IRIDIAN TECHNOLOGIES JOINS THE “CHILD PROJECT” AS TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
Iris recognition system is basis for national missing person identification program
Moorestown, NJ, JUNE 17, 2005 – Iridian Technologies, the world leader in the development and commercialization of iris recognition technology, today disclosed that its ProofPositive TM technology is the basis of The Children’s Identification and Location Database (CHILD) Project that is now being introduced in communities across the country.
The CHILD Project is a secure nationwide network and registry that enables law enforcement and social service agencies to locate and positively identify missing children and adults with iris biometric recognition. Through this network, the CHILD Project will compare the unique features contained in the iris of an abductee or runaway against a national database of children and adults enrolled under the program, patterned after voluntary community-based fingerprint and photo ID card programs .
“We are delighted that The CHILD Project has selected Iridian’s market-leading iris recognition solution to be the enabler for this nationally-coordinated effort to positively identify missing persons, especially children and runaways,” said Frank Fitzsimmons, Chief Executive Officer of Iridian. “In particular, we are confident that our technology will be able to expedite the reunion of missing persons and their loved ones.”
The announcement was timed to today’s launch of the CHILD Project by Kenneth R. Ramsey, Sheriff of Kane County in suburban Chicago.
“Iris recognition has proven to be the most accurate and fastest biometric technology for identity management,” said Sean Mullin, President of the CHILD Project. “We are pleased to have selected Iridian, along with their camera partner Panasonic Security Systems, as our strategic partners to help reunite missing children with their families.”The CHILD Project database is hosted by The Nation’s Missing Children Organization and National Center for Missing Adults (NMCO), a nonprofit agency providing nationwide assistance to law enforcement and families of missing persons. The agency, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, was founded in 1994 and provides a variety of services including advocacy, search assistance, national distribution of information related to missing persons and various programs addressing child safety.
Fitzsimmons noted that Iridian’s non-intrusive iris recognition technology has been successfully deployed by the United Nations Refugee Agency to identify more than one million returning Afghan refugees in the three-year-old Afghan repatriation program.
The CHILD Project relies on Panasonic Security Systems’ ProofPositive-certified BM-ET330 Iris Readers, which feature advanced user guidance technology along with the latest developments in iris recognition technology to deliver fast and accurate system enrollment and authentication.
About Iris Recognition Technology
Iris recognition technology identifies people by the unique patterns of the iris - the colored ring around the pupil of the eye. Iris recognition is non-invasive, easy to use, and the most accurate biometric for secure identification.
Iridian’s patented PrivateID technology includes camera drivers for IrisCode template creation using standard video technology without bright lights or lasers. KnoWho Authentication Server is Iridian’s highly scalable server that provides interoperability for all Private ID-enabled cameras and applications. This one-to-all security solution ensures individual authentication against millions of records, and is ideal for public-use applications such as border control or simplified passenger travel.
Iridian Technologies, Inc. of Moorestown, NJ develops and commercializes software for iris recognition - renowned as one of the most accurate biometric identifiers. The holder of US and international patents behind iris recognition technologies, Iridian offers unparalleled security for public-use applications such as simplified passenger travel, border control, national IDs, as well as physical building access and information access. For more information, visit www.iridiantech.com.
About Panasonic
Panasonic Security Systems is a world leader in Intelligent Technology for the professional security industry. The company’s comprehensive line of security and surveillance systems products features Super Dynamic III DSP cameras and dome systems, comprehensive analog/digital Hybrid networking solutions, digital video recorders, matrix and sequential switching systems, control software, plasma displays, LCD monitors, lenses, peripheral devices, and iris reader access control and identity managements systems.
Note: ProofPositive is a trademark of Iridian Technologies, Inc. IrisCode, PrivateID and KnoWho are registered trademarks of Iridian Technologies, Inc.
Media Contacts:
Talvis McLaughlin
Iridian Technologies, Inc.
(856) 222-3160
tmclaughlin@iridiantech.com
Kevin O’Reilly, Director of Communications
The CHILD Project
(508) 224-1600 ext.318
koreilly@thechildproject.org
Vince Galdi / Panasonic
845-358-1801
vgaldi@lrgon-line.com
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