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IDscan Biometrics, Europes leading ID scanning business will be exhibiting at IFSEF International, the leading global annual security event from the 14th to the 17th of May 2012 at NEC, Birmingham, UK .

We will be in Hall 4, stand 4/F8. Please come and visit us at to have chance to see our products with professional guidance, to get all your answers from the experts and get a sneak preview of what's coming soon.



A later IFSEC, we will be exhibiting at Security Document World 2012 at stand B14.

We will be presenting our product range and up coming products with a focus on advanced security documents, border control, e-ID, registered traveller and a special focus on document anti-counterfeiting.

Come and visit us...
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Erbil international airport based in Northern Iraq strives to lead its peers in terms of innovation, customer focus and security. The client had used basic airport MRZ readers which failed to authenticate documents or offer an automated analysis. After carefully completing a thorough review of the market during a six month trial of 5 options, the airport selected IDscan's immigration system based on accuracy, speed and reliability. In a test of 30 fake documents presented in a like for like test, IDscan was the only system trialled that accurately detected all forgeries and altered documents.
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Reed is the UKs largest employment agency, with over 300 branches. They wanted to offer their clients the ultimate layer of protection when ensuring that their candidates had the legitimate right to work in the UK. Within the first 2 hours of a 1 month trial, IDscan’s HRscan system automatically highlighted issues in 60 per cent of documents presented. Just 1 week into the trial, Reed were already convinced enough to stop the trial and place their first order.]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry110301-180524 IDscan Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:05:24 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry101105-000000


The IDscan development team had a bit of fun creating our first iphone App to ensure we had the skills in-house for future reference.

The idscan.mobi data app is the easiest and quickest way to build your database in the field. You can customise the app to record just mobile numbers or add email, DOB, gender and even take a photo. Perfect for your Iphone or iPad, an Android version is on its' way.

Download for the idscan.mobi App for free now from the App Store and enjoy your first 50 added contacts at no charge - if you decide you love the App as much as we do then you can opt to upgrade to the full paid version,; which has no restrictions on the size of your database - we welcome your review.




]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry101105-000000 IDscan Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100910-164228

Idscan Biometrics, the specialist Passport and Identity document scanning business, have moved their bespoke age verification products for the leisure, bar and nightclub business to a new domain www.nightclub.co.uk, their main business of document authentication and data extraction is to remain hosted on www.idscan.co.uk.

Idscan’s ID and passport scanning systems use near infra-red, ultraviolet and smart card technology together with advanced character recognition to authenticate more than 2000 documents including passports, visas, id cards, driving licences and work permits. Idscan are EU documents specialist.

IDscan’s systems are being used within the retail environment to detect forged and altered documents and to offer the automated ability to authenticate and record identity documents. Idscan have completed a worldwide roll-out of ID scanning systems for American Express and this month completed more than 300 installations of their Identity document authentication systems across the UK retail estate of Hutchinson Three (the UK’s largest 3G mobile network provider).



Tamlyn Thompson, Managing Director of Idscan Biometrics commented “The division of the business onto the websites www.idscan.co.uk and www.nightclub.co.uk will allow us to define the two directions the business is taking. Nightclub.co.uk will showcase Idscan’s leisure products such as SCAN-NET which is the world’s most advanced age verification system and cloakscan, a fingerprint operated coat check system; while Idscan.co.uk will drive our focus on, retail fraud, passport control and identity card authentication, auch as the system we recently built and installed for Three 3G UK"



Notes:

Idscan's mobile communication client is the largest 3G provider in the UK and has networks across the world. The client wanted to increase the range of IDs accepted when customers applied for contracts as well as the ability to prevent retail fraud, aided by the use of fake, aletered or bogus identity documents. Over a period of serveral months IDscan worked with its' client to develop a new user interface and system that completely automated the authentication process for the instore agent. During August & September 2010 Idscan rolled out more than 300 authentication systems across the clients' entire UK retail network.]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100910-164228 IDscan Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:42:28 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100620-164147

Nisa-Today's who are the UK's leading member-owned retail organisation, with more than 5000 stores, providing benefits to independent retailers and wholesalers in food and drink markets have today placed an order for 100 AgeOK systems to be distributed to their members.

AgeOK is the low-cost customer identification system for Off License, Pubs and Supermarkets enabling retailers to verify the customers ID once and take a unique finger scan - each time the customer returns to buy an age controlled product such as cigarettes and alcohol, the customer needs only scan their finger to authorise the legal sale.

