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NEW BIOMETRIC HOLOGRAM PLUGS THE DIGITAL
HOLE IN SECURE ID
Ver-tec’s technology combines analogue
recording with digital data to defeat the counterfeiters
A new ‘biometric
hologram’ that defies digital counterfeits and can be produced in
seconds is set to revolutionise the way that brands are protected
and security ID cards created.
Cambridge-based Ver-tec
Security Systems have been quick to recognise the threats and
vulnerabilities in a booming digital age. The company has developed
the patented BIOMETRIGRAM®, enabling any form of digital data to be
quickly and cost effectively stored in a hologram, which can then be
machine read at speed. For verification, a digital signal (for
example from a biometric or barcode) must be read in conjunction
with an analogue signal, stored covertly in the recording material.
Unless both signals match, verification will not be possible.
“What makes this
technology so special" said Ben Bowmaker, founder of Ver-tec,
"is its
range and flexibility of application and the inter-dependence of
this analogue and digital encrypted data. The BIOMETRIGRAM® is the
first secure machine-readable hologram capable of high volume
production. Its brightness makes it an excellent alternative to the
embossed holograms found on items such as passports, driving
licences and secure access cards. The big issue with most security
technologies is that they rely heavily on digitally stored and
encoded information that is relatively easy to counterfeit,
particularly with the rapid proliferation of low cost software and
hardware technologies. The BIOMETRIGRAM® overcomes this increasing
threat by combining information in two different formats. This is a
significant strength and plugs the digital hole in the security
document market.”
Ver-tec has developed
both their patented production systems and their machine reader
verification hardware, creating an integrated system for the
security document market.
A potential application
for the future could be high value personalised tickets for major
international events such as the Olympics or the World Cup.
Biometric information and an individual ticket reference could be
incorporated into the ticket and checked against a register of
members or police records database, providing additional security.
Other applications
include track and trace brand protection and packaging solutions.
Ver-tec is currently
pursuing a number of opportunities in conjunction with system
integrators and government agencies both in the US and Europe.
VER-TEC
IN SINGAPORE
CEO to speak at major event in March
2005
Ver-tec's
CEO
has been invited to speak in
Singapore at the Global Security Asia Conference 2005
www.globalsecasia.com.
Ver-tec have been invited to present at this prestigious event,
which is
targeting visitors and VIP delegations from the Asia Pacific region and
beyond who will be personally invited by the Singapore Ministry of
Home Affairs and other relevant agencies.
Global Security Asia 2005 will be the first combined Conference and
Exhibition to focus exclusively on this new and rapidly expanding
area of Home Front Security and Asymmetric Defence.
The 3-day Conference will address the many aspects of this growing
global threat and provide the technology and solutions to problems
and difficulties challenging authorities fighting terrorism.
The Exhibition will present decision makers with the hardware,
software and services to help them establish various national home
front defence systems to combat and control terrorism.
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