Media Coverage 2002

	London City Biometric Security System
	Regional Airline World, December 28, 2002 London City Airport has chosen Daon, an identity management company, to deploy a biometric physical access system to enhance further the security at the airport... More >>

	Biometrics: The security-privacy tradeoff
	United Press International, December 18, 2002 Emerging technologies that identify people by their physical characteristics - long feared as intrusive by civil libertarians -- actually have the potential to secure the privacy of the individual, said the owner of Dublin-based "biometrics" company Daon... More >>

	Biometrics companies battle drug industry price resistance
	Regional Part 11 Compliance Report, December 12 , 2002 Some biometrics firms have made... inroads into the FDA-regulated marketplace. For example, Daon rolled out its biometrics-based DaonSign digital signature software for testing with five drug firms... More >>

	Daon Announces Daon For Windows Solution
	BiometriTech News, December 11, 2002 Daon has announced the Daon for Windows biometric authentication solution for the Microsoft Windows operating system. The solution supports Windows XP/NT/2000, and enables companies to reduce fraud, increase operational efficiencies, and increase security... More >>

	Insiders Pose Greatest ID Theft Risk
	infosecuritymag.com, December 5, 2002 Oliver Tattan, CEO of biometric identity management firm Daon, says the New York ID theft ring and other cases emphasize the need to simultaneously deploy technical controls, establish security and access policies and then enforce them... More >>

	Airlines and airports were looking at smart cards before Sept. 11
	Card Technology, December, 2002 ...London City Airport, an airport mainly used by business travelers, announced in October a fingerprint-recognition trial with its 1,500 employees... More (pdf) >>

	Database Woes Thwart Counterterrorism Work GAO says INS can't locate 45% of aliens FBI wants to interview
	Computerworld , December 2, 2002 ...Oliver Tattan, CEO of New York-based Daon, a security firm specializing in biometrics and identity management, said two of the key issues confronting the development of the new entry/exit system are enrollment in a database and verification of identity for visitors from visa-waiver countries... More>>

	London City airport (LCY) has selected Daon's Biometric Authentication Solution
	Business & Commercial Aviation, December 1, 2002 The U.K.'s London City Airport (LCY) has selected Daon's biometric authentication solution to update its security for all of its 1,600 personnel who work in restricted and secure zones. More>>

	US immigration database loses the plot in search for terrorism suspects
	Computer Weekly, November 28, 2002 The US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has lost track of nearly half of all foreigners that the US Federeal Bureau of Investigations would like to question about their knowledge of terrorist activities. More>>

	Tivoli Adds Support for Biometrics to Authentication Platform
	Enterprise System magazine, November 26, 2002 Partnership with Daon bolsters strong authentication features for Tivoli Access Manager Looking to add more features for "strong" authentication to its product line, IBM Tivoli has entered into an agreement with biometric security specialty shop Daon to integrate that company's flagship product with Tivoli Access Manager. More>>

	Daon, IBM integrate software
	Federal Computer Week, November 18, 2002 Daon, a supplier of biometric software, has integrated its DaonEngine product with IBM's Tivoli identity management software. The DaonEngine authenticates users via biometric credentials ... and IBM Tivoli Access Manager provides single sign-on capabilities and access to systems based on security and business policies. More>>

	London City Airport Flying Ahead Of The Pack With Biometrics
	ID Newswire, November 13, 2002 London City Airport is joining the ranks of airports testing biometrics this week, as the international airports begins what will eventually be an airport-wide rollout of the technology. More>>

	Daon And IBM Arm Tivoli With Biometric Support
	Computer Weekly, November 12, 2002 Daon announced interoperability between their DaonEngine for biometric authentication, and IBM's Tivoli Access Manager identity management software. The combined solution can offer enterprises an authentication and authorization system that accepts biometric identity information. More>>

	Daon And IBM Announce Interoperability For Identity Management
	BiometricTech News, November 12, 2002 Daon announced interoperability between their DaonEngine for biometric authentication, and IBM's Tivoli Access Manager identity management software. The combined solution can offer enterprises an authentication and authorization system that accepts biometric identity information. More>>

