Identix Experiencing Growing Demand in Commercial Enterprise Market for Biometric Authentication Systems

Identix Experiencing Growing Demand in Commercial Enterprise Market for Biometric Authentication Systems & Solutions with Fiscal 2006 Orders To-Date Exceeding $2.2 Million MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 28, 2005--   Receives New Purchase Orders Totaling Approximately $600,000 for Deployment of Fingerprint Biometric Authentication Solutions into Commercial & Enterprise Logical Access Markets   Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX) said today that it continues to see solid demand for the Company's biometric authentication technology in the commercial and enterprise space. During its fiscal 2006 year, which began July 1, 2005 and ends June 30, 2006, Identix has already received more than $2.2 million orders for deployments of its BioLogon(R) authentication software and enabling BioEngine(R) authentication technologies and accompanying single finger readers. Included in that total are the new orders announced today for biometric logical access solutions for the banking and healthcare markets, which have an aggregate value of approximately $600,000. Identix expects to recognize revenues from these new orders in its fiscal 2006 second and third quarters, ending December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, respectively. Driven by the growing need for heightened security and the important requirement for better identification prior to granting access to PCs, company applications, and specific databases and company information, leading commercial entities are continuing to adopt biometric authentication solutions to safeguard sensitive information. Identix is experiencing growing demand for biometrically enabled logical access solutions in industries including banking, healthcare, and government agency enterprise, which often require employees to access particularly sensitive information. "The benefits of biometric authentication for logical access in enterprise and commercial markets are being realized across the United States," said Identix President & CEO Dr. Joseph J. Atick. "Industries such as banking and healthcare, where there is an especially important requirement for the utmost confidentiality in accessing records stored in PC and network databases, are leading the way in recognizing the power of heightened security that biometrics can add to any logical access application. Our biometric solutions are easily integrated into existing workflows and help provide users with the confidence that only authorized individuals are accessing certain PCs and/or confidential records. We believe we may continue to see growing adoption and deployment of biometric solutions throughout the commercial and enterprise arena and are confident that Identix is well positioned to capitalize on this prospective area of growth." About BioLogon Providing fingerprint and password support and designed to integrate seamlessly into a network's OS for central administration, configuration and maintenance of user account and security policies, BioLogon offers complete multi-factor authentication solution. BioLogon accepts multiple user account login methods, including biometrics and PIN combinations, enabling increased security, lower administrative costs, and added convenience. Identix, BioLogon and BioEngine are trademarks or registered trademarks of Identix Incorporated in the United States and other countries. About Identix Incorporated Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX) is the world's leading multi-biometric technology company. Identix provides fingerprint, facial and skin biometric technologies, as well as systems, and critical system components that empower the identification of individuals in large-scale ID and ID management programs. The Company's offerings include live scan systems and services for biometric data capture, mobile systems for on-the-spot ID, and backend standards-based modules and software components for biometric matching and data mining. Identix products are used to conduct background checks, speed travel and commerce via secure identification documents, prevent identity fraud in large-scale government and civil ID programs, and control access to secure areas and networks. With a global network of partners, such as leading system integrators, defense prime contractors and OEMs, Identix serves a broad range of markets including government, law enforcement, gaming, finance, travel, transportation, corporate enterprise and healthcare. More information on Identix can be accessed via the Company web site at http://www.identix.com. Statements in this press release and that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements reflecting management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. All forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Identix cautions investors that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those related to: the availability of funding from government and other customers; the readiness of customers to accept delivery of products on a timely basis; the ability of the Company to achieve targeted levels of hardware, software and related component mix; increasing levels of competition; and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Contacts Identix Incorporated Media Contacts: Frances Zelazny, 201-332-9213 frances.zelazny@identix.com or Meir Kahtan, 212-699-6065 mkahtan@rcn.com or Investor Contact: Damon Wright, 952-979-8485 damon.wright@identix.com

50% Discount Christmas Offer on Image Watermarking Software

50% Discount Christmas Offer on Image Watermarking Software

(OPENPRESS) December 21, 2005 -- Uconomix Technologies Private Limited today announced a special Christmas season discount offer for it’s best selling image watermarking software uMark Professional. Uconomix has made available a coupon code that customers can use to avail 50% discount while they shop for uMark Professional. The coupon code is “XMAS”. Shoppers have to enter this code during the checkout processes while they buy uMark Professional at http://www.uconomix.om/umark/order.aspx

uMark Professional enables users to add custom watermarks to their digital images. One can choose between a text overlay or a graphic (e.g company logo), set a custom font and color, adjust opacity level and transparent color, and insert special characters. The watermark can be placed anywhere on the image, using customizable presets or exact x/y positioning. Once the user has designed the watermark, he/she can save the settings and batch process the images. The watermarked images can be saved to a new folder, and also renamed and/or resized. uMark Professional is inexpensive and provides a good set of features. It can also be used for generating thumbnails or batch converting images.

