Pleasanton, California ‐‐ June 22, 2010 ‐‐ MaxID, a leading provider of identity solutions, today announced the sale of iDL500 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) accredited handheld biometric reader devices to the Gloucester Massachusetts Police Department.
“We are excited about advancing the tools and technology for our officers in the field,” said Lt. Joe Aiello of the Gloucester Police Department. “The MaxID/CoreStreet combination provides a very powerful, yet portable way of verifying an individual's identity, using driver’s licenses, passports or TWIC/PIV credentials as well as Seafarer ID cards.”
The iDL500 units delivered to the Gloucester Police Department are bundled with ActivIdentity’s CoreStreet PIVMAN client software, which provides a TWIC-compatible solution that has been in operational use for more than three years in the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), various states and is on the FIPS 201 Approved Products List and the TWIC Initial Capabilities Evaluation (ICE) List.
“The maritime and law enforcement markets are increasingly turning to identity verification and validation tools to address the need to verify the identity of government employees and meet TWIC enforcement requirements," said Brian Skiba, president, MaxID Corp U.S. "When combined with the iDL500, the PIVMAN software resonates well with law enforcement agencies who want to equip their personnel with a very powerful, wireless handheld biometric device to support their field operations. The CoreStreet/MaxID combined solution is gaining significant traction in these markets."
The solution augments day to day law enforcement operations, adding an additional layer of security when they need to check an individual’s credentials.
“The PIVMAN Solution provides law enforcement with the ability to read and verify an individual’s identity," said John Bys, regional vice president, ActivIdentity. "It’s typically used by Federal and State agencies to verify the identity of public workers and to quickly determine training and skill sets in emergency operations. Gloucester Law Enforcement officers will now be able to verify and authenticate highly trusted identity credentials such as PIV, CAC, FRAC, Seafarer ID and TWIC cards on a single device even in communications-out situations.”
“When users need to read TWIC, SID, CAC, PIV, PIV-I, FRAC cards, passports or driver's licenses or use the other on-board biometric functions to verify identity, the iDL500 does it all in a light, compact, easy-to-use form factor,” Skiba adds.
The iDL500 is built in the United States.
About MaxID Corporation
MaxID Corp is a leading provider of identity and security solutions. It designs, manufactures and sells identity management solutions for a mobile environment. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, and has offices in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the United Kingdom and South Africa.
MaxID Corp maintains a global research and development team that has more than 20 years experience introducing new technologies. The company's most advanced biometric handheld devices are manufactured in the United States and are distributed worldwide. More than 25,000 identity devices are being deployed worldwide by customers such as the US Department of Defense, the US Department of Homeland Security, border and law enforcement agencies, and power generation and maritime facilities. For more information about MaxID Corp, please refer to the website www.maxidcorp.com.
About ActivIdentity
ActivIdentity Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTI) is a global leader in strong authentication and credential management, providing solutions to confidently establish a person's identity when interacting digitally. For more than two decades the company's experience has been leveraged by security-minded organizations in large-scale deployments such as the U.S. Department of Defense, Nissan, and Saudi Aramco. The company's customers have issued more than 100 million credentials, securing the holder's digital identity. ActivIdentity is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.actividentity.com.
About CoreStreet – An ActivIdentity Company
Every day, the world’s most demanding government and commercial enterprises rely on CoreStreet technology to authorize critical events, ranging from signed communications and transactions to physical access. More information is available at www.corestreet.com.
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