October 1, 2004

Award Ceremony for the 2004 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s (METI) IT Month Chairperson’s Commendation for promotion and contribution to Information Science Technology.

 

Tokyo, Japan

Systemneeds, Inc., a leading developer of Smart Card and biometric personal authentication security systems, was awarded a commendation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for its contribution to information science technology in 2004.  This commendation was received by 13 companies, selected from over 1500 companies that submitted thousands of software applications to METI.

On October 1, 2004, at the ANA Hotel in Tokyo, a commemorative ceremony was held to honor the awardees.  The President and CEO of Systemneeds, Inc., Mr. Keisuke Nakayama, attended to receive the commendation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.

The Systemneeds WinSafe Series award is announced on the giant screen.

Mr. Nakayama proceeds to the stage to receive the commendation.

Mr. Nakayama after receiving the award.  The METI Ministers can be seen in the background.

 

The individuals and company representative awardees stand for a group picture.  Mr. Nakayama is on the far right, last row.

The Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Mr. Nakagawa (left) and Mr. Nakayama.  (unfortunately the picture is out of focus)

Mr. Nakayama poses with the Chairperson of the JPSA, and other awardees.

 

Click here for the press release regarding the award from METI.

The WinSecure series products are already well established in the Japanese market, where Systemneeds worldwide HQ is located and over 1.92 million licenses of WinSecure Series products have been sold.  To provide the best customer support for the US market, Systemneeds has opened an office in Falls Church, Northern Virginia.

Since 1990, Systemneeds has been providing leading authentication security technologies and solutions to the Japanese market.  Systemneeds' products are designed to be modular-based, and easy to customize to meet clients' needs.   Systemneeds has partnered with the world-class authentication security technology producers in Smart Cards, biometrics (fingerprint, face, iris), USB tokens, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) bulk issuance.  Main partners include (in alphabetical order); Axalto, Microsoft, SCM Microsystems, Seiko Precision, Sony, Toshiba, and VeriSign Japan.


Systemneeds, Inc.
3110 Fairview Park Drive Suite 420
Falls Church, VA 22042
www.systemneeds.com

Contact: Aron Parker
Phone: 703 280 2200
Fax: 703 280 2100
Email: aron@systemneeds.co.jp