A4 Health Systems Integrates SAFLINK Technology for Biometrics-Based Patient Records Security Deployment at Mount Carmel Health System

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2004--SAFLINK(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:SFLK):

-- Joint product designed to help facility meet new Ohio State requirements for security of patient data in hospital settings

“When linked with SAFremote Authenticator, it can provide a simple, secure, and cost-effective way for users to remotely access network applications via a fingerprint or iris scan -- increasing security while eliminating the inconvenience of passwords.”

-- Solution to provide secure sign-on for remote hospital clinicians via Citrix

SAFLINK(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:SFLK), a leading developer, marketer and integrator of biometric security solutions, announced today that North Carolina-based A4 Health Systems(R) has used SAFLINK's Software Development Kit (SDK) to design and deploy a solution in its efforts to meet new security requirements in Ohio that call for dual authentication of pharmaceutical orders within the hospital setting. The first phase of the solution is scheduled for deployment to more than 500 users at Mount Carmel East, West, and St. Ann's of Columbus, Ohio.

The SDK facilitated the tight integration of SAFLINK's off-the-shelf product, SAFremote Authenticator(TM), a product that enables biometric sign-on for secure roaming sessions and remote access to network resources within the Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) and Citrix NFuse(R) environments, with A4's HealthMatics(R) ED Emergency Department Information System. A4 plans to integrate SAFLINK's SDK into all of its remaining HealthMatics(R) electronic medical record solutions later this year.

The joint product's initial deployment is slated for three emergency departments within Mount Carmel, and is designed to help the hospital meet the new security requirements of the Ohio State law. It also boosts the healthcare provider's ability to comply with patient data security initiatives mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) by replacing costly and insecure passwords with fingerprint authentication, which virtually guarantees an individual's identity.

"SAFLINK's SDK allows us to incorporate a leading biometrics-based authentication solution into our HealthMatics products," said Stephen M. Ura, vice president and CTO for A4 Health Systems. "This solution not only helps our customers achieve regulatory compliance with HIPAA, but it also it also allows them to securely extend network resources to users at remote workstations and provide an audit trail of this activity."

The SDK is the first offering from SAFLINK that enables third-party developers to utilize the same proven biometric authentication tools currently at work in large enterprises and governmental facilities. It has also been integrated into industry-leading software applications from companies such as Adobe(R) and Oracle(R).

"Our SDK enables leading solutions partners such as A4 Health Systems to remove passwords as a security threat to sensitive applications," said Greg Jensen, CTO of SAFLINK. "When linked with SAFremote Authenticator, it can provide a simple, secure, and cost-effective way for users to remotely access network applications via a fingerprint or iris scan -- increasing security while eliminating the inconvenience of passwords."

About SAFremote Authenticator(TM)

SAFremote Authenticator brings the strength of SAFLINK's Identity Assurance Management(TM) platform to Citrix MetaFrame and Citrix NFuse products. Citrix MetaFrame allows fast, remote access to rich client/server or legacy applications that require as little as 10 Kbps of network bandwidth. Citrix NFuse enables users to access Web and client/server applications, as well as content and tools from enterprise portals. With SAFremote Authenticator, administrators are now able to provide secure biometric access for Citrix users without being locked into a specific hardware device.

About SAFLINK

SAFLINK Corporation, a leading provider of integrated enterprise security systems, provides cost-effective software solutions that verify individual identity, protect intellectual property, secure information assets, and eliminate passwords. These solutions are designed to safeguard and simplify access to computer networks, applications, and physical facilities. For more information, please see the Company's website at www.saflink.com or call 800-762-9595.

NOTE: "SAFLINK," "SAFsolution," and "The Power of Biometric Authentication" are registered trademarks of SAFLINK Corporation. "Protecting your enterprise through secure authentication" and "Identity Assurance Management" are trademarks of SAFLINK Corporation.

This release contains information about management's view of the company's future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with the company's financial condition, its ability to sell its products, its ability to compete with competitors and the growth of the security market as well as other factors that are discussed in the company's 424(b)(3) Prospectus filed with the SEC August 16, 2002 as amended and supplemented, and in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as other documents periodically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NOTE TO EDITORS: In the company name A4 Health Systems, the "4" should be in superscript.