Normal retail price of uMark Professional is USD $14.99 but using this discount coupon code, customers can get the software for half the price at just USD $7.50. The discount is also applicable on the purchase of multiple copies where volume discounting is already in place.

“uMark is our flagship product and our customers like it a lot. We thought this would be an excellent Christmas gift for our customers who are busy with their Christmas shopping” said Uconomix’s Director Yash G. The coupon code will be valid till 1st of January, 2006. More details about uMark Professional and the offer can be found at www.uconomix.com/umark.

Uconomix Technologies Private Limited is an India based software solutions company offering customized software services to its global clientele. For more details please visit www.uconomix.com.

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Facts on Holiday Pay Per Click Fraud

 

Holiday Pay Per Click Fraud on Ad Clicks? What Are the Facts?

While the holiday season takes shape, Pay Per Click will no doubt play a major role for much of the online sales generated, but at what cost to the advertiser? Pay Per Click fraud is expected to be bigger than ever this holiday season.

Newark, NJ (PRWEB) December 19, 2005 -- While the holiday season takes shape, Pay Per Click will no doubt play a major role for much of the online sales generated, but at what cost to the advertiser? Pay Per Click fraud is expected to be bigger than ever this holiday season.

While the holiday season takes shape, Pay Per Click will no doubt play a major role for much of the online sales generated, but at what cost to the advertiser? How many of the clicks are even real? The consensus seems to be around 50% according to most of the rising anti-fraud companies stepping into the fray to advise their clients. That means that, while the click value may very well be accurately assigned by the market, the other half or more of the clicks this holiday season will be outright phony, which will cost advertisers big time, especially mom and pops who might be caught off guard.

A small article on an SEO website (http://www.seochat.com/c/a/Search-Engine-News/PayPerClick-Destined-to-Evolve-into-PayPerAction/) takes the credit for the title “Pay Per Click Destined to Evolve Into Pay Per Action?” , but not necessarily the idea. Froogle is an eBay skip away as it is, but it doesn’t’ go the whole nine yards. Local Pay Per Call and other options have been around for some time now. We’re all just waiting for something serious to pull PPC down before we will be able to get behind a new medium, it would seem.

Most Internet Yellow Pages are flat, static, and interactively stale. U.S. advertising in Yellow Pages equaled $15 billion last year according to Kelsey Group. One out of four Internet searches is for local information. Searches for local information are likely to increase by around 33% a year, while use of the printed Yellow Pages dwindles by 4% annually, according to Kelsey. With billions of dollars of local advertising at stake, everyone's stepping up to address and tackle the local search challenge.

Traditional search engines and web directories use automated information retrieval systems to display content relevant to a user's search request. Eliminating the many difficulties and problems that are encountered and arise from the various automated tools that try to properly interpret unstructured user queries is also a challenge, leaving us to wonder how engines heavily invested in PPC and non-local approaches will fare on tomorrow’s local-focused Internet, especially as PPC behemoth Google is now fighting off litigants in court in class action suits revolving around click fraud as this is being written.

So what, if any, are the real detractions of Pay Per Action? Well, users may just have to reveal their identity as opposed to anonymous PPC, but most likely on secure servers which is no different than the part where you fill out the order form with your address and credit card information. If you’re comfortable with your favorite merchant or product carrier knowing your personal information, then there really is no problem for the consumer there. How about on the advertiser end? The only likely problem is if Pay Per Action advertisers fail to understand the medium, which requires up front information about the user. Ultimately, credit cards, as already done in many situations, confirms one’s identity quickly and accurately enough for most of us in today’s society, and poses little problems for even the guy who buys survival equipment from his camouflage lined computer chair.

