Datastrip Offers Low-Cost Deployment of DSVII Mobile ID Readers
with Mobile ID/Mustering Applications from Smart Media Innovations
Optional Software Bundle Eliminates Custom Development for Basic ID Programs
SAN DIEGO (ASIS, Booth 4257, September 25, 2006) — Datastrip announced today
that its DSVII-SC mobile biometric identification terminals are now available with prebuilt
mobile identity verification and/or emergency mustering applications from UKbased
Smart Media Innovations (SMI). The new software bundle dramatically lowers
implementation costs for basic mobile identity management initiatives, particularly those
requiring a small number of readers, by eliminating the need for custom application
development.
SMI’s software will enable organizations to quickly and cost-effectively extend the
capabilities of their current security systems to mobile environments where they can be
used by security officials who operate beyond fixed checkpoints, personnel manning
temporary entry portals, and first responders answering emergency calls. Datastrip’s
DSVII-SC is the first biometric smart card reader to offer SMI’s software as an option.
“Until now, security dealers and integrators frequently were unable to equip their clients
with mobile security solutions because clients balked at the high cost of developing
custom applications. Bundling SMI’s software with our DSVII-SC reader solves that
problem for basic implementations by slashing software costs by 70 to 80%,” said
Datastrip CEO Steve Blackmore. “These are proven, out-of-the-box systems that can
greatly simplify the mobile security deployment process for many businesses.”
SMI’s mobile identity verification application enables data on smart cards, prox cards,
HID iCLASS cards, bar codes or other credentials decoded by the Datastrip DSVII-SC to
be compared against an organization’s access control system or other core database to
confirm the identity of the cardholder. The SMI software also allows in-house identity
data to be transferred to an on-board DSVII database without custom programming.
SMI’s mobile mustering application enables organizations to use the DSVII-SC to easily
compare a list of employees who entered the office using an access credential during the
day with a list of employees who have left the building and assembled to be registered as
evacuated in an emergency scenario. Data collected by the DSVII will be automatically
transmitted to the host application and cross-referenced in real time, providing valuable
information for rescue efforts by first responders.
Both SMI software packages serve as a gateway between the customer’s in-house
database and the DSVII-SC device, with no need to integrate and store database software
within the SMI applications themselves.
About Datastrip DSVII Terminals
Datastrip’s DSVII-SC mobile biometric identification terminals perform fast, accurate
identity verification in mobile scenarios with and without digital identity documents.
Each terminal combines a contact/contactless smart card reader for reading ID cards, a
500 dpi fingerprint sensor for instant matching to a biometric template, and a large color
digital touch screen display for displaying data decoded from ID cards or retrieved from
back-end databases. The TFT transflexive screen is readable in direct sunlight or lowlight
conditions.
The DSVII-SC can connect to a wired or wireless network for verifying a cardholder’s
credentials against a back-end database; house an on-board database for standalone
operation without network connectivity; store data for later transfer to a primary
database; and support all major fingerprint algorithms including Cogent, NEC,
Motorola’s Printrak, Identix and Bioscrypt.
The DSVII-SC runs on the Windows CE.NET operating system for easy development of
custom applications. It contains a powerful floating point RISC processor enabling fast
biometric matching and image processing. Wireless communications capabilities include
802.11 and Bluetooth, as well as GSM/GPRS, CDMA and most digital cellular networks.
About Datastrip
Datastrip is a leading provider of biometric verification devices and 2D bar code software
with associated hardware. Datastrip and its integration partners provide total solutions
for production of ID cards, passports, national ID cards, driver’s licenses, voter
registration cards, health cards, financial cards, birth certificates and other identity
documents, as well as mobile AFIS and biometric verification systems. For more
information, call 800-548-2517 or visit www.datastrip.com.
About Smart Media Innovations
Smart Media Innovations is a UK-based software company specializing in mobile
applications. The company’s software enables virtually any new or legacy access control
system to add a mobile dimension without the need for custom programming.
Applications range from identity validation to the verification of skills and competencies,
mustering, schools and colleges, law enforcement and transportation. For more
information, call + 44 1284 760900 or visit www.smi-global.co.uk.
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