Portuguese biometric automated border control experts Vision-Box plan to reveal an integrated approach to border management and traveller facilitation called Orchestra at the connect:ID event in Washington next week.The company noted in a statement that the solution is named because it is an orchestration platform connecting different land, air and sea border immigration systems with traveler-centric self-service touchpoints for biometric verification at every Entry/Exit port of a country.”Orchestra is an innovative, user-centric and comprehensive common-use-based platform for integrated border management, aggregating valuable actionable intelligence tools to guarantee a reliable identification of travelers”, the company writes.”Orchestra is devised for managed services, joining border control authorities, government, as well as other Travel Industry stakeholders, such as airports and airlines, always complying with the Privacy by Design principle for secure, segmented information transactions”.Vision-Box points out that in the particular context of the US, that it has been responsible for “the most meaningful steps” towards a future biometric Entry/Exit implementation.Dr. Michael Petrov, Vision-Box North America Managing Director states that “The implementation of self-service biometric solutions such as APC kiosks is a positive step in overcoming border management challenges, but in the long run a more comprehensive strategy is demanded, namely towards an integrated Biometric Entry/Exit system consistently implemented across all air, land and sea borders”.”The future of borders and travel experience: a single biometric token to streamline passenger flow” will be the theme co-presented by Jean-François Lennon, Vice President for Global Business Development and Sales of Vision-Box, and Annet Steenbergen, Pre-Clearance Program Manager of Aruba Government, at Connect:ID conference. If you are interested in attending the connect:ID 2016 conference or exhibition, click here to purchase a conference pass or here to visit the free-to-attend exhibition.
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