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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - September 24, 2007: Privaris, a leading provider of personal, wireless identity verification solutions, today announced that HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, will distribute Privaris’ plusID family of products. plusID is the industry’s first line of personal biometric identity verification tokens for both physical and logical access. plusID is also the first product licensed by HID to use Virtual Credentials provided by the new HID idBank System. HID Global will initially sell plusID to a select group of HID partners.

Using its built-in fingerprint reader, plusID verifies its user’s identity before delivering industry standard credentials for secure access. plusID can support all of HID’s card formats, enabling it to operate with any organization’s existing HID readers – with no changes to the access control system. Using HID’s new idBank technology, combinations of HID Proximity, HID Indala Proximity, CASI Proximity and HID iCLASS® access credential formats can be securely loaded onto plusID devices, allowing customers to easily combine HID’s universally accepted access credentials with the increased security of biometric identity verification.

“A strong factor in our decision to partner with Privaris was plusID’s unique approach to identity verification,” said Mark Scaparro, Executive Vice President of Global Strategy at HID Global. “plusID provides not just the strong identity verification offered by biometrics, but also complete compatibility with HID’s trusted credentials, giving enterprises the ability to deploy it literally overnight.”

plusID provides secure access to multiple facilities, computers and networks, adding the heightened security of biometrics through a convenient and cost-effective delivery model. plusID allows for rapid integration by working seamlessly with existing physical and logical security systems, and ensures personal privacy by performing all biometric processing, including matching, on the user's personal device, rather than an external database. Tamper-resistant and built to withstand digital and physical attack, plusID eliminates the security issues surrounding lost or stolen cards and passwords.

“Heightened security is a fundamental part of today’s environment, and reliable identity verification is the foundation of virtually all security solutions. It is essential that the industry find ways to ensure that identity verification products are not only accurate, but also convenient and cost-effective,” said John Petze, CEO of Privaris. “HID Virtual Credentials delivered through plusID offer the best of both worlds. Customers are now able to leverage HID’s trusted secure identity solutions, but with the increased security and convenience of wireless biometrics-based technology. We are very excited to work with HID to be the first to market with this new approach to identity verification.” entity Verification and Access Control modules.

About HID Global

HID Global is the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, serving customers worldwide with proximity and contactless smart card technologies; IP-based networked access solutions; secure and custom card solutions; photo ID and ID card application control software; high definition printer/encoders and secure card issuance solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global operates international offices that support more than 100 countries and is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand.

About Privaris

Privaris Inc. focuses its technology expertise on the intersection of high security biometric applications and an individual’s right to personal privacy. Privaris products authenticate the identity of an individual prior to that individual being granted access to facilities, resources, services, and transactions. Privaris Inc. is a privately-held Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia. www.privaris.com

Privaris Media Contact:

Megan Prosser
Marketing Project Manager
703.592.1194, mprosser@privaris.com

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