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Nov 17, 2015

11/17/2015 | 03:00am US/Eastern (You can enter multiple email addresses separated by commas) Message : *Required fields PARIS, FRANCE--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2015) - NEXT Biometrics Group ASA (OAX: NEXT) is pleased to announce that Trust Designer SAS has selected NEXT Biometrics NB-2020-S fingerprint sensor module for its SesameTouch "My Digital Life Companion" product. NEXT Biometrics said the SesameTouch "My Digital Life Companion" is an innovative personal security device that wirelessly connects to personal electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets in order to secure device access, provide password management and allows secure payment transactions by fingerprint authentication. SesameTouch "My Digital Life Companion" can also be used as a standalone security object for contactless payment or in transportation applications. "We are glad to be able to add this exciting new concept to our list of NEXT-Enabled projects," commented Radek Matyasek, VP Sales EMEA, NEXT Biometrics. "SesameTouch is based on open standards for strong authentication defined by Natural Security Alliance, which opens great opportunity for its mass adoption. In addition, SesameTouch has been also integrated into 'My E-money Purse' of Ticket Surf International, to form the first biometrically-enabled portable eWallet payment solution," he added. "We were looking for a biometric sensor solution with a better user experience than the solutions we can find in today's smartphones, and at the right price for a consumer device," said Jérôme DUSAUTOIS, CEO at Trust Designer. "So we decided to work with NEXT Biometrics. Their sensor provides high level of performances at fraction of a cost of traditional fingerprint sensor technologies. " NEXT Biometrics is presenting the SesameTouch "My Digital Life Companion" solution with the NEXT NB-2020-S fingerprint sensor of 12x17 millimeters, at Booth K-053 in Hall 4 at CARTES 2015 Secure Connections in Paris, November 17-19th. About Trust Designer Expert in the field of IoT technologies and security, Trust Designer has designed the first personal object that meets the user's security needs in the everyday life. For Trust Designer, biometric authentication is the key to free people from identifiers-passwords or credit card number entering for all applications: web account connection, transportation, on-line payment, etc. Headquartered at EuraTechnologies (Lille-France), an ICT cluster, Trust Designer has developed cutting-edge expertise in the security field of strong authentication, digital signature, certification of document, etc. Its activity covers application design for mobile, smart card or connected objects. It creates unique and innovative solutions on the market in partnership with well-known actors in digital confidence and contactless payment as well as manufacturers such as NEXT Biometrics. The Sesame Touch "My Digital Life Companion" product website is www.sesametouch.net. About NEXT Biometrics Enabled by its patented Active Thermal Principle, NEXT Biometrics offers high quality area fingerprint sensor at low prices. A wide range of NEXT products format including Smartphones, tablets, PC's, doors, time registration systems, payment terminals, flashdrives, USB-tokens, keyfobs and many more are targeted. NEXT Biometrics Group ASA (OAX: NEXT) is a publicly-listed company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and with sales, support and development subsidiaries in Seattle, Silicon Valley, Taipei, Prague and Shanghai. For more information about the company, please visit www.nextbiometrics.com. Media and Investor contacts for NEXT Biometrics are Tore Etholm-Idsøe, CEO, Tore.Idsoe@NEXTbiometrics.com and Knut Stalen, CFO, Knut.Stalen@NEXTbiometrics.com. Image Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=2923566