Monday, 7 August 2006

BioLink Releases New Product Supporting Smart-card Readers

BioLink Solutions has released the new version of BioLink Software Development Kit (BSDK) – v. 5.2., featuring the support for a biometric scanner combined with a smart card reader provided by BioLink.

BSDK 5.2 is a set of tools for independent developers and system integrators to integrate BioLink biometric identification into their applications by using the following functions: scanning fingerprints, converting the obtained fingerprint images into digital templates and matching the live fingerprint produced to the template stored in the database.

BSDK 5.2 supports a wide range of programming languages and platforms, including C, C++, .NET, Visual Basic and Delphi), provides GUI based on ActiveX, and can be used with high-level programming languages Visual Basic Script or JavaScript.

The new version is able to generate multi-finger templates compatible with BioLink’s large-scale biometric identification solutions, such as AMIS (Automated Multi-biometric Information System).

Apart from purely biometric scanners, BioLink SDK 5.2 is compliant with a combined device offered by BioLink – a fingerprint scanner with a smart-card reader able to do two-factor authentication.

The device can be used either as a biometric scanner, smart-card reader or both. Support for two-factor authentication opens new implementation opportunities for BioLink’s biometrics.