US Pharm. 2009;34(2):42.
Biometric Access Control Installed at Leading U.S. Pharmacy Benefit ManagerIdentiPHI, Inc.'s SAFsolution 5 Enterprise Edition has been chosen by one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the country to enhance biometric authentication and security access across its network. SAFsolution, together with IdentiPHI's strategic partner Zvetco Biometrics' fingerprint readers, will allow the PBM to facilitate its password administration process, support secure use of multipersonnel terminals, and tighten network access in accordance with strict patient-privacy regulations.
IdentiPHI SAFsolution, in conjunction with Zvetco's Verifi P4000 and P5000 fingerprint readers--already installed on the PBM's network--initially will support 10,000 users.
SAFsolution 5 was purpose-built to supply what IdentiPHI believes is the industry's most advanced, intuitive administration of enterprise-wide biometric security and administration. It is integrated with Microsoft Windows Active Directory to provide a wide range of enterprise capabilities to meet current security needs. It allows companies to significantly improve security by replacing passwords with biometric authentication, the most convenient and reliable type of security available.
"By combining the strengths of SAFsolution with products from strategic partners such as Zvetco, we can offer our clients scalable enterprise security solutions that are based on the most advanced biometrics-based technology in the industry," stated IdentiPHI President John Atkinson. "The security system we've designed in this instance is representative of the increasing market adoption we're seeing in a broad range of industries as corporations rise to the challenge of protecting vital information, complying with increased regulation, and mitigating the real risk of security breaches." Contact IdentiPHI at 888-436-8744 or visit www.identiphi.net.
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