EMEA expansion

BIO‑key International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKYI) said today it has secured a “significant” new identity and biometric security deployment with a major defense‑sector security organization in the Middle East, a win the company calls one of its largest security‑sector deployments in the region to date. The unnamed customer selected BIO‑key to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive access environments using the company’s biometric‑centric, multi‑factor authentication stack; financial terms were not disclosed. The project is being delivered with Cloud Distribution, a Saudi‑based value‑added distributor that BIO‑key partnered with this year. GlobeNewswire Market reaction: Before the opening bell, BKYI shares jumped roughly 47–55% in