BIO-key Partners with Europe�s Bravantic Group to Offer Transformative Identity Access Management Solutions in Europe, Africa, Brazil, and the Middle East

WALL, N.J. and LISBON, Portugal, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — �BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), an innovative provider of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions featuring Identity-Bound Biometrics (IBB), today announced a strategic distribution partnership with Bravantic Group to bring its solutions to customers in Southern Europe, Africa, Brazil and the Middle East. Bravantic Group, which has over 2,500 customers and revenues of $100 million, joins BIO-key’s global Channel Alliance Partner (CAP) program.

Bravantic Group has a strong presence in Portugal, the United Kingdom, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Brazil, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai. Over the last 26 years they have worked with major hardware and software manufacturers to offer a wide range of information technology and security solutions and services across a variety of industries and enterprises.

BIO-key continues to expand its footprint in high growth international markets by offering its leading identity solutions through key strategic partners like Bravantic. The CAP program makes it easy for partners to drive revenue via BIO-key’s full line of solutions and multifactor authentication options, including the award-winning PortalGuard^® platform and hardware solutions including fingerprint scanners, which support Identity-Bound Biometric authentication and FIDO-key^® security keys.

“Together Bravantic and BIO-key believe this partnership will deliver technological vitality to our stakeholders, through innovative and transformative cybersecurity solutions,” said Miguel Gomes, VP of Bravantic.

José Francês, BIO-key’s VP of Sales for Africa, Europe, and Brazil said, “We are pleased to welcome Bravantic as a prominent Value-Added Reseller to bring BIO-key’s industry-leading security solutions to bolster security and sustainability options across all of the group’s channels.”

About Bravantic Group (www.bravantic.com)
Formed in 2022, Bravantic is built on the legacy of its predecessor, Informantem, which launched 26 years ago. Bravantic has over 2,500 collaborators, with presence in Portugal, UK, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Brazil, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Together with leading global hardware and software producers, Bravantic guarantees Information Technology solutions and services that are best suited to every company, to meet every challenge, with the trust provided by certifications: ISSO 9001, ISO14001 and ISO27001. The Bravantic brand conveys a new ambition and an impulse of modernization with the promise of evolving technology.

About BIO-key International, Inc. (www.BIO-key.com)
BIO-key has over two decades of expertise in providing authentication technology for thousands of organizations and millions of users and is revolutionizing authentication with biometric-centric, multi-factor identity and access management (IAM) solutions, including its PortalGuard IAM solution, that provides convenient and secure access to devices, information, applications, and high-value transactions. BIO-key’s patented software and hardware solutions, with industry-leading biometric capabilities, enable large-scale on-premises and cloud-based Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solutions, as well as customized enterprise solutions.

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