ImageWare Signs Three International Clients For EPIWEB(TM) Internet ID System
20 February, 2002
category: Education
SAN DIEGO and STUTTGART, Germany, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –Security technology company ImageWare Systems, Inc. (Amex: IW) has signed
three clients for its EPIWEB(TM) Internet-based photo ID solution, through
its wholly-owned European subsidiary, Digital Imaging International GmbH.
Tailored Card Services Limited (TCS), United Kingdom, C-SAM S.A.,
Switzerland, and Emirates Photo Marketing (EPM), United Arab Emirates, will
incorporate ImageWare’s EPIWEB technology as part of their product and service
offerings.
EPIWEB is a secure, easy-to-use software solution for designing, creating
and purchasing personal identification cards via the Internet. It is a
unique, pure Web solution that allows ID service bureau organizations to
deploy business-to-business ID card services. EPIWEB empowers a service
provider to deliver professional quality ID cards to customers that previously
could not afford nor maintain expensive identification systems. EPIWEB offers
an Internet-based client application, as well as a complete ID card production
system including e-commerce, print management, invoicing and shipping,
administration and client management.
The three companies will employ ImageWare’s EPIWEB technology as follows:
– TCS will offer the EPIWEB service with its suite of golf management
software for golf clubs in the United Kingdom and Ireland. EPIWEB will
allow TCS clients to purchase and create ID cards for their members at
the click of a mouse. “We expect the EPIWEB product to provide us with
an edge over other providers,” said Simon Tayor, Managing Director of
TCS.
– C-SAM will add EPIWEB to its offering of smart ID card system solutions
that provide authentication and electronic access to businesses,
recreational and parking facilities, and hospitals. “EPIWEB makes sense
as an addition and complement to our core technology,” said Jurgen
Gunther, Director of C-SAM.
– EPM, a leading imaging company in the UAE, will leverage ImageWare’s
technology to enhance the security of identity cards and passports. “By
offering a sophisticated and secure way to order and produce ID cards
utilizing the Web, EPM will extend its leadership position of
integrating Internet solutions to meet business and government
application requirements,” said Abdullah Murad, principal of Emirates
Photo Marketing.
“We are happy to work with these international partners to complement
their suite of products,” said Harald Zinn, Director of Marketing and Sales
for Digital Imaging International GmbH in Stuttgart. “Our goal is to increase
security and at the same time offer a smart solution for ID card production
that is easier and more cost-effective to use for organizations around the
world.”
About Digital Imaging International GmbH
Digital Imaging International GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ImageWare
Systems, offers innovative turnkey ID management and passport personalization
solutions. From cost-efficient single user entry solutions to integrated,
complex systems, Digital Imaging provides a complete range of software,
hardware and cardware suited for customer requirements in international
markets. Trained system engineers guarantee well-known, worldwide customer
support. ID card service via the Internet completes the product portfolio.
About ImageWare Systems
ImageWare Systems, Inc. is a security technology company that specializes
in digital imaging for crime-solving and smart ID. Through its ID Group,
ImageWare applies its core technology to create secure identification systems.
The company’s smart card ID systems include an associated information
database, and are designed to provide facility security for public and private
organizations including airports, universities, government agencies and
businesses of all sizes. Through its C.R.I.M.E.S.(R) product line, ImageWare
empowers its customers to quickly capture, archive, search, retrieve, and
share digital photographs and criminal history records on a stand alone,
networked or Web-based platform. ImageWare clients include the United
Nations, the US Senate and House of Representatives, FBI and the New York
Police Department, as well as corporations including Prudential Insurance,
IBM, Volkswagen AG, JP Morgan Bank, Viacom and Intel. Through its Digital
Photography Systems Group, ImageWare creates software and Web-based solutions
for professional photographers.
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