Fujitsu Extends the Global Reach for Biometrics-as-a-Service Offerings

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

News facts:

    --  Expands Fujitsu Biometrics-as-a-Service offering to include Canada,
        Mexico and the Caribbean along with the rest of the Americas
    --  Fujitsu customers in the expanded area of availability can now deploy
        multi-factor, multi-modal Biometrics-as-a-Service quickly and easily
        upgrade their security processes

Fujitsu America, Inc. today announces that it is broadening the area of availability for its biometric security solutions portfolio to now include Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, along with the rest of the Americas. The Fujitsu broad cyber security portfolio also includes Biometrics-as-a-Service(TM), the Fujitsu PalmSecure® family, the SAMURAI Platform(TM), the RoboSOC(TM) (SOC in a Box) solution, consulting services, systems integration services, Security Operations Centers (SOC), and other managed security services. These cyber security products and services are now available across North, South, and Central America.

"As security concerns take on a greater urgency in light of recent high-profile breaches, biometric security solutions are attracting attention among organizations of every description," said Jason Bradlee, Head of Security for the America region, Fujitsu America, Inc. "We are working on a number of opportunities with clients across the Americas, including Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean for biometric solutions."

Biometric identity and access management solutions from Fujitsu, including its flagship PalmSecure palm vein authentication solution, provide security solutions for mobile devices, including advanced pattern matching, fingerprint, face, and voice recognition. With the expansion of geographic coverage, Fujitsu customers in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean will now be able to deploy biometric authentication as a service with multiple public, private and hybrid cloud hosting options including Fujitsu Cloud Service K5®.

"As organizations heavily rely on cloud adoptions, IoT, and big data analytics as enablers for digital transformations, it is increasingly important for them to take additional steps to secure their infrastructure and data assets by using multi-factor multi-modal access control mechanisms including biometric authentication," says Satya Nanda, Vice President of Security Portfolio & Professional Services, Fujitsu America, Inc. "This geographical extension of the portfolio will enable our customers across additional regions to accelerate their digital transformation journeys."

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408-746-6412
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About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company, offering a full range of technology products, solutions, and services. Approximately 155,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US $40 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.

About Fujitsu Americas
Fujitsu America, Inc. is the parent and/or management company of a group of Fujitsu-owned companies operating in North, Central and South America dedicated to delivering the full range of Fujitsu products, solutions and services in ICT to our customers in the Western Hemisphere. These companies are collectively referred to as Fujitsu Americas. Fujitsu enables clients to meet their business objectives through integrated offerings and solutions, including consulting, systems integration, managed services, outsourcing and cloud services for infrastructure, platforms and applications; data center and field services; and server, storage, software and mobile/tablet technologies. For more information, please visit: http://fujitsu.com/us and http://twitter.com/fujitsuamerica.

Fujitsu, the Fujitsu logo, PalmSecure, K5 and "shaping tomorrow with you" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited in the United States and other countries. RoboSOC is a trademark or registered trademark of Fujitsu Social Science Laboratory Limited in Japan and other countries. Biometrics-as-a-Service and SAMURAI Platform are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu America, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Information provided in this press release is accurate at time of publication and is subject to change without advance notice.

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