GOTEBORG, Sweden–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 18, 2003–CubicTransportation Systems (Nordic) A/S, a division of Cubic 

Innovative Facility Applies New Inmate Identification and Officer Access Control System

NEW ORLEANS, LA (September 15, 2003) – The Pima County Jail in Tucson, Arizona today announced it has adopted 13.56 MHz tags, cards and readers from Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification (TI-RFid™) Systems for prisoner identification and officer access as part of a comprehensive security upgrade and the addition of 147,000 square-feet of new building space. Up to 1,600 prisoners will be identified and monitored daily via wristbands embedded with a TI-RFid smart label, and more than 300 prison officers will use TI-RFid-based cards to gain access to restricted areas in the facility. 

Innovative visitor management solution reduces costs, improves security

New Orleans, LA. — September 15, 2003 — Datacard Group today introduced an innovative software solution that allows security-conscious organizations to verify visitor identities and issue secure ID cards or adhesive name tags in matter of seconds. The new Datacard® ID Works® visitor manager software solution was demonstrated at the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Conference & Exhibition. 

Datacard® ID Works® SecurReg solution automatically verifies, captures and uploads identity information

New Orleans, LA. — September 15, 2003 — Datacard Group today at the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Conference & Exhibition introduced a unique software solution that brings entirely new levels of certainty, speed and affordability to the guest registration process. The new Datacard® ID Works® SecurReg software allows users to extract demographic information from driver’s licenses and other government-issued IDs and use that data to verify identities, create identity databases and produce ID cards and other secure credentials. 

13.56 MHz Smart Labels Used for Access Control, Attendance, Asset Management and Cashless Purchases

NEW ORLEANS, LA (September 15, 2003) – The Enterprise Charter School in Buffalo, New York, founded in 2002 with an innovative interdisciplinary approach to learning, is applying that same philosophy to managing their human resources and physical assets. The public school’s more than 450 staff and students in grades K-8 are using a new identification card for access control and time and attendance that incorporates 13.56 MHz contactless radio frequency identification (RFID) technology from Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification (TI-RFid™) Systems. The school will use TI-RFid 13.56 MHz smart labels to identify and secure assets such as library books, laptop computers and other items. Students will also be able to make selected purchases in the cafeteria using their identification cards. 

SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 15, 2003–Hirsch Electronics announces a new line of high security access control devices using smart ID cards. ScrambleSmart(TM) integrates a hidden contactless reader into Hirsch’s ScramblePad(R), while BioSmart(TM) integrates the smart card reader into the industry’s most popular biometric device, a fingerprint reader. 

Technologies provide strong defense against fraud and forgery

New Orleans, LA. — September 15, 2003 — Datacard Group today introduced new highly advanced security laminates that greatly aid in the reduction of fraud for national IDs, driver’s licenses and other important credentials.