	IBM Arms Tivoli With Biometric Support
	InfoWorld, November 11, 2002 IBM and Daon will announce a partnership at the Computer Security Institute (CSI) security conference this week that will allow end-users to incorporate biometric physical authentication tools to extend Tivoli's identity management SSO (single-sign-on) software capabilities. More>>

Daon and London City Airport on ITN's London Tonight TV news program London, November 7, 2002 Oliver Tattan talks about how Daon is providing biometric security to London City Airport. (Windows Media Video, 2.4MB) Windows Media Video, 2.4MB >> RealVideo, 1.6MB >>

London City Airport Selects Daon's Biometric Security Control system City airport puts finger on security technology Computer Weekly, October 24, 2002 London's City Airport will become the first airport in the UK to use electronic fingerprint scanning to restrict access to sensitive areas to authorized staff. More>>

	Interview With Oliver Tattan
	Net Security (Japan), October 31, 2002 Daon CEO Oliver Tattan discusses biometric authentication technology on the Net Security website. Interview conducted in Japanese. More>>

	Daon Interview - What is biometric authentication technology?
	Yahoo Japan, October 31, 2002 Oliver Tattan, CEO of Daon, is interviewed about biometrics on the Yahoo Japan website. Interview conducted in Japanese. More>>

	Daon's Biometric Identity Management Solution Tightens Financial Companies' Security
	Help Net Security, October 15, 2002 Daon, the identity management company, has launched its comprehensive security and authentication solution designed specifically for financial companies. The DaonEngine provides enhanced control and reduced operational risk, by ensuring only authorized users access the system and carry out transactions. More>>

	London City Secures Airport Access With Daon's Biometric Fingerprint Scanners
	Help Net Security, October 9, 2002 London City Airport has chosen Daon, the identity management company, to enhance its airport security and protect passengers and staff with the implementation of a biometric physical access system... More>>

	London City Airport Selects Daon's Biometric Security Control
	BiometriTech News, October 8, 2002 London City Airport has announced the appointment of Daon, an identity management company, to deploy a biometric physical access system to further enhance security at the airport, protecting both passengers and staff. More>>

	Vision Quest - Can biometric technology live up to the hype?
	Loss Prevention & Security Journal, October 2002 by Daon CEO Oliver Tattan Interest in biometric point solutions - as a method of physical access security based on iris, facial, fingerprint and voice-recognition technologies - has exploded. In addition, these solutions have the potential to greatly improve corporate security. However, the industry is wrestling with two critical issues... More>>

Daon Joins Liberty Alliance Project

BiometriTech News, September 26, 2002 Daon announced it has joined the Liberty Alliance Project, committing to enterprise security infrastructure while offering contributing to the universal standardization of authentication solutions. The membership illustrates a commitment to protect the privacy of an organization's core audiences, specifically employees, vendors, customers, and partners. More >>>

	Q&A with Oliver Tattan, CEO, Daon
	AtNewYork.com, August 30, 2002 'atNewYork recently chatted about those concerns with Oliver Tattan, the chief executive of Daon, a leading provider of biometric software and system infrastructure for enterprise (and government) customers. The products work with all the major biometric device providers in the industry today.' More >>>

Software Manages Identity On A Big Scale

InternetWeek.com, August 12, 2002 Daon on Monday detailed a new identity-management infrastructure product called DaonEngine. The new product supports a range of identity-management functions, from identity enrollment and storage to identity issuance, assertion, authentication, and protection. The company claims the product can scale to support millions of identities. It works with biometric technology point products as the front end for employee, partner, and customer authentication. More >>>

	Daon Rolls Out DaonEngine And Related Biometric Applications
	BiometriTech News, August 12, 2002 Daon has introduced the DaonEngine, a scalable and secure identity management infrastructure platform. The system can manage multiple security points, including compliance, fraud control, employee accountability, and enterprise risk reduction. More >>>

	Biometrics: Beyond hype and hysteria
	ZDNet, August 8, 2002 Daon CEO Oliver Tattan says the biometrics industry should shoulder blame for doing a poor job of placating privacy advocates while promising consumers more than is possible. More >>>

	Biometrics: Beyond hype and hysteria
		News.com, August 8, 2002: Daon CEO Oliver Tattan says the biometrics industry should shoulder blame for doing a poor job of placating privacy advocates while promising consumers more than is possible. He offers a third way >>>