ImageWare Systems to Attend ASIS International 2006
SAN DIEGO, CA, September 25, 2006 -
ImageWare® Systems Inc. (AMEX: IW), a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, today announced it will be demonstrating its products at the ASIS International 52nd Annual Seminar and Exhibits being held at the San Diego Convention Center, September 25th – 28th. ImageWare’s booth number is 3655 and the company will be showing its biometric identity management and secure credential products from 9 am until 4:30 pm September 25th – 27th.
About ImageWare Biometric Identity Management and Secure Credential Solution
ImageWare’s comprehensive and scalable smart card lifecycle management solution meets stringent requirements for functionality and interoperability of biometrically-enabled secure credentials and is designed to help Federal Government agencies and private enterprises implement a vendor neutral, biometrically-enabled identity management solution.
The ImageWare solution includes:
- IWS Card Management System™
- IWS™ Biometric Engine®
- IWS Background Check Server™
- IWS™ Smart Card Management Application
- IWS™ EPI Builder™
- IWS™ Desktop Security
IWS Card Management System™
The IWS Card Management System (CMS) is a comprehensive solution to support and manage the issuance of smart cards and includes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certified IWS PIV Middleware to ensure the overall card management solution will remain scalable and interoperable while working with existing smart cards. The IWS CMS directly connects identity business processes with smart cards representing an individual’s identity via a secure, trusted credential. Additional features and functionality of IWS CMS include:
- Flexible models of central or distributed issuance of credentials
- Customizable card life-cycle workflow managed by the CMS
- Integration of the CMS data with other enterprise solutions, such as physical access control and logical access control (i.e. Single-Sign-On – SSO)
- Robust encoding capabilities for specific encoding of mandatory data, digital signatures and programs in order to maintain interoperability as well as the security features specified for the cards
The IWS CMS Robust Encoder functions as a complex device driver that properly programs the smart cards and interacts with the CMS for data payload elements. It interacts with the Certificate Authority to encrypt or sign the smart card data with trusted certificates and properly programs the smart card regardless of whether the system is a standalone encoding device or one integrated into a card printer.
IWS™ Biometric Engine®
The IWS™ Biometric Engine®’s multi-biometric enrollment, management and authentication platform allows users to biometrically search and match populations of unlimited sizes for identity confirmation. Searches can be 1:1 (Verification), 1:N (Identification), X:N (Investigative) and N:N (Population Management). IWS™ Biometric Engine® is technology agnostic, enabling users to employ biometric devices and algorithms from virtually any vendor, as well as support the combination of the following biometric types, including: single fingerprint, Livescan fingerprint, 2D face, 3D face, iris, palm scan, finger vein, palm vein, hand geometry, palm, DNA, signature, voice, and retina. The IWS™ Biometric Engine® currently supports 93 devices and methods of biometric acquisition and 65 biometric algorithms.
IWS Background Check Server™
The IWS Background Check Server is a software application designed specifically for government and law enforcement organizations to support the first stage of biometric identity management functions such as identity proofing and vetting. IWS Background Check Server automatically processes the submission of an applicant’s demographic and biographic data to investigative bureaus for background checks prior to issuing a credential.
IWS™ Smart Card Management Application
ImageWare provides a set of Enterprise Server products within its smart card life-cycle solution, and supplies server-based features and functions. The smart card management application supplies the Web-based graphical user interface that presents the user or client interface to the various server functions. Furthermore, since the server-based applications perform specific functions for specific phases of the smart card life-cycle, these server-based applications need to be bound together with additional workflow processes. Again, the IWS smart card management application meets this need with software modules that interface and interconnect the server-based applications.
IWS™ EPI Builder™
IWS EPI Builder is recognized as a leading secure credential component of identity management and security solutions, providing all aspects of ID functionality from image and biometric capture to the enrollment, issuance and management of secure documents. IWS EPI Builder is designed specifically to facilitate the production of high-end, secure credential systems and enables organizations to develop custom identification solutions or incorporate sophisticated identification capabilities into existing applications. Components allow users to:
- Capture image, biometric and demographic data
- Enable biometric identification and verification (1:1 and 1:X)
- Support numerous biometric hardware and software vendors
- Develop custom secure credentials
- Encode magnetic stripes, bar codes and smart chips
- Print IDs or other documents including national IDs, passports and access control credentials
IWS™ Desktop Security
IWS Desktop Security is a highly flexible, scalable and modular authentication management platform that is optimized to enhance network security and usability. This architecture provides an additional layer of security to workstations, networks and systems through advanced encryption and authentication technologies. Biometric technologies (face, fingerprint, iris, voice or signature), can be seamlessly coupled with TPM chips to further enhance corporate security. USB tokens, smart cards and RFID technologies can also be readily integrated.
About ASIS International 2006
ASIS International 2006 will feature more than 610,000 square feet of the latest security technology and innovations and brings together nearly 20,000 security professionals from around the world and across the industry. More than 900 vendors will demonstrate the cutting-edge technologies and services that are shaping the industry. Attendees will be able to find solutions and talk to top product experts, service providers and manufacturers to address all of their security needs. In addition, this year’s educational program features more than 150 sessions—including keynote addresses by former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and former CIA Director George Tenet—and covers the gamut of emerging issues and topics crucial to today’s security management professionals.
For complete information on the ASIS International 52nd Annual Seminar and Exhibits, please visit www.asisonline.org/ASIS2006, contact 703-519-6200, or e-mail asis@asisonline.org.
About ImageWare Systems, Inc.
ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW), is a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential, law enforcement and digital imaging technologies. Scalable for worldwide deployment, the Company's biometric product line includes a multi-biometric engine that is hardware and algorithm independent, enabling the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. ImageWare's identification products are used to manage and issue secure credentials including national IDs, passports, driver licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. ImageWare's digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shot, fingerprint Livescan and investigative capabilities. The Company also provides comprehensive digital workflow solutions for the professional photography industry. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Washington DC and Canada. For more information visit www.iwsinc.com.
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