eduKan and Biometric Signature ID to Address the Use of Biometrics for Online Student ID Verification at Sloan-C Symposium

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Wichita, KS, July 25, 2012 --( Sarver and Maynard will be sharing the results of a pilot study conducted from May-December 2011 with eduKan students who were using BSI’s technology to authenticate their identity.eduKan’s consortium schools are all accredited Kansas learning institutions with excellent reputations and long histories of providing degrees in traditional settings, as well as through online courses.eduKan’s CEO was seeking a solution that would reduce operational costs, increase student identity compliance, keep student fees low to help gain a competitive advantage, and ensure the highest levels of academic integrity for their growing enrollment.“eduKan was concerned with costs, ease of use, privacy, accuracy and accountability,” said Jeff Maynard, CEO, Biometric Signature ID.“BSI was excited to work with Dr. Sarver and knew our innovative technology would allow him to accomplish his goals, track the success of the project with documented milestones and show quantifiable results.”From the beginning of the pilot to the rollout for institution-wide usage, eduKan is now benefiting by:1) Lowering operational costs for physical proctoring by 80% including faculty / staff time and physical management expense (8,000 + hours on average / per year saved)2) Reducing and/eliminating proctoring costs for students – which can average $38 per proctored exam / $380 per year and helps reduce their overall cost of education3) Using a fixed fee structure for *unlimited* student ID authentications - under $15 per student per year which increases the number of validations now available to eduKan for the school term, not at final event time4) Ensuring student privacy by using the only biometric that can be revoked and reissued5) Offering easy to use technology with 94% positive user experience6) Decreasing student support needs while increasing ease of deployment for eduKan’s growing student enrollments as BSI can be used on any system, tablet, smart phone, Android, Mac or PC, Flash or HTML5 without installing any additional software or hardware7) Utilizing the most accurate biometric validation system on the market with 3rd party test results indicating 99.97% accuracy rate for keeping impostors out.“We believe in being proactive and using technology that helps us leverage our current staff while expanding our capabilities,” says Dr. Mark Sarver, CEO of eduKan.eduKan’s consortium schools are all accredited Kansas learning institutions with excellent reputations and long histories of providing degrees in traditional settings, as well as through online courses.

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