Bioscrypt selected for Canadian airport I.D.authentication system

Published 30 January 2007

Company follows up purchase of A4Vision with a foray northwards; primary contractor Labcal will incorporate Bioscrypt’s fingerprint algorithims into its handheld I.D. readers; twenty-nine airports effected

Here is what we call off and running. Just last week we reported that Toronto-based Bioscrypt, known for providing algorithms for fingerprint recognition systems, had acquired A4Vision — a leader in the industry-wide transition from 2D to 3D facial recognition technology — in an all-stock deal.

The acquisition was seen as furthering Bioscrypt’s move into the biometric access control marketplace. These efforts may already be bearing fruit. The company announced this week that its algorithms would be used by Labcal Technologies as part of the latter company’s new contract with the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) to authenticate airport employees’ restricted area identification card (RAIC). The solution will be deployed at twenty-nine airports throughout the country.

CATSA’s RAIC program is similar to the U.S.-based Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program and allows airport authorities to immediately adjust the level of security at any access point or in large areas such as the tarmac. “The integration of Bioscrypt technology in our handheld device allows us to meet CATSA requirements and offer our other customers a robust, flexible and reliable product,” said Labcal’s Pierre Root.

-read more in this company news release