TIMONIUM, MD, October 23, 2013  — Biometric Associates, LP (BALP), a leader in secure Bluetooth communications, announced today the public launch of the baiBrowser app for Android. The baiBrowser app allows people to use their Android smartphones and tablets, along with their CAC, PIV, PIV-I or CIV smart card, to access secure web sites and portals that require smart card authentication. Both the Android and the iOS version of the baiBrowser app are available as a free download from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store respectively. Those links and other information are available at www.baiBrowser.com

“Many government web sites and information portals, particularly those in the Department of Defense, require smart card authentication” said BALP President Scott T. Johnson. “Our baiBrowser has been successfully tested with the Army and Navy AKO sites, the Air Force portals, the DFAS myPay site, and most of the Department of Defense OWA sites. Based on the positive feedback from our beta testers, we are pleased to offer this capability to everyone.”

The current version of baiBrowser app supports the baiMobile 3000MP Bluetooth Smart Card Reader. The next version will add support for the baiMobile 301MP USB/30-pin smart card reader. The reader’s serial number is required to register the app. The baiBrowser app was developed in cooperation with i-DENTITY, a designer and manufacturer of a wide range of Smart Card Identification Products and components, which include Strong Authentication Mobile applications.

About Biometric Associates, LP
Biometric Associates, LP is a limited partnership with offices in Maine and the Washington, DC area. Products include Bluetooth Smart Card Readers and the blueARMOR 100 Secure Bluetooth Headset. The company is a unique developer, manufacturer, and integrator of authentication and identity systems that have been specifically designed to provide a high level of security and privacy protection. BALP specializes in communications protocols, hardware design, smart cards and related cryptography, PKI and RFID implementations that can be integrated into logical and physical access control devices and applications. For additional information, go to www.biometricassociates.com or call (410) 252-7210.

 

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