One dot com pundit (http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/4663.asp) has noted a key factor being the distribution of broadband connection to the Internet, providing “always on and always connected” access to the Internet in every home that formerly would have pulled out the worn phone book to contact a local business. This is a notable factor, as connecting at cost each time is a detraction for homes not yet plugged in 24-7. This isn’t a flaw in local search, per se, but just a small delay that will probably diminish rather quickly in the next 5 years or less, according to Jupiter Media (http://www.jupitermedia.com/corporate/releases/05.08.23-newjupresearch.html), who states that broadband will likely include 80% of all Internet users by the year 2010. With 43% already getting online via broadband [Jupiter, it would seem that the end of PPC is nearing indeed, and with it, click fraud.

Imagine a holiday season not that far away, maybe even December 2006, when the majority of clicking doesn’t automatically spend the marketing budget of the advertiser until the purchase is made. The PPC guys will lose their corner on online advertising, but the consumer and businesses will both profit when neither is forced to pay extra for the Pay Per Click’s darker side. Then clickmen will have to go back to less relaxed methods of robbing and stealing during the holidays, and simply drop the TV set when the sirens start to sound, or else get legitimate jobs, instead of fueling a rogue corporation’s offshore antics.

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ASP SEO Tool For All-in-One Search Engine Optimization From ClickSplash.com

 

All-in-One Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tool: ClickSplash.com

Info Cubic LLC has announced the release of a revolutionary new all-in-one Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tool called ClickSplash.com. ClickSplash is an ASP (application service provider) system that allows users to automatically optimize their own websites in an effort to improve their ranking on the major search engines.

(PRWEB) December 19, 2005 -- Info Cubic LLC, a worldwide leading SEM (Search Engine Marketing) consulting company, has announced the January 2006 release of a revolutionary new all-in-one Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tool called ClickSplash.com. ClickSplash’s one-of-a-kind product is an ASP (application service provider) system that allows users to automatically optimize their own websites in an effort to improve their ranking on the major search engines. By improving their website’s ranking in the major search engines, ClickSplash users can help increase their site’s traffic.

Search Engine Optimization is one of the hottest markets in website promotion. ClickSplash’s innovative product aims to help web beginners and business owners to take on traditional SEO companies. Traditional SEO services typically cost several thousand dollars and can take weeks to be completed. ClickSplash provides its SEO services at a much lower cost to users (starting at $59 per month) and allows users to analyze and optimize their existing websites in less than 15 minutes. Furthermore, ClickSplash provides Keyword Effectiveness Index (KEI) analysis tools, search engine ranking reports and several other tools to help users analyze and track their websites’ optimization. These additional services are provided free of charge as part of the ClickSplash service. ClickSplash is touted as the first true “do-it-yourself” service of its kind to provide an all-in-one SEO website marketing tool. The difference between ClickSplash and traditional SEO do-it-yourself services is that the ClickSplash system not only teaches users how to optimize their website but also analyzes and automatically optimizes the user’s existing website. The user can then upload their newly optimized website and then track it’s ascension in the major search engine rankings.

ClickSplash has several different target markets. The primary target market is individual users or small business owners who are looking to improve their website ranking in a cost-effective and efficient manner. ClickSplash does not require any prior knowledge of SEO, nor any particular website expertise. Another target market is the SEO companies themselves. Traditional Search Engine Optimization is a timely and labor-intensive process. By utilizing ClickSplash’s system, SEO companies can provide their same services with less manpower and costs involved. What used to take weeks to accomplish could be done in less than 15 minutes for much less cost.

About Info Cubic

Info Cubic is a nationwide Website Marketing company that has been on the leading edge of Search Engine Marketing since its inception in 2000. Info Cubic is a global company with office locations in the US, China and Japan. Info Cubic provides its website marketing expertise to over 250 companies worldwide. Visit www.clicksplash.com for additional information.

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Good use for recycled spam

You may or may not have been dealing with form spammers, scum that use automated scripts to find forms that they can use to pass extra data to and if the script that processes the form has some weaknesses, it can be used by them to sane spam.

They send out test emails and then collect the results at AOL, or have another script pull the results from the AOL account. I've tried making AOL aware of this problem to shut down the accounts the spammers use, but they have never responded.

I edited the scripts so that most of this junk does not go out to clients, but I sill check it to make sure that we don't miss something valid.

