Fingerprint Cards Acquires Anacatum Design

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has acquired all outstanding shares of Anacatum Design AB (Anacatum), a Linkoping-based Swedish technology licensing and ASIC developing company. FPC has previously announced that it has licensed Anacatum's industry-leading Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) technology and used the ASIC development services provided by Anacatum in the development of FPC's touch and swipe fingerprint sensors.

Anacatum is as of today an owned subsidiary of FPC. The acquisition price for Anacatum will not be disclosed.

Johan Carlstr?m, President and CEO at FPC, comments: "This acquisition provides FPC with world-leading technology that will further strengthen our intellectual property portfolio. FPC also gains access to leading analog IP and ASIC development competencies and, by integrating Anacatum's development team into FPC, we will further accelerate our development of the industry's most ambitious portfolio of touch and swipe fingerprint sensors for the mobile devices industry. We are very much looking forward to welcoming the Anacatum team into FPC."

Lars-Erik Nordell, Chairman of the Board of Anacatum, comments: "We are very pleased to see this step for Anacatum. Through its leading technology and highly skilled engineering team, Anacatum will make a great contribution to FPC. As the leading fingerprint biometric sensor company, FPC will be the perfect home for Anacatum's technology and employees."

Rolf Sundblad, CTO and Managing Director of Anacatum Design AB, comments: "This acquisition marks the continuation of the strong collaboration FPC has had with Anacatum since Anacatum was founded and the start of a new phase when Anacatum becomes fully integrated with FPC. We will bring our patented ADC technology into FPC as well as a team of highly skilled engineers and we are very much looking forward to creating even more competitive technology while being a part of FPC."

About Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)

Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) markets, develops and produces biometric components and technologies that through the analysis and matching of an individual's unique fingerprint verify the person's identity. The technology consists of biometric sensors, processors, algorithms and modules that can be used separately or in combination with each other. The competitive advantages offered by the FPC's technology include unique image quality, extreme robustness, low power consumption and complete biometric systems. With these advantages and the ability to achieve extremely low manufacturing costs, the technology can be implemented in volume products such as smart cards and mobile phones, where extremely rigorous demands are placed on such characteristics. The company's technology can also be used in IT and Internet security, access control, etc.

Fingerprint Cards AB (publ) discloses this information pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528) and the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980). The information was issued for publication on May 19, 2014 at 08.00 am CET.

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For more information contact: Johan Carlstr?m, CEO Fingerprint Cards AB (publ), +46-(0)31-60-78-20, investrel@fingerprints.com

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Hole Labs receives Envisioneering innovation & Prize design in the 2014 ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, 10 January 2014/PRNewswire /-Eureka Hall, The Venetian / Booth #75006 - the era of passwords is finally again and everything so you have to log in to social media profiles, perform transactions and sign on the bank account is your biometric data and smartphone. In ShowStoppers this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), pits Labs, a digital infrastructure company, received the award for innovation & design Envisioneering application recently launched HoyosID.

This new platform of assertion of identity is a free, easy to use and practically can hack iPhone and Android app that uses a system of biometric recognition multi - including face, iris and periocular region - to confirm the identity, with a single component "liveness" to distinguish between a living person from a picture or video.

End-to-end technology aims to protect consumers and businesses through the use of devices like smartphones pattern of acquisition of biometric data in real time - without additional takeaway - hardware and mobile user authentication from a browser and password and fields on mobile devices without cost to users.

"My team is an honor having been recognized by ShowStoppers at CES for the launch of HoyosID, our new platform for assertion of identity," said Hector Hoyos, CEO and founder of the laboratories of holes. "For years, we have collectively worked to combine our knowledge and experience in the fields of technology and biometric data to create an attractive product that would ensure the material of individuals and companies in a convenient and cost effective way, without people having to carry an additional device to keep personal information secure."

"People are starting to realize that we need a better system in place to keep the material private protected and user names, passwords, and access are, no doubt not the solution - that we have failed many times and are so vulnerable to guards", said Hoyos. "Imagine a world in which we all need access to our personal accounts on the Internet is our face and a smartphone - without additional tabs - has become a reality, and we are eager to expand the applications of this technology further in the financial services space."

Hole Labs is led by Hector Hoyos, whose defense and security products have helped protect lives and properties for decades. In addition to holding several patents, he also invented the HBOX and EyeSwipe biometric authentication identity technologies and founded Global makers, Inc. (later renamed EyeLock Corp.).

For more information about pits and HoyosID laboratories, please visit: www.hoyoslabs.com. The application will be available for download later this quarter.

About hole Labs
Hole Labs is a company of security of digital infrastructure with security, computer vision and biometrics and big data experts. Hole Labs aims to develop and implement the company and the consumer identity assertion technology platforms that address conveniently and safely identity challenges claim today. Hole laboratories currently has offices in New York, Boston, Bucharest (Romania) and Beijing (China).

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212-896-1220 / 212-896-1241

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Hoyos Labs Receives Envisioneering Innovation & Design Award at the 2014 ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Eureka Hall, The Venetian / Booth #75006 -- The era of usernames and passwords is finally over, and all one will need to log onto social media profiles, conduct transactions and sign into banking account are his or her biometrics and smartphone. At this year's ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Hoyos Labs, a digital infrastructure company, received the Envisioneering Innovation & Design Award for its recently launched app, HoyosID.

