Credence ID announces CredenceTWO

Biometrics firm Credence ID has announced CredenceTWO, a device that integrates a full-fingerprint scanner with a smartcard reader.The device works with the Credence ID SDK, allowing developers to write Android applications for identity-based projects.The company simultaneously announced two major deployments of the new device. A project in Latin American is for law enforcement to use CredenceTWO when looking for individuals with warrants for their arrest at the time of an encounter. Another project in West Africa is deploying the platform for mobile large-scale time and attendance tracking of workers at geographically dispersed locations to eliminate the problem of “ghost workers”.”We are very excited about the release of this new addition to our product line and these first two major projects to embrace the platform. We see growing worldwide demand for high quality mobile ID technology,” said Bruce Hanson, Credence ID President & CEO.”The CredenceTWO was developed for broad use across many ID applications such as law enforcement, border control, social service distribution, know-your-customer (KYC) for telecom, banking and healthcare, where a mobile enrollment or verification device is the only practical method for identifying someone receiving a benefit or executing a transaction. For example, in remote locations, the identity of a patient can be verified where the individual receives healthcare, rather than transporting them to a centralized facility. Law enforcement can remotely identify criminals or terrorists which improves public safety and the safety of agents. At a border crossing, an individual can be identified and potentially adjudicated at the point of an encounter without the need to first transport them to another location.”CredenceTWO can quickly read a credential document (smart card) and extract embedded biometric and biographic data on the card and then compare that to their live fingerprint or facial scan to verify the person's ID. If the person doesn't have a card, CredenceTWO can submit the fingerprint or facial image to an onboard database or wirelessly send to a remote database (AFIS) for matching. The FBI-Certified FAP 30 fingerprint reader is extremely rugged and can deliver high quality scans under difficult conditions where dirt, heat, cold and direct sunlight would cause problems for less advanced devices.

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