[02/24/06]
Swiftly and accurately identifying and tracking the whereabouts of trained personnel responding to disasters and law enforcement emergencies, as well as people exiting a disaster area, is critical. Intermec Inc., of Everett, Wash., and Intelli-Check Inc., of Woodbury, New York, have created one of the first identification and verification systems that meets the credentialing requirements of Federal Information Processing Standards 201 (FIPS 201), which requires identity verification of federal employees and contractors.
By June 27, 2006, all those affected by Federal credentialing requirements must comply with the ID verification process. Additionally, by January 2008, the U.S. Government has mandated that all first responders to national emergencies, such as the National Guard, military and medical personnel, carry common identification cards encoded with vital information, such as the carrier's certifications and security clearances. Intelli-Check software, combined with the Intermec 700, can read and verify the carrier identity of these and many other types of ID cards.
Intelli-Check's patented software, used with Intermec 700 mobile computers, allows immediate, on-the-spot personnel identification across jurisdictional boundaries. The Intermec 700 rugged mobile verification handheld can read magnetic stripe, bar code and smart card technologies within one device. This allows responders to read and verify the data encoded on U.S. and Canadian driver licenses, state and provincial non-driver IDs and military IDs.
"Intelli-Check's proprietary technology allows it to read a wide variety of government issued IDs - and here's the important part - immediately validate the format of what's read," said Intelli-Check Chairman and CEO Frank Mandelbaum. "Our software, used with Intermec 700 mobile devices, ensures that users such as government and law enforcement agencies can identify, verify and place emergency workers immediately upon arrival at the site.
"This is an enormous initiative, one that could include very large quantities of mobile computers, so we had to choose a partner with a reliable device that works well with our software and holds up in an emergency," Mandelbaum said. "The Intermec 700 mobile computer allows for fast and accurate reading of identity cards, plus it is rugged enough to withstand the extreme conditions found at emergency sites."
About the Intermec 700 Series
The Intermec 700 series of mobile computers is designed for use in harsh environments, and can withstand multiple drops to concrete, rain and dust. The ergonomic case design is sculpted and balanced, maximizing user comfort during long-term use. Radio and scanner options are integrated, not add-ons, which means they are tested to the same ruggedness standards and do not compromise the environmental or functional characteristics of the unit.
Offering both laser and imaging scanning options, Intermec's imaging technologies enable: omni-directional decoding, eliminating the need to line up the scan beam perpendicular to the bars; image capture, allowing storage of black and white photographs and signatures for applications such as proof of delivery, market surveys and field inspections; and decoding standard linear 1D, 2D matrix, stacked and composite barcodes.
About Intermec
Intermec Inc. develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies include RFID, mobile computing and data collection systems, bar-code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations. For more information about Intermec, visit www.intermec.com
About Intelli-Check Inc.
Intelli-Check Inc. is the acknowledged leader in technology that assures the authenticity of driver licenses, state issued non-driver and military identification cards used as proof of identity. Intelli-Check's patented ID-CHECK technology instantly reads, analyzes, and verifies the encoded data in magnetic stripes and barcodes on government-issue IDs from approximately 60 jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada to determine if the content and format is valid. Applications include:
? Security and access control to protect airports, government and commercial buildings, military installations and other critical sites as well as for first responder initiatives
? Identity theft, commercial and government fraud prevention to help stem the billions of dollars each year in losses from credit card, check-cashing, bank, insurance, healthcare, pharmacy and other economic frauds
? Age verification to protect bars and other retail establishments from the potential fines and penalties associated with selling age-restricted products to under-age purchasers
? Productivity enhancement to eliminate inefficiencies and inaccuracies associated with manual data entry
The company has been the national testing laboratory for the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) since 1999 and has access to all the currently encoded driver license formats. For more information, visit www.intellicheck.com.
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