Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

GSA approves Datastrip devices

Friday, June 17, 2011

Federal agencies may now purchase Datastrip’s DSV3 line of handheld biometric verification and e-passport readers, according to the General Services Administration.

Agencies may use the devices for identity verification in accordance with HSPD- 12.


Datastrip’s approved product line consists of the EasyRead mobile biometric device, designed for inspecting travel documents and credentials, and the EasyVerify handheld multi-modal biometric reader.

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There the company will introduce its new passport reader - the OCR601 - which is able to quickly and accurately verify the machine readable zone (MRZ) and enables the data in an e-passport’s chip to be read, all in a single action.

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Vision Database Systems, a developer of mobile ID card tracking solutions, has signed an agreement with Datastrip, a mobile handheld manufacturer for the ID market, to represent the company in the U.S.

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