ContactlessNews | Vision Database Systems to represent Datastrip in the U.S.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Vision Database Systems, a developer of mobile ID card tracking solutions, has signed an agreement with Datastrip, a mobile handheld manufacturer for the ID market, to represent the company in the U.S.

As part of the agreement, VDS will acquire all inventory, process all domestic and international orders, handle marketing and sales, provide tech support for the existing installed base and all future sales for Datastrip in the U.S., as well as promote all associated software sold by Datastrip.

According to VDS, Datastrip will retain its existing facilities and resources at its headquarters in the UK, and will continue to market its solutions in Europe, Dubai and the Far East.

Emil Bonaduce, president of Vision Database Systems, comments: “With Datastrip we can now offer ruggedized ID solutions at lower prices, and expand the market for mobile access control solutions for bar code, mag stripe, prox, iClass, Mifare, and even fingerprints.”

VDS says the bulk of the inventory will be stored at VDS partner Screencheck NA in Ft Wayne, Ind. All marketing, sales, ready inventory, order provisioning and tech support will be provided to new and existing Datastrip accounts from VDS’ headquarters in Jupiter, FL.

Colorado to replace fingerprint database collection system

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced that it intends to replace its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), reports the La Junta Tribune Democrat.

The 20-year old system contains almost 2.7 million master fingerprint records and is one of the oldest statewide law enforcement agency systems in the U.S. and can no longer keep up with demand. The system was designed to process 700 fingerprint cards in a 24 hour period, but today 1,000 to 1,500 fingerprint cards are put through the system.

Biometric hotel room keys on the horizon

CADD Emirates, a Dubai-based ICT system integrator serving many industries including the hospitality sector, has announced that it will begin replacing its hotel guest room key card systems with biometric fingerprint scanners.

New airport e-gate supports multimodal biometrics

Vision-Box, a biometrics solutions provider, has come out with an automatic border control e-gate that supports multimodal biometric authentication.

This new e-gate is a thin system that contains vb i-match, a single sourced design that is modular and flexible and can be adapted to business requirements and infrastructure constraints that would otherwise disrupt passenger flow. It has the ability to cope with industry standards such as ICAO. The e-gate supports iris, fingerprint and facial biometrics.

Smart Media Innovations acquires Datastrip product suite

London-based Smart Media Innovation Limited (SMI), a developer of mobile applications for secure ID management, has acquired the global rights to Datastrip’s product line of mobile biometric-enabled devices for secure ID verification, giving SMI the ability to offer a full mobile access and ID verification line.

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