MICROSOFT ON TUESDAY announced the acquisition of I/O Software´s Biometric API (BAPI) technology and SecureSuite authentication technology as a means of adding biometric user-recognition capabilities to future versions of Windows.
By bringing biometrics´ physical characteristic authentication technology to the PC realm, Windows users could log on to their desktop computers or conduct secure e-commerce transactions using fingerprint, iris pattern, or voice recognition features to confirm their identities, rather than passwords, said Shannon Boettcher, lead product manager for Microsoft Windows 2000 server.
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By bringing biometrics´ physical characteristic authentication technology to the PC realm, Windows users could log on to their desktop computers or conduct secure e-commerce transactions using fingerprint, iris pattern, or voice recognition features to confirm their identities, rather than passwords, said Shannon Boettcher, lead product manager for Microsoft Windows 2000 server.
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