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ORLANDO,
Fla. (Aug. 24,
2009) --- BioTraits,
Inc., the six-year old biometric technology firm that provides
corporate and government agencies with state-of-the-art security
and accounting systems that accurately recognize and verify
unique human characteristics, has launched a Consumer Protection
Division that will focus on preventing identity theft and protecting
children from webased predators.
Peter
A. Wengert, founder and chief executive officer of BioTraits, said
the new division will develop and market Family ID Guard and Kids
Web Guard to families for use on home-based computers.
"We
have worked with the world's leading security companies to develop
some of the most advanced security configurations on the market
today," said Wengert. "We are focusing some of that advanced technology
on an area of critical concern to most Americans---protecting our
identities and protecting our children," he said.
Wengert
appointed Todd Folds president of BioTraits Consumer Protection
Division. Folds, a graduate
of Indiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Aerospace Technology, has more than 16 years of experience in computer
and online security.
BioTraits
Inc. is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program
client in the Central Florida Research Park.
For
more information about this release contact:
Peter
A. Wengert, CEO BioTraits,
Inc. 3267 Progress Drive, Suite 103, Orlando, FL 32826; 866-815-0888
or peter@biotraits.com
Carol
Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
Thomas
O'Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407
882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu
Larry
Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142
or LvershelCo@aol.com
About
BioTraits:
Founded
in March 2003, BioTraits, Inc. is a biometric company providing
solutions for biometric identification and verification products
through its development of a suite of workforce management products
and distribution of biometric access control products. For
more information, visit www.biotraits.com.
About
the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since
its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped
more than 120 emerging companies (including nearly 70 current clients)
create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 1600 new
jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With five facilities across
the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration
in economic development between the University of Central Florida,
Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of
Winter Springs, Lake County, the City of Leesburg and the Florida
High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu. |
