Hirsch Earns Frost & Sullivan's Technology Innovation Award

SANTA ANA, CA, September 16, 2008 - Hirsch Electronics, a leading supplier of IP-enabled access control and security management solutions, received the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in the North American electronic access control systems market. In bestowing the award, the independent market research firm Frost & Sullivan lauded Hirsch's technological innovations in identity management, multi-factor authentication, encryption, network-enabled solutions and system interoperability. They also praised the company's achievements in delivering an end-to-end solution that enables organizations to achieve goals for risk mitigation, sustainable growth and profitability.

Frost & Sullivan stated Hirsch earned the award "by focusing on the convergence of security sub-systems and by developing products that integrate different access control technologies to assemble a multi-factor authentication platform." Frost & Sullivan also asserted, "The progressive development vision of Hirsch has helped them provide an access control solution that is both future-ready and compatible with existing legacy systems."

"We appreciate the recognition of our innovative approach to problem-solving," said Rob Zivney, vice president, marketing, Hirsch Electronics. "We take tremendous pride from our ability to deliver products that effectively blend proven solutions with advanced technologies."

The Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation is presented annually to the company that has demonstrated technological superiority within its industry. This award recognizes the ability of Hirsch to successfully develop and introduce new technology, formulate a well-designed product family, and make significant product performance contributions to the industry.

Frost & Sullivan complimented Hirsch's consistent success in evolving and adapting to changing market requirements, and cited Hirsch's ScrambleSmart, ScrambleSmartProx, PIV Verification Station and Velocity Security Management Software among its latest technology innovations.

Frost & Sullivan noted the Hirsch RUU family of verification stations --named such because they answer the question, "Are you you?" -- combines the high security ScramblePad keypad with a biometric fingerprint reader, contact smart card reader, contactless smart card reader, and LCD display to deliver "a compelling solution for the present-day market."

Hirsch has earned previous recognition from Frost & Sullivan including its Global Excellence in Technology Award in 2005 and its Entrepreneurial Company, Market Engineering Award in 2001. Hirsch is also in the Frost & Sullivan "Hall of Fame for Best Practices." Hirsch has received numerous additional awards for innovation including the Building magazine Top Products Pick, the TFM (Total Facility Management) Show's "Best of Show Award for Information Technology," and five Security Industry Association (SIA) New Product Showcase awards.

About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community, by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.frost.com.

About Hirsch Electronics
Hirsch Electronics manufactures physical security systems for worldwide markets. Hirsch is a recognized leader in IP-based security solutions that interoperate with other networked databases, devices and systems. Hirsch's award-winning role-based access control (RBAC), identity management, and security management systems integrate access control, digital video, alarm monitoring, smart cards and biometrics. Hirsch security solutions are IT-centric, highly secure, and scalable to even the largest organizations. Website: www.HirschElectronics.com .

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