I don't know what happened, but tonight I snapped. I really got sick of all this form spam coming in over and over. Stupid spammers, if they just sent a few messages they would not have provoked me...

I used to have a "Catch all" email address set up. This way, I could give out all kinds of different email addresses and no matter what anyone sent, I would get it. Then about 2 months ago, spammers started using all kinds of random email address names with my domain. It started reaching 2-3 bounced messages a day and finally I had to create all the email address aliases that I needed to I would not lose any email and could then turn off the catch-all.

Then today I realized that I could create another catch-all that would forward the spam bounces to the account of the form spammer. Lemons into lemonade...! :-)

I also set myself to get a copy of all the spam that is forwarded so I could see what's going on. Right now the spam is coming in at the rate of about 180 per hour. So in a 24 hour period there should be about 4,000 at that rate.

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Online Advertisers Embrace Software Solution to Combat Click Fraud

 

Online Advertisers Embrace Software Solution to Combat Click Fraud

Online retailers and other Internet-based companies that use PPC advertising are increasingly concerned about “click fraud,” a phenomena that occurs when a company repeatedly clicks on a competitor’s ads to drive up advertising costs, or when an affiliate repeatedly clicks ads on its own site to increase its commission. Complaining that PPC advertising venues such as Google do little to combat click fraud, Internet advertisers are embracing ClickFraud247.com, a software solution that identifies potential click fraud and provides advertisers with reports alerting them to suspicious activity.

Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) December 14, 2005 –- Cyber Monday, the Monday following Thanksgiving, marked the peak of the online holiday shopping season, and research firm ComScore Networks projects online consumer spending for the holiday season will reach $19 billion, a 24 percent increase from last year. Despite record sales, online retailers can’t help but notice that their bottom lines may be seriously impacted by runaway price-per-click (PPC) advertising costs.

Online retailers and other Internet-based companies that use PPC advertising are increasingly concerned about “click fraud,” a phenomena that occurs when a company repeatedly clicks on a competitor’s ads to drive up advertising costs, or when an affiliate repeatedly clicks ads on its own site to increase its commission. Complaining that PPC advertising venues such as Google do little to combat click fraud, Internet advertisers are embracing ClickFraud247.com, a software solution that identifies potential click fraud and provides advertisers with reports alerting them to suspicious activity.

Ashley Woodyatt, a 26-year-old British entrepreneur, developed ClickFraud247.com after seeing his PPC advertising costs skyrocket. “Click fraud is a very serious problem,” says Woodyatt. “Once I implemented ClickFraud247, I was able to pinpoint and stop repeat clickers. As a result, my PPC advertising costs dropped by 20 percent.”

ClickFraud247.com analyzes every click on a client’s PPC advertising, and provides clients with reports detailing the date and time of each click, as well as the IP address of the clicker and the site where the advertisement appeared. It also provides visitor alerts, so that if the same IP address clicks on an ad several times, a pop-up window will appear on the user’s screen that recommends the user bookmark that site.

Londoner Carol Brown attests to the effectiveness of ClickFraud247.com. “At first I was very skeptical about click fraud, but the software has reduced my monthly advertising costs by 20 percent,” she says. “It’s well worth paying the monthly subscription.”

ClickFraud247.com offers their software for a flat $30 monthly fee for up to 3,000 clicks, or for volume users, a flat one-cent per click rate. “ClickFraud247.com is designed to save companies money and improve their profit margins,” says Woodyatt. “We provide a low cost solution that saves PPC advertisers a fortune.”

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Ending the Frustration of Broken Links on the Internet

 

Ending the Frustration of Broken Links on the Internet

New real time, interactive link monitoring tool from Scotland makes clicking through to page not found errors a thing of the past.

(PRWEB) December 14, 2005 -- SiliconGlen.com Ltd launches innovative new broken link prevention software for Webmasters. The Broken Link Preventer tests the destination of every link on a website in real time and only allows the destination of the link to be accessed if it will succeed. This puts an end to websites linking to empty content.

The Broken Link Preventer shows a friendly page explaining the problem if the link is broken and offering helpful alternatives to the customer.

Unlike conventional link checkers, the Broken Link Preventer does not require a Webmaster to modify the destination of a link for a customer to receive useful content. The Broken Link Preventer also gathers statistics in real time to indicate which links are no longer linking to active content and how often these links are being accessed. Finally the Broken Link Preventer allows information to be gathered in real time as to where customers go after leaving a company's web site.

