Port Security Expert Says Zerco ID System Comes at Right Time for America; Zerco Provides Biometric IDs at Major Conference
Jay Grant, Director of the U.S. Port Security Council, says Zerco biometric ID card system is available "at the right time." John Niotti-Soltesz, Zerco Chairman & CEO, said Grant helped focus Congressional attention to secure America's ports.
Brookfield, OH (PRWEB) June 19, 2007 -- One of the nation's foremost authorities on port security, Jay Grant, Director of the U.S. Port Security Council, called the Zerco™ biometric ID card system "available at the right time in America," according to Zerco Systems International Inc.
At the 2007 International Association of Airport and Seaport Police (IAASP) Conference in Washington, DC, Zerco's machine-readable biometric ID cards served as the attendees' official credentials. The IAASP is the world's largest non-profit police association of its kind.
John Niotti-Soltesz, Zerco's Chairman and CEO, said, "Jay Grant has elevated public awareness and helped focus Congressional attention and federal funding to secure America's ports. We are proud of his recognition of the Zerco biometric ID system. We are also grateful to the IAASP for the opportunity to enroll more than 140 attendees on-site and issue and authenticate their biometric ID cards."
Grant said, "Since 9/11, America's ports have taken considerable steps to tighten security, but a lot remains to be done. Improving authorized access to ports with tools such as the tamper-resistant Zerco biometric ID cards is important to safeguarding America."
Speaking at the IAASP conference was former Homeland Security Under Secretary Asa Hutchinson, who congratulated Zerco on the "ease and efficiency" of the enrollment and authentication process for conference attendees receiving the Zerco biometric card credentials.
Zerco said data on the Zerco ID cards contained biometric and other secure information about conference attendees. Zerco ID cards have vast memory capability and are capable of storing fingerprints, voiceprints, iris scans, facial recognition, signature and other information.
Zerco, based in Brookfield, Ohio, said its stand-alone on-site biometric ID solution uses the latest biometric technology to provide tamper resistant, memory-rich optical ID cards that can contain vast data, including digital fingerprints, facial recognition, digital signature, voice prints, iris scans and other digital biometric identifiers. Zerco Systems' optical card technology has a wide range of important applicability. In security, the multi-dimensional and highly flexible Zerco Systems software and hardware can be of significant use in border and seaport access control. In Corporate America, Zerco's technology can provide protection to companies to qualify immigrant workers and protect companies from regulatory actions that could lead to shutdowns, lawsuits, penalties and loss of company reputation and brand value. In healthcare, the vast storage capacity of the Zerco Health-eCard meets the needs of providing a portable and secure personal medical record for all Americans. Zerco is online at www.zerco.com/home.html.
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Brian Dobson, BD(at)DobsonPR.com
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