BIO-key International, Inc. released updates of its biometric service platform, WEB-key 4.0, and core biometric algorithm software, VST 6.6, offering enhanced capabilities, expanded scanner interoperability and support for new authentication methods in a new service framework that transitions seamlessly from cloud-based, to on-premise, or even device-based operations. With the release of WEB-key 4.0, BIO-key is meeting growing demand from enterprise customers to deploy and manage a cloud-hosted or on-premise common biometric service centralizing strong authentication and identification for their employees and customers. BIO-key’s marquee customers, including several members of the Fortune 500, government agencies, insurance companies, international banks, and a range of OEM partners, are already deploying WEB-key 4.0, reaping the benefits of the next-generation platform in addressing identity and access management (IAM) challenges, while eliminating friction from their user experience. BIO-key’s patented WEB-key platform provides enterprises with a secure, scanner-agnostic architecture allowing total flexibility when mixing and matching every component of a next-generation IAM solution, from fingerprint scanners, to web browser, virtualization stack, and infrastructure. Once the common biometric service of WEB-key is in place, BIO-key’s family of ID Directors integration adapters, including the new ID Director for SAML IdP, allows customers to connect their existing IAM infrastructure, applications, and even physical security systems to leverage the common biometric services.