The tool, which is installed on the server running the website, does not require cookies, works on all major browsers and server platforms and does not load the server or interfere with existing web statistics. It does not require any content management software.

About the Broken Link Preventer
Product page
http://www.siliconglen.com/software/links.html

About SiliconGlen.com Ltd
SiliconGlen.com Ltd is based in Scotland and specialises in the development of innovative software solutions across a wide range of applications.
http://www.siliconglen.com/

About Craig Cockburn, M.Sc, MBCS.
Craig Cockburn is a Director of SiliconGlen.com Ltd and is the founder of the UK's first guide to getting on the Internet. The winner of a recent national e-commerce competition, he is a graduate of Edinburgh and Napier universities.
http://www.siliconglen.com/craig

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Businesses use Weblogs to Communicate with Customers

 

Businesses use Weblogs to Communicate with Customers

Businesses across the country are replacing traditional marketing devices with another, much more powerful marketing tool: the weblog. Shawn Weeks, a marketing consultant from Columbia, South Carolina, explains how weblogs are highly beneficial marketing strategies for any company – large or small.

Columbia, SC (PRWEB) December 13, 2005 – Many businesses are using their websites, accompanied with a weblog, to satisfy old customers and entice new ones.

Weblog is a buzzword that has gained incredible popularity lately, particularly in the media; it’s simply an online journal or diary. While weblogs began with such a simple, wholesome purpose of allowing individuals to keep in touch with friends and family, blogs (short for weblog) are now turning into an additional means of advertising for many savvy companies.

The advantages of weblogs to businesses, both large and small, are abundant. Large corporations, such as FedEx, Mitsubishi, and Starbucks are using blogs to appear less like colossal, faceless entities and more like trusted mom-and-pop shops. For example, visitors who frequent the weblog managed by Google can find stories and pictures of Google employees at baseball games, marathons, and other leisurely events.

One key concept behind the Google weblog, as well as other corporate blogs, is widely prevalent in the television shopping industry. Sales representatives on television shopping networks appeal to potential customers by creating a sense of friendship and trust. The sales reps accomplish this by referring to his or her family members, friends, and daily lives while selling a product. The consumer feels safe, secure, and happy – knowing that by making a purchase, they are fulfilling their own need and buying from a friend.

Small businesses, on the other hand, use weblogs to become even more accommodating to their normally small, loyal customer base. They are using blogs to keep frequent shoppers aware of any new product arrivals, while announcing specials and sales to keep existing customers happy and to attract new ones.

About Shawn Weeks
Shawn Weeks is a marketing consultant from Columbia, South Carolina who provides creative marketing solutions for small businesses. He can be reached at (843)303-4836 or through his website at www.shawnweeks.com.

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Password Security Light for Browsing Online Accounts Offers New Version

 

The New Version 2.0 of Password Security Light for Browsing Online Accounts with New Features is Now Released

Browsing password protected online accounts including bank, subscriptions etc. are daily routine for most of us. This Version 2.0 has upgraded to meet such demand, including login with email addresses etc. Most single byte signs are accepted too.

(PRWEB) December 4, 2005 -- The New Version 2.0 of Password Security Light for browsing online accounts with new features is now released.

Browsing password protected online accounts including bank, subscriptions etc. are daily routine for most of us. This Version 2.0 has upgraded to meet such demand, including login with email addresses etc. Most single byte signs are accepted too.

For easy operation, function keys are employed for this version so that by press a specific function, we can copy the website, login, password to the clipboard for pasting and automatically starting the IE if preferred.

Check the demo at www.uscforesight.com/DSUPSL.htm and get the new Trial version from Download.com. The trial period is 30 days or ten times of use.

In spite of these added functions, this program remains at One Dollar Software House for the price of one US Dollar Only.

Complimentary copy can be supplied to media upon request.

Universal Supplies Co. is an IT developer in Hong Kong, member of HKITF (HK Information Technology Federation) and AHKEA (American Hong Kong Electronic Association).

The owner, Mr. Fuk Hing, Tong, has been selected as one of the Council members for HKITF from 2001 to 2004.

Address: Room 203, Siu Yee Building, 590-596, Queen's Road West, Hong Kong, Tel: (852) 28383617, Web Site: www.uscforesight.com

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