SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Noted industry leaders from Integrated Biometrics,
developers of the world’s smallest and lightest FBI-compliant
fingerprint scanners, have been addressing movement toward mobile
biometrics solutions at numerous influential conferences and events
throughout October and November. Staff sharing insight have included
Mike Grimes, president; Joe Hoerl, sales engineer; and Tom Buss,
business development executive and strategic advisor.
“The biometric world wants to be able to take certified technology in their hands with them into the field,” Buss explained.
He
pointed to whereas government agents used to have to carry a bulky,
40-pound Pelican Case full of equipment along with them during
investigations or transport suspects back to a central office, new
mobile biometric technology allows them to do things like populate a
terrorist database from a handheld device after scanning a suspect’s
fingerprints at the scene of an incident, increasing efficiency.
“The
integrators and solution providers we work with are able to build our
technology into devices that are truly mobile,” he said.
Buss
participated in the National Institute of Standards and Technology group
session October 30 in Washington, D.C. reviewing mobile ID device
standards. A few weeks prior, he presented at the Biometrics 2014
conference in London, England.
According to Steve Thies,
Integrated Biometrics CEO, the value proposition for biometrics has
always been that it is a more secure form of identity. Up until
recently, biometric enrollment and verification has been performed at
fixed installations such as a police station, or an office.
“What
we’re seeing now is that tablets and smart phones with apps that access
cloud-based data storage systems are becoming the big drivers for
governments and the mobilization of identity,” he said.
Mobile
biometrics was a major theme in Mike Grimes’ participation in the CARTES
SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014, the world’s prime event dedicated to Payment,
Identification and Mobility in Paris, France, and Joe Hoerl’s
presentation at the EU-LISA (European Agency for the Operational
Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security
and Justice) roundtable in Tallinn, Estonia. Titled, “The Future of
Automated Border Management” this event focused on developments in and
the evolution of biometric solutions as a key element of automated
border management.
Integrated Biometrics provides enrollment and
verification fingerprint sensors to hardware integrators, software and
database providers, and contractors serving government agencies and
commercial markets worldwide to address issues related to homeland
security, border patrol, law enforcement, background checks, military
and defense, social services, national ID programs and elections. The
company’s fingerprint solutions work in direct sunlight on dry or moist
fingers, resist abrasion, and are 90-95% smaller and lighter than
optical scanners.
For more information visit www.integratedbiometrics.com.
About Integrated Biometrics
Integrated
Biometrics provides enrollment and verification fingerprint sensors to
hardware integrators, software and database providers, and contractors
serving government agencies and commercial markets worldwide. More ideal
for mobile environments than traditional silicon or optical sensors,
Integrated Biometrics FBI-certified fingerprint sensors utilize our
durable, patented light emitting sensor (LES) film and work in direct
sunlight on dry or moist fingers, resist abrasion, and are 90-95%
smaller and lighter than optical scanners. Integrated Biometrics offers
the only Appendix F FBI-certified sensor that meets mobility
requirements demanded by end users, solving the major problems of size,
speed, accuracy and durability. Find out more online at www.integratedbiometrics.com.
