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BIO-key Surpasses $2M of Military/Defense Sales over Last 12 months with Follow-on Order From Foreign Defense Ministry; Geopolitical Tensions Raise Stakes for Securing Intelligence Against Cyber Threats
HOLMDEL, N.J., March 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIO-key® International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), a provider of biometric-centric Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, today announced that the cyber-defense unit of a foreign defense ministry placed a $280,000 in new order to expand its deployment of BIO-key’s biometric user authentication to additional personnel. The order brings total business booked from this customer in the past 12 months to $1.14M with additional orders expected. Acro
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