Precise Biometrics will also be launching Tactivo for iPad after the summer. Apple has now certified Tactivo in its Made For iPhone (MFi) Program. The first generation of Tactivo is being launched for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. Together with different types of apps, Tactivo enables government agencies and companies to maintain a high level of security when employees use mobile units to access sensitive information. Tactivo is a smart casing for tablets and smartphones that includes an embedded fingerprint and smart card reader. Early indications from customers, even outside government agencies, suggests that we are on the right track and may have found a significant new growth opportunity," says Thomas Marschall, President and CEO of Precise Biometrics. We have repeatedly, through extensive innovation, worked to identify additional commercial opportunities where our core technology and skills could be successfully applied outside our traditional customer base. The launch of "Tactivo represents a unique milestone in our company history. Precise Biometrics estimates that the first orders for Tactivo will come during the summer 2012. The first delivery of Tactivo for iPhone has already arrived from the company's new production partner, Flextronics, in the United States. Precise Biometrics' ()(STO:PREC) product for mobile security for smartphones and tablets, Tactivo (), has now been certified by Apple. STOCKHOLM-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Regulatory News: Precise Biometrics Kicks Off Global Launch of Tactivo™ for iPhone and iPad Still, if you're running an outfit encouraging BYOD phone use or just really, really want your secret passions to stay private, both the iPhone case and a BioSecrets app are ready today. It's all a bit much if you're just trying to make sure your list of high school crushes stays a secret, and the price reflects that - at $249 a pop, the Tactivo is really meant for agencies and companies for whom losing the data on an iPhone would cost a lot more.
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We're not surprised that the Tactivo needs to engulf the iPhone in a full case to work its magic, although there's a micro-USB port to keep it powered and synced up. Either method keeps data inside an app away from prying eyes, and while they won't tighten the security around the built-in apps, they do make sure a third-party app's data meets US and international government privacy specs without having to use a BlackBerry. Precise Biometrics hopes to have the problem licked through the Tactivo, a combo fingerprint and smart card reader for the iPhone 4 / 4S (and the iPad, in the summer). IOS device security has regularly been a concern of the government, but locking down one of Apple's devices for the government is still fresh.