Private Sector Initiatives and RegisteredTraveler

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SAFLINK and Microsoft Join Forces to Deliver Improved Throughput, Economics and Efficiencies for Frequent Travelers


Companies Spearhead a Partnership to Enhance Homeland Security and Traveler
Productivity

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFLINK(R) Corporation
(Nasdaq: SFLK), a leading developer, marketer, and integrator of security
solutions, today announced SAFLINK is joining with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to
spearhead a partnership to solicit interest in a privatized version of the
Registered Traveler program. After meeting with stakeholders, jointly
researching issues, and developing capabilities related to the program for the
past ten months, both organizations are now mobilizing to create a powerful
team to deliver a secure, privacy conscious and financially sensible solution.
"We analyzed the challenge of increasing travel productivity from a host
of different perspectives. We believe our unique and effective solution,
derived from over 30 years of credentialing experience would bring enhanced
security to our nation's airports, while allowing frequent flyers to move
through screening checkpoints faster," remarked Glenn Argenbright, CEO of
SAFLINK. "We are now in the final stages of rounding out the members of our
team, after which we plan to present to the government our proposed solution,"
added Argenbright.
SAFLINK's powerful combination of market-leading biometric and card-based
identity management technologies provides Registered Traveler with an
authentication solution with assurance levels comparable to those employed by
the Department of Defense. These components, coupled with enterprise class
software from Microsoft, and other market-leading partners, offer both the
government and airport executives, a scalable, reliable, and secure framework
for identity assurance and physical access security.
"Microsoft is very focused on homeland security solutions and working with
partners to deploy technology for major DHS initiatives such as Registered
Traveler. Central to Microsoft public sector's mission is working to support
agency mandates to protect citizens and prevent problems before they arise.
Support of this initiative with SAFLINK and other partners, makes a great deal
of sense," said Tom Richey, Microsoft World Wide Director, Homeland Security.
"We fully support the federal government's consideration of a privatized
Registered Traveler program. Privatization not only promises to offer
improved security and efficiency to our nation's air travel, it also promises
to ease the financial burden on taxpayers," continued Richey.
Asa Hutchinson, former Under Secretary for Homeland Security and current
SAFLINK board member, added "This approach allows for government oversight but
eliminates the burden of federal funding of the initiative. It benefits the
key constituents of this issue: the government, travelers and the country's
business community. SAFLINK and Microsoft bring together a powerful
combination of world class security, proven scalability, and enterprise
expertise."
In excess of 280 million trips per year are made as nearly 40 million
frequent travelers move through the nation's airports. The Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) recently announced plans to expand its ongoing
Registered Traveler initiative to evaluate the viability of self-funded
solutions implemented and managed by the private sector. Under the program,
travelers would voluntarily provide basic personal information, along with
biometric data, including a fingerprint or iris scan. Eligible program
participants, having been pre-screened by the TSA, would proceed at the
airport to a biometric security checkpoint designated for registered
travelers. These lines would allow passengers at selected locations to move
through an expedited security screening process.

About SAFLINK
SAFLINK Corporation offers biometric security and smart card solutions
that protect intellectual property, secure information assets, and eliminate
passwords. SAFLINK's Identity Assurance Management(TM) software solutions
allow administrators to verify identity and control access to computer
networks, physical facilities, applications, and time and attendance systems.
Litronic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SAFLINK and global provider of
secure identity management and information assurance products for the
government and commercial markets, offers protection for popular applications
such as e-mail, instant messaging, web transactions, and individual files. For
more information, please visit http://www.saflink.com or call 800-762-9595.

NOTE: "SAFLINK" is a registered trademark of SAFLINK Corporation.
"Identity Assurance Management" is a trademark 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, and in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well
as other documents periodically filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Contact: Rachel Berry of Sterling Communications, +1-253-853-5030, or
rberry@sterlingpr.com, for SAFLINK; or investor relations, Todd Kehrli of MKR
Group, LLC, +1-818-556-3700, or ir@mkr-group.com, for SAFLINK.


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