BioLink announces the use of its fingerprint biometrics for the State of Hawaii’s Driver License Program. The upgrade of the driver license system reinforces the ‘one driver – one license’ principle, designed to increase driver license security.
Incorporating biometrics into driver licenses was recently mandated in the “Minimum Standards for Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes” issued by the Department of Homeland Security. A biometrically-enhanced driver license system aids in addressing the following key problems: (i) issuance of multiple licenses to a single driver; (ii) issuance of a single license to multiple drivers, and (iii) detection of counterfeited driver licenses.
The Hawaii driver license system integrates both fingerprint matching and facial recognition technologies into the card issuance process, increasing the already stringent security measures currently in place. A driver requiring a duplicate or renewal license now must have previous finger and/or facial images validated before a new card is issued.
For the Hawaii project, BioLink supplied its optical fingerprint scanners, ensuring a high quality of fingerprint capture. In addition, BioLink SDK, a development kit, was used to make the most of BioLink’s proprietary fingerprint matching algorithms complying with most industry standards, namely: ICAO (reqs for machine readable travel documents), ISO/IEC (biometric data interchange formats), ANSI/NIST (data format for the interchange of fingerprint and facial information), ANSI/INCITS (data interchange formats), WSQ (FBI’s image compression specification) and BioAPI (biometric data format), thus ensuring an interoperable data exchange with other systems. In this project BioLink was honored to collaborate with Marquis ID Systems and Trijay Corporation.
“The continued integration of advanced security technologies into the driver license program demonstrates Hawaii’s commitment to its residents and their safety and security,” said Mark Steigmeyer, President of Marquis ID Systems. “We are proud to provide our state-of-the-art driver license issuance solutions to customers such as Hawaii, giving them the tools necessary to secure their DL programs from start to finish.”
Piotr Pertsov, BioLink’s Director of Business Development, says: “With the rapid influx of biometrics, we are required to follow demanding market trends. This is another driver’s license project supplemented with BioLink biometrics, and we are sure it will bring overwhelming success making the licensing procedures secure and effortless. In this project, we are proud to partner with Marquis ID Systems and Trijay Corporation, global leaders in identity solutions and services.”
About BioLink
BioLink, a leading provider of biometric identification solutions, develops, manufactures, and markets advanced fingerprint biometric products. The Company’s products and services form the core of biometric identification and authentication solutions for all scales of civil identification, access control and information security applications. BioLink’s solutions ensure optimal total cost of ownership in the industry and are implemented by corporate and government entities worldwide. For additional information, please visit BioLink’s web site at http://www.biolinksolutions.com.
About Marquis ID Systems
Marquis ID Systems (MIDS) provides fully integrated solutions for production of Drivers License and Identification (DL/ID) Cards. MIDS specializes in customized solutions, specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of each customer. MIDS utilizes the most advanced software and hardware technologies available to create solutions that meet and exceed the Department of Homeland Security’s newest security guidelines. For more information, please visit www.marquis-id.com.
About TTI
Providing solutions to central and local government, corporate, retail, and security industries, Trijay Technologies International Corp. (TTI) combines proven biometric systems and secure identification technologies to satisfy any specific requirements. From OEM fingerprint modules, access control and T&A systems to complete national smart card, border and port security control and e-passport schemes, TTI's capabilities cover conception and design to implementation and complete customer service. TTI delivers some of the most technological and reliable identity management solutions available in the industry today. TTI focuses on strategies that are designed to manage costs, increase quality, mitigate risk, improve business agility, and strengthen security. For more information on TTI please call 949-309-4049, or visit our web site at www.trijaycorp.com.
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