2014 Digital Yearbook of Homeland Security Awards
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GSN <strong>2014</strong> <strong>Digital</strong> <strong>Yearbook</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Homeland</strong> <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Awards</strong> Recipients<br />
Vendors <strong>of</strong> Physical <strong>Security</strong> Products and Solutions<br />
IRIS ID –<br />
<strong>2014</strong> Winner<br />
<strong>Awards</strong> Category:<br />
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Best Biometric Identification Solution<br />
Name <strong>of</strong> Nominated Product, Service,<br />
or Program:<br />
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IrisAccess - Iris Recognition Systems<br />
Reason this entry deserves to win:<br />
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Iris ID ® (formerly LG Iris) has been active in the development<br />
and deployment <strong>of</strong> iris recognition technology<br />
since 1997. The IrisAccess ® platform has been widely<br />
deployed around the world. Iris ID’s first generation<br />
product was the IrisAccess ® 2200 iris recognition system<br />
released in 1999, which paved the way for the first successful<br />
commercialization <strong>of</strong> iris<br />
recognition. This generation was<br />
subsequently followed by the releases<br />
<strong>of</strong> the IrisAccess 3000, iCAM<br />
4000, iCAM 7000 series, iCAM<br />
TD100, iCAM D1000, iCAM T10,<br />
iData ® EAC s<strong>of</strong>tware, IrisAccelerator<br />
® and iData ® S<strong>of</strong>tware Development<br />
tools. Twentieth-century security<br />
infrastructures are straining<br />
against the demand <strong>of</strong> twenty-first<br />
46<br />
century security implementation. The crushing pressure<br />
<strong>of</strong> an unpredictable global threats, stringent regulatory<br />
constrains increasing exceptions and escalating security<br />
threats are stressing facilities, and IT systems to the<br />
breaking point. In this volatile business environment,<br />
the world over are confronting extraordinary challenges<br />
including the inherent contradiction between improving<br />
operational efficiency, customer service, and the overall<br />
“experience” while anticipating and combating a broad<br />
range <strong>of</strong> security threats. This dual high service/high security<br />
challenge has created significant operational gaps<br />
in the homeland environment that require innovative<br />
process reengineering and comprehensive operational<br />
improvements. IrisAccess iris-based access control is one<br />
<strong>of</strong> an array <strong>of</strong> new and innovate<br />
business processes and automated<br />
technology solutions homeland<br />
security agencies are adopting to<br />
close these gaps, remain vegilant,<br />
and breakthrough to the customer<br />
experience. Secure access control<br />
is critical to addressing existing<br />
airport security/service operational<br />
gaps. This is particularly<br />
true for managing staff and third
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