HID Global has enabled BigWise, a global provider of Wise Solutions Everywhere, to bring the security and convenience of biometrics to its retail and restaurant customers. BigWise went from concept to a pilot of its new biometric-enabled Stellar POS platform at a major customer within 30 days using the HID DigitalPersona^? Fingerprint Biometric solution.

?HID?s fingerprint biometric solution significantly shortened our path for adding secure fingerprint biometric authentication services to our Stellar POS platform,? said Jose Rivas, founder and CEO, Bigwise Corporation.

?We were able to move very quickly to give our customers valuable new capabilities for stopping internal theft and fraud while simplifying employee access to the Point of Sale (POS) terminal. We expect our lead customer to roll out this new biometric-enabled Stellar POS solution in their operations in the very near future and are excited about the product?s broader market opportunities for us.?

Taking advantage of DigitalPersona?s intuitive biometric software development tools, BigWise added fingerprint biometrics to their POS offering in a matter of weeks. The new solution allows customers the flexibility of choosing the HID Fingerprint biometric reader that meets their requirements, including the DigitalPersona 4500 and EikonTouch fingerprint readers.

With the addition of fingerprint biometrics, Stellar POS gives organizations not only a more convenient way to login to their POS terminals but also allows them an effective way to stop labor hour fraud, as well as POS theft due to unauthorized manager, overrides and approvals.

?We are pleased to have helped BigWise complete this biometric authentication pilot and shorten time to market for its exciting new offering,? said Wladimir Alvarez, senior director of Sales LAM,Extended Access Technology Business Unit with HID Global.

?In addition to securing their POS systems DigitalPersona fingerprint biometrics finally allows Bigwise customers to eliminate their dependence on insecure and costly passwords and swipe cards.?

Stellar POS provides an end-to-end solution from the store floor or restaurant counter through the full range of inventory, logistics and production processes and makes it easier to manage offers and promotions, loyalty programs, and accounting and treasury operations. BigWise sells the Stellar POS solution primarily in Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Peru.

HID DigitalPersona biometric readers along with the DigitalPersona software development kit (SDK) solves security and identity management challenges for hundreds of millions of users around the world.

To get developers off to a quick start, HID?s DigitalPersona developer kit includes hardware samples, downloadable royalty-free SDKs, sample code, documentation and membership in HID Global?s Crossmatch Developer WebPortal.

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