11 September, 2003
category: Biometrics, Contactless, Education, Government
Deployment Encompasses over Five Thousand Users
TORONTO, ON and VAN NUYS, CA, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – (TSX:BYT)
Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider of advanced fingerprint technology,
announced today that Little Rock National Airport has installed a state-of-the-
art security system featuring Bioscrypt fingerprint readers and HID’s new
iCLASS contactless smart card technology to enhance security throughout the
airport for approximately 5,000 users.
Little Rock airport has already deployed over 100 Bioscrypt V-Smart
iCLASS readers for facility security. The fingerprint readers with integrated
HID iCLASS 13.56 MHz read/write contactless smart card technology, restrict
access to high profile sites within the airport. The V-Smart reader stores
fingerprint templates directly on iCLASS contactless smart cards giving users
added security and privacy.
“Airports in the USA and abroad have tested different types of biometric
technologies in an effort to comply to the proposed recommendations by the
Transportation Security Authority (TSA). Fingerprinting, clearly the most
mature and reliable of all the biometrics, will be the primary technology
deployed for airports in 2004,” said Julia Webb, vice president of global
sales and marketing for Bioscrypt. “For the past six years, Bioscrypt has
focused on compatibility between our reader line and access control systems
from principal providers. As a result, we are well positioned with proven
solutions like the V-Smart iCLASS to meet the increasing requirements from
airports worldwide.”
Airports worldwide are seeing the benefits of Bioscrypt’s advanced
fingerprint technology as they implement security systems to combat
international terrorism.
“Strong technology partnerships, such as that of Bioscrypt and HID,
provide superior new security solutions to end-users,” said Marian Pefley,
director of product management for biometric technologies for HID. “The use of
the iCLASS credential will also allow Little Rock Airport to consider
implementation of other security applications based on the use of the existing
HID iCLASS credential.”
Little Rock National airport is, the 79th largest commercial service
airport in the nation, handling about 2.6 million passengers annually.
About Bioscrypt Inc.
Bioscrypt Inc. is a leading provider of advanced fingerprint technology
with over 50,000 fingerprint readers currently installed. The Company’s
solutions combine the convenience of touch with the high security of
fingerprint-based biometrics for simple and secure access to facilities,
equipment and information. Using the “bioscrypt on board” brand, the Company
offers packaged products, OEM components and software licensing to leading
security solution manufacturers and integrators worldwide for physical,
wireless and network security applications. Among the many leading edge
companies and partners using Bioscrypt technology are American Express, New
York City Police Department, NASA, Continental Airlines, Intel, HID
Corporation, Honeywell and Los Angeles City Hall. Bioscrypt’s patented
technology is interoperable with leading fingerprint sensors and is both
platform and operating system independent. Bioscrypt is traded on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol BYT. For more information, visit the Bioscrypt
web site at http://www.bioscrypt.com
About HID
As the largest manufacturer of contactless access control readers and
Cards for the security industry, HID has shipped over 150 million credentials
to customers worldwide. HID pioneered the development of radio frequency
identification (RFID) technology for physical access control. Proximity and
iCLASS technologies can be housed on the same credential and combined with
other technologies such as magnetic stripe, barcode, or contact smart chip
modules. This provides users the ability to leverage their investment in
existing systems while seamlessly upgrading to new technologies and adding new
applications. For increased security, users can add a photo ID or
anti-counterfeiting element such as a hologram or ultraviolet ink. HID’s
experience in developing card technologies enables them to play a critical
role in the evolution and adoption of contactless smart card technology used
for applications such as access control, IT secure authentication, digital
cash, the storage of biometric templates, and the storage and retrieval of
critical information. For more information on HID, visit our website at
http://www.hidcorp.com.
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release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-
looking statements. Any statement containing words such as “believes”,
“plans”, “expects” or “intends” and other statements which are not historical
facts contained in this release are forward-looking, and these statements
involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations.
Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations
expressed in these forward-looking statements.
Bioscrypt Inc., Bioscrypt, and bioscrypt on board are trademarks of
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