This new identity assertion platform is a free, easy-to-use and virtually unhackable iPhone and Android app that uses a multi-biometric recognition system – including the face, iris and periocular region – to confirm one's identity, with a unique "liveness" component to distinguish a living person from a photograph or video. 

The end-to-end technology aims to protect both consumers and corporations by leveraging smartphones as real-time biometrics pattern acquisition devices – with no need for additional hardware to carry – and moving authentication out of a browser's username and password fields and onto mobile devices at no cost to users.

"My team is honored to have been recognized by ShowStoppers at CES for the launch of HoyosID, our new identity assertion platform," said Hector Hoyos, CEO and founder of Hoyos Labs. "For years, we have collectively worked to combine our knowledge and expertise in the biometrics, IT and technology fields to create an attractive product that would secure the material of both individuals and companies in a convenient and cost-effective way, without requiring people to carry around an additional gadget to keep personal information safe."

"People are beginning to realize that we need a better system in place to keep our private material protected, and usernames, passwords and log-ins are, without a doubt, not the solution – they have failed us all too many times and are so vulnerable to hacks," Hoyos added. "Imagining a world in which all we need to access our personal accounts on the Internet is our face and a smartphone – no additional tokens – has now become a reality, and we are eager to expand the applications of this technology further into the financial services space." 

Hoyos Labs is led by Hector Hoyos, whose security and defense products have helped to protect lives and properties for decades. In addition to holding multiple patents, he also invented the HBOX and EyeSwipe biometrics identity authentication technologies and founded Global Rainmakers, Inc. (later renamed EyeLock Corp.).

For more information on Hoyos Labs and HoyosID, please visit: www.hoyoslabs.com. The app will be available for download later this quarter.

About Hoyos Labs
Hoyos Labs is a digital infrastructure security company with security, computer vision and biometrics and big data experts. The goal of Hoyos Labs is to develop and deploy enterprise and consumer identity assertion technology platforms that will conveniently and securely address the identity assertion challenges of today. Hoyos Labs currently has offices in New York, Boston, Bucharest (Romania) and Beijing (China).

Media Contacts:
Samantha Wolf / Caitlin Kasunich
KCSA Strategic Communications
swolf@kcsa.com / ckasunich@kcsa.com 
212-896-1220 / 212-896-1241

SOURCE Hoyos Labs

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Hoyos Labs Receives Envisioneering Innovation & Design Award at the 2014 ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Eureka Hall, The Venetian / Booth #75006 -- The era of usernames and passwords is finally over, and all one will need to log onto social media profiles, conduct transactions and sign into banking account are his or her biometrics and smartphone. At this year's ShowStoppers at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Hoyos Labs, a digital infrastructure company, received the Envisioneering Innovation & Design Award for its recently launched app, HoyosID.

This new identity assertion platform is a free, easy-to-use and virtually unhackable iPhone and Android app that uses a multi-biometric recognition system – including the face, iris and periocular region – to confirm one's identity, with a unique "liveness" component to distinguish a living person from a photograph or video. 

The end-to-end technology aims to protect both consumers and corporations by leveraging smartphones as real-time biometrics pattern acquisition devices – with no need for additional hardware to carry – and moving authentication out of a browser's username and password fields and onto mobile devices at no cost to users.

"My team is honored to have been recognized by ShowStoppers at CES for the launch of HoyosID, our new identity assertion platform," said Hector Hoyos, CEO and founder of Hoyos Labs. "For years, we have collectively worked to combine our knowledge and expertise in the biometrics, IT and technology fields to create an attractive product that would secure the material of both individuals and companies in a convenient and cost-effective way, without requiring people to carry around an additional gadget to keep personal information safe."

"People are beginning to realize that we need a better system in place to keep our private material protected, and usernames, passwords and log-ins are, without a doubt, not the solution – they have failed us all too many times and are so vulnerable to hacks," Hoyos added. "Imagining a world in which all we need to access our personal accounts on the Internet is our face and a smartphone – no additional tokens – has now become a reality, and we are eager to expand the applications of this technology further into the financial services space." 

Hoyos Labs is led by Hector Hoyos, whose security and defense products have helped to protect lives and properties for decades. In addition to holding multiple patents, he also invented the HBOX and EyeSwipe biometrics identity authentication technologies and founded Global Rainmakers, Inc. (later renamed EyeLock Corp.).

For more information on Hoyos Labs and HoyosID, please visit: www.hoyoslabs.com. The app will be available for download later this quarter.

About Hoyos Labs
Hoyos Labs is a digital infrastructure security company with security, computer vision and biometrics and big data experts. The goal of Hoyos Labs is to develop and deploy enterprise and consumer identity assertion technology platforms that will conveniently and securely address the identity assertion challenges of today. Hoyos Labs currently has offices in New York, Boston, Bucharest (Romania) and Beijing (China).

Media Contacts:
Samantha Wolf / Caitlin Kasunich
KCSA Strategic Communications
swolf@kcsa.com / ckasunich@kcsa.com 
212-896-1220 / 212-896-1241

SOURCE Hoyos Labs

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http://www.hoyoslabs.com

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