Lumidigm Sensors Integrated into Innometriks TWIC Reader
Uniquely Capable Lumidigm Fingerprint Sensor Chosen for Demanding
Outdoor Biometric Systems
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) April 1, 2008 --
Lumidigm Inc., the multispectral imaging biometrics company, has
announced a partnership with biometric reader manufacturer and port
solution provider Innometriks Inc.
Responding to Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
reader requirements, Innometriks has integrated Lumidigm
Venus fingerprint sensors into its TWIC readers.
The Innometriks reader combines the Lumidigm Venus fingerprint sensor
along with an HID smartcard reader, a large 3.5-inch color LCD, and a
vandal-proof keypad to provide an outdoor fingerprint biometric reader
that works in all weather conditions. Relying on Lumidigm’s
multispectral imaging technology to maintain high biometric performance
in rugged environments, the Innometriks reader has been designed for
installation outside in direct weather with no enclosure, covering or
other protection. Robin Hamilton, CTO of Innometriks, stated, “I
was amazed when I saw what the Lumidigm sensor could do. Its incredible
performance is unfazed by water, dirt, dust, sunlight, hot and cold. We
immediately went to work and adapted it to our biometric technology
reader. The team at Lumidigm had done a great job preparing the product
and within 72 hours we were up and running.”
The Lumidigm sensor was chosen for the new Innometriks TWIC reader
product line because of the sensor’s superior
performance in harsh environmental conditions. “Our
ruggedized sensors have developed a reputation for top performance in
conditions that trip up other biometric products,”
said Bill Spence,
Vice President of Transaction Systems at Lumidigm. Administered by the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Coast Guard, the
TWIC program will require port personnel and additional transportation
workers to use a tamper-resistant biometric credential to gain
authorized access to secured outdoor areas. “With
hundreds of thousands of biometric TWIC cards now issued, the need for a
robust biometrically-enabled access reader to make use of them is
obvious,” said Spence. The private sector is
also taking notice of this integrated solution because of the sizable
commercial interface with the TWIC program. “Government
and commercial users need these biometric readers to work reliably
regardless of the environment or size of the population,”
said Spence. “The Lumidigm technology coupled
with the Innometriks reader finally gives them what they have been
looking for.”
The Innometriks TWIC reader that works with the TWIC Phase I cards will
be shown in the Lumidigm
booth # 17125 at the International
Security Conference and Exposition (ISC-West) in Las Vegas from
April 2-4, 2008. The Innometriks Phase II TWIC reader will be released
soon.
About Innometriks
Innometriks Inc. deploys open architecture access control devices. The
product line is designed around the Linux 2.6 OS and is running on an
Arm9 processor which provides for quick go-to-market capabilities and
extremely flexible feature capabilities. Readers are off-the-shelf ready
for the physical access, time and attendance and mobile applications.
About Lumidigm
Lumidigm, Inc. deploys biometric systems that work quickly and
effectively on all people in all environmental conditions using
multispectral imaging. Lumidigm provides liveness-protected identity
management for civil identification, point-of-sale, physical and logical
access, time and attendance, and portable electronic device applications.
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