Pressemitteilung (englisch)
CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES DELIVERS FIRST SINGLE
FINGER SCANNER WORLDWIDE TO BE CERTIFIED FOR GERMANY’S E-PASSPORT PROGRAM
Cross Match L SCAN 100 Becomes the First
Single Finger Scanner
to Deliver 500 ppi Image Resolution.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and Jena, Germany,
January 22, 2007 - Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a leading global
provider of high-quality interoperable biometric identity applications
and solutions, today announced that its L SCAN 100 has become the first
single finger scanner to meet the image quality requirements set forth
by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for the country’s
e-passport program, which calls for 22,000 units to be deployed by November
1, 2007.
The German e-passport program requires
that devices have 500 pixels per inch (PPI) definition, similar to the
FBI’s Appendix F Certification, in order to ensure that fingerprints taken
during enrollment comply with the widely accepted image quality specifications.
Because single finger scanners are primarily used in access control systems,
meeting the image quality requirements with a single finger scanner further
demonstrates Cross Match’s position at the forefront of the industry.
“Cross Match has been the first to meet
many of the requirements surrounding U.S. initiatives, and with Germany’s
e-passport program we continue to position ourselves as leaders with our
innovative solutions” said Gerhart Ernst, managing director of Cross Match
Technologies GmbH, the international headquarters of Cross Match Technologies,
Inc. “Meeting the 500 ppi requirements with a single finger scanner is
a big step for biometrics and the international need for smaller, more
mobile devices that capture high quality images.”
Cross Match’s L SCAN 100 was approved for
the e-passport program by BSI following a third-party evaluation by the
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Mechanics (IOF) in
Jena, Germany. The certification process was conducted entirely by the
IOF using its own hands-on testing methods and a sample scanner provided
by Cross Match, rather than using pre-collected data.
Additionally, Cross Match is pleased to
have successfully used the L SCAN 100 for large-scale voter registration
programs in Africa, which also call for high quality fingerprint scanners.
About Cross Match Technologies
Cross Match Technologies Inc. is a leading
global provider of high-quality interoperable biometric identity applications
and solutions. The company’s offerings consist of a range of products,
which are used to capture and process the unique physiological characteristics
of individuals to establish and verify their identity, such as fingerprint
and palm scan devices, document readers and access control systems, proprietary
enterprise and application software, and services. Cross Match’s products
are used to conduct criminal bookings, perform background checks for job
applicants, verify identities at borders and other checkpoints, register
citizens for driver’s license and national identification programs, prevent
identity fraud in large-scale government and civil identification programs,
and control access to office buildings, government facilities and other
secure areas. Serving a broad range of vertical markets including national
and US federal government, state and local government, law enforcement,
transportation, financial services, education, healthcare and commercial,
Cross Match has more than 5,000 customers worldwide, with application and
solution installations in more than 50 countries.
More information on Cross Match can be
accessed via the company website at www.crossmatch.com.
Media Contact:
Jordan Rittenberry
Edelman
+1 312 233 1226
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