Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Coast Guard orders handheld readers from MaxID

Monday, October 26, 2009

MaxID, a manufacturer of biometric handheld equipment, and CoreStreet, a provider of credential validation solutions, announced the sale of ten iDLMaxG TWIC handheld biometric reader devices to the United States Coast Guard.

The iDLMaxG units delivered to the Coast Guard are bundled with the CoreStreet PIVMAN software, which provides a TWIC-compatible solution.

The iDLMaxG is a multi-modal, ruggedized mobile computer that includes a QWERTY keyboard, bar code, contact and contactless card readers, optical fingerprint scanner and optional magnetic swipe and MRZ readers with a digital camera, GPS, and communications capabilities. [end] 

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