General

It is estimated that 30 billion paper documents are copied or printed by companies annually. When factoring copying, scanning, archiving, routing, and retrieving lost documents, the associated costs of each signature are estimated at $6.50 each. The average authorized employee signs 500 documents a year at a total cost of $3,250. Organizations are implementing fingerprint digital signature solutions to:

• Cut operational costs   
•  Automate and expedite business processes  
•  Address legal compliance and limit liability 
• Go green

PINs, passwords, smart cards and USB devices all rely on data that can be fraudulently acquired one way or another. However Biometrics - characteristics unique to an individual using any stored image or template data can also be vulnerable to attack, so it is recommended the data be encrypted.

Even if an attacker had the algorithms and the stored data from someone's biometric signature, they could not determine the signature, or duplicate the marks to be made, to fake, forge, or fool the signature verification process.

Not surprisingly, Financial Services, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, Local Government and Law Enforcement are all key verticals for biometric signatures

Benefit

Power comes naturally.

There's nothing easier or more natural than a biometrics signature. No more passwords or numbers to remember, or write down.  You are the signature yourself!

• Prevents document forgery and alteration
• Substantially saves hardcopy peripherals and Electronic Office Supplies (EOS) costs
• Cuts shipments and courier fees
• Quick Return on Investment (ROI)
• Eliminate document workflow handling-time by maintaining an all-electronic cycle
• No need for physical presence of signatories at the signing spot
• No need to memorize passwords
• Seamless integration with current workflow procedures of the organization
• Offers the trusted and familiar advantages of biometric technology  
• Non-invasive digital signature solutions with biometric authentication

 When biometrics signature verification is required for critical workflow of value transactions, it can be captured and verified across a network, via a simple, reliable, low-cost USB Reader or USB key which is unaffected by environmental factors, such as lighting and noise.