additions to Omni Identity’s community bank client base include
Wauchula State Bank, Wauchula, FL, Charlotte State Bank, Port Charlotte, FL, and
First Coastal Bank, Manhattan Beach, CA. Through tight integration with
Microsoft® Active Directory, the installations resulted in virtually all
employee passwords being eliminated with considerable ease and cost-efficiency.
According to Charles Brown, President of Charlotte State Bank, “Keeping
track of complex passwords that support regulatory compliance and protect our
customers’ important data became burdensome for our employees, so we were
compelled to find a practical solution that could add significant security and
help us be more efficient. With one total solution, Omni Identity facilitated
both objectives.”
Neil Benson, VP of Information Technology at First
Coastal Bank, added, “Having to reset and unlock passwords took up a significant
amount of time, but now that we have Omni Identity’s fingerprint readers on all
workstations our valuable time is spent on more constructive tasks which allow
us to provide better service to our customers.”
“As Wauchula State Bank
searched for a new authentication solution, we wanted to select a company that
shared our long-term vision and understood the importance of seamless
integration,” said Robert Hanchey, President of Wauchula State Bank. “Omni
Identity’s suite of authentication products and solid record of successful
roll-outs with financial institutions around the country made us confident that
we chose the right vendor partner with best-in-breed technology,”
“Our
banking clients have rigorous authentication requirements so it’s important that
our solutions effectively and efficiently support these demands,” said Eric
Stotz, Principal of Omni Identity. "By partnering with leading global providers
of banking software and biometric technology we can offer integrated biometric
solutions that are second-to-none, not only in financial services, but in most
other vertical markets as well. We will continue to maintain our commitment to
quality and further strengthen our position as a leading provider of fingerprint
systems to financial institutions.”
About Crews Banking
Corporation
Crews Banking Corporation, established in 1929, is a bank holding
company comprised of 4 separate banks with 19 branches and combined total assets
of $1 Billion. Crews Banking Corporation’s family owned, locally managed banks
have provided consumers and businesses alike with highly personalized banking
products and services throughout the Florida Heartland for generations.
Additional information is available at www.wauchulastatebank.com & www.charlottestatebank.com.
About First Coastal
Bank
First Coastal Bank, N.A., established in 1984, specializes in serving
small and mid-sized businesses in LAX coastal communities through its 4
full-service branches. First Coastal is able to offer customers a breadth of
product choices and a nationwide delivery system not typically available from a
customer-focused $240 million community bank. Additional information is
available at www.firstcoastalbank.com.
About Omni Identity,
Inc.
Omni Identity™ is a leading provider of integrated biometric security
solutions, specializing in fingerprint-based authentication and simplified
secure sign-on for Financial, Healthcare, E-Commerce and Technology companies.
Headquartered in Torrance, California, Omni Identity supplies its products
directly to enterprise customers and through partners worldwide. Additional
information about Omni Identity and its array of security products and services
is available at www.omniidentity.com.
Contact:
Robert
Hanchey
Wauchula State Bank
Phone: (863) 773-4151
Fax: (863)
773-0419
or
Neil Benson
First Coastal Bank
Phone: (888)
296-2250
Fax: (310)-540-0645
or
Eric Stotz
Omni Identity,
Inc.
Phone: (310) 540-6636
Fax: (310)-540-0645
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