A government agency in Australian has chosen Bio-key's ID Director for Windows software and SideSwipe fingerprint readers to enable fingerprint authentication for agency representatives country wide.The company revealed in a statement that the agreement supports further business development opportunities within government, healthcare, financial, retail, and enterprise markets throughout Australia.The contract was facilitated by BIO-key's new distribution partner Aquion Pty Ltd, a leading Australian IT products and service provider. BIO-key partnered with Aquion to establish a local channel to market its biometric software and hardware solutions to enterprise customers and security resellers in Australia.”Increasingly our resellers and customers are requesting new technologies to address online security challenges. BIO-key's affordable yet secure Windows-compatible fingerprint biometric solutions appealed to our Government Agency client that was looking for superior biometric security technology that could easily integrate with their Windows 10 platform,” said Audrey Lyon, General Manager Sales, Aquion Pty.BIO-key's ID Director for Windows is a multi-factor, “Single-Sign-On” authentication software solution enabling secure authentication to a Windows domain. ID Director for Windows plugs directly into existing Active Directory infrastructure to provide tight integration with the corporate structure for managing user and computer policies. “As demand for biometric technology grows on a global basis, BIO-key is excited to partner with Aquion to provide sales and customer support throughout Australia,” stated Mike DePasquale, BIO-key, Chairman & CEO. “Aquion plans an active campaign to market BIO-key solutions to their customers and prospects, providing BIO-key an ideal opportunity to fast-track our awareness in Australia. This partnership further validates BIO-key's commitment to being a global leader in biometric authentication, particularly following recent customer wins in Japan, China and with a global financial institution with a presence in 189 countries.”