BIO-key Enters Into Global ASL Agreement With Avnet

WALL, NJ--(Marketwired - Apr 6, 2015) - BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCQB: BKYI), a leader in fingerprint biometric identification technologies and secure on-device or in-cloud mobile credentialing and identity verification solutions, announced that Avnet (NYSE: AVT), one of the largest distributors of electronic components, IT solutions and embedded technology, has entered into an Application Specific Licensing ("ASL") agreement with BIO-key to integrate IBM middleware into BIO-key software, accelerating sales to customers in countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

Mark Martin, Vice President Outside Sales, Avnet Technology Solutions, IBM Solutions, says, "The Worldwide IBM Application Specific Licensing program will provide our business partners a faster route to market with their solution built on pre-integrated IBM middleware such as Single Sign-On. When solutions such as BIO-key are embedded in IBM Middleware, it eliminates the complexity of two support structures for their customers, while continuing to provide the full resources of IBM Support Services. We look forward to being part of the ASL program and how it will accelerate the sales cycles for our business partners, and provide continued growth."

"BIO-key is enthused about our relationship with Avnet and our native integration with IBM's world-class authentication product portfolio," said Mike DePasquale, Chairman & CEO, BIO-key." Avnet's ASL Program is an IBM channel, administered by Avnet, which is aimed at increasing the revenues and profits from middleware usage for Business Partners who provide value-added solutions and services to their customers," DePasquale continued, "This underscores the strength of our software integration relationships and since we now have executives from Avnet and IBM who are dedicated to our mutual success we believe it will create revenue potential in multiple vertical markets."

About BIO-key®

BIO-key International, Inc., headquartered in Wall, New Jersey, develops and delivers advanced identification solutions to commercial and government enterprises, integrators, and custom application developers. BIO-key's award winning, high performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless and enterprise applications. Our solutions are used in local embedded OEM products as well as some of the world's largest identification deployments to improve security, guarantee identity, and help reduce identity theft. BIO-key's technology is offered directly or by market leading partners around the world. (http://www.bio-key.com)