SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - May 10, 2016) - ImageWare Systems, Inc. (ImageWare or IWS) (OTCQB: IWSY), a leader in mobile and cloud-based, multi-modal biometric identity management solutions, will offer GoVerifyID® as a SaaS offering to provide a biometric authentication service on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud.

IWS will launch this end-to-end enterprise-ready service with an integration of TransUnion's (NYSE: TRU) IDManager, a fraud detection and authentication identity decisioning solution. ImageWare said it has several customers already in the process of entering into contracts as resellers of the new service.

AWS delivers a collection of cloud computing services that make up its on-demand computing platform. ImageWare officially joined the AWS Partner Network in March 2016 and is part of the AWS Partner Network's SaaS Program.

ImageWare's solution provides a full range of user identity and transaction verification services, including identity-proofing, cloud provisioning, on-device enrollment, fast verification, and seamless integration into existing security workflows. Companies, of all sizes, will be able to integrate the product into nearly any existing security solution. Organizations can also choose from various types of biometrics, such as face, voice or fingerprint, to create a multi-factor authentication solution for identity and transaction verification.

ImageWare Systems CEO Jim Miller says it best: "The first organizations to provide innovative solutions to their customers gain and retain the majority of market share. Biometric authentication secures customer transactions and identities, while protecting organizations from data breaches, lowering security costs, and improving productivity. It's the greatest disruptive technology on the scene today." 

Additionally, with IWS' pay-as-you-go, scale-as-you-need SaaS offering, customers can enjoy quick deployment with no upfront infrastructure setup or ongoing IT maintenance costs.

"By integrating with TransUnion's IDManager solution, ImageWare will bring new levels of security to biometric authentication," said Aaron Smith, vice president, business development at TransUnion.

GoVerifyID, is a multi-factor multi-biometric SaaS offering that enables rapid integration into existing business processes and applications. The technology verifies a user's identity using the enrolled biometrics of their choice via a mobile device. In addition to being algorithm and hardware agnostic, GoVerifyID enables plug-n-play technology and can be deployed globally. Implementation takes only a matter of hours as opposed to days or weeks. To learn more about ImageWare Systems' GoVerifyID, please go to: http://www.goverifyid.com.

About ImageWare Systems, Inc.
ImageWare Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of mobile and cloud-based identity management solutions, providing biometric mobile identity authentication, secure credential and law enforcement technologies. Scalable for worldwide deployment, ImageWare's patented biometric product line includes a highly scalable, multi-modal biometric engine capable of working with a wide array of sensors, modalities, and algorithms. ImageWare's identity management products are used for secure credentials, national IDs, passports, driver's licenses, and smart cards as well as both application and physical access control systems. ImageWare products support a wide range of biometric modalities including, but not limited to, face, voice, fingerprint, eye, DNA, and more. 

ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, CA, with offices in Portland, OR, Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Ontario, and Mexico. For more information on ImageWare Systems, Inc., please visit www.iwsinc.com.

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