Tamlyn Thompson from Idscan Scan Biometrics stated "We are very excited to be working with such a prestigious account such as Nisa-Todays who represent more than 5000 stores in the UK and enjoy a turnover of £1.3 Billion. Although AgeOK is our entry level Age verification system, it is extremely effective when community stores are dealing with regular customers.

This first step in working with Nisa-Todays will lead quickly into the SDK integration of AgesafeHD into their proprietary Epositive EPOS system.]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100620-164147 IDscan Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:41:47 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100618-164045
The site which is close to a students hall of residence has been encouraged by the volume of young people enrolling in the Agesafe biometric add on which enables regular customers to leave their valuable ID at home once they have registered. Each time your customer returns to store they simply place their finger on the scanner and this is verified against the original ID. All original IDs are pixilated to protect data. ]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100618-164045 IDscan Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:40:45 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100515-163751

With national underage test purchase failures often hitting a failure rate of more than 50%, the Metropolitan Police's attention was drawn to the 100% pass rate experienced by retailers using IDScan's equipment.

It was decided that the London local borough of Sutton together with the Metropolitan Police should conduct a case study to scrutinise the effectiveness of the systems.

Funding was supplied by the UK Home Office and a six month trial was instigated from November 2009.
It was decided that a thorough investigation into the effectiveness would be best tested by asking for volunteers from the local off-licence and supermarket community of Sutton.
The case study objectives were to appraise the following:

1) Public perception and acceptance;
2) Usability and functionality;
3) Effectiveness in reducing failed test purchases;
4) Effectiveness in reducing proxy purchases;
5) Effectiveness in reducing attempted underage test purchases.

After six months of trial not one of the sites included in the trial failed a test purchase. Whilst more than 15 licensed premises in the Borough failed a test purchase during the same period.

7200 age challenges were made
2200 age challenges were made where ID was volunteered
109 underage alerts from ID cards presented
439 refused sales
61% challenges female
39% challenges male
11% challenges for cigarettes
71% challenges for alcohol

Average age of customer challenged 20.3 years old

Tamlyn Thompson Managing Director of Idscan Biometrics stated "working within the Sri Lankan retail community of Sutton has been a pleasure, what we assumed was to be a obstacle of language and culture proved to be not substantiated as the retailers were welcoming participants who quickly adopted the system and found it represented no impediment to their service"

Tamlyn Thompson continues "We were astounded by the sheer volume of challenges and the success in protecting children from harm" ]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100515-163751 IDscan Sat, 15 May 2010 14:37:51 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100202-163644 Idscan Biometrics has completed the final stage of installing a bespoke software package and scanning solution for a bank with Foreign Exchange bureaus throughout the world.

Tamlyn Thompson, Managing Director of Idscan Biometrics stated, Regional foreign exchange regulations required that this American bank examine how ID transaction information was collected and stored to meet financial regulation, anti terrorism and money launderings requirements. The challenge was to minimize the transaction speed for their customers and to ensure that ID transaction information was collected and stored to meet financial regulations, whilst integrating Idscan OCR technology into an already established FX transaction platform. The results have been terrific and we have now received orders from the bank for Spain, France, Italy and Austria.]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry100202-163644 IDscan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:36:44 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry090311-131250
Amber Davies from Texas stated: "I love the wristband feature and that your regular customers can enrol biometrically on a scanner, we ordered three systems straight away at the show and can’t wait for them to be shipped".

Tamlyn Thompson, Idscan Biomterics Managing Director commented: "This is my first time at the show and it will not be our last. In the US our products have done extremely well and during 2011, we have planned a major expansion into the American market".

www.entrytill.com ]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry090311-131250 IDscan Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:12:50 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry090305-131139
Tamlyn Thompson commented at the meeting: "Our main predicament has been the lack of asset finance in the market place, almost all the main players over the past two years have closed their books to new business. This presents hurdles for businesses who want to finance their purchase. Our solution has been to offer a form of in'house finance through our own funds, directly to the customer, a solution that has been very successful for us"

David Danny Blanchflower was appointed as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee with effect from 1 June 2006. Danny is the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In addition he is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Studies at the University of Munich and a Research Fellow at The Institute for the Study of Labor at the University of Bonn.]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry090305-131139 IDscan Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:11:39 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry090202-121030
Tamlyn Thompson, Managing Director of Idscan Biometrics stated, Regional foreign exchange regulations required that this American bank examine how ID transaction information was collected and stored to meet financial regulation, anti terrorism and money launderings requirements. The challenge was to minimize the transaction speed for their customers and to ensure that ID transaction information was collected and stored to meet financial regulations, whilst integrating Idscan OCR technology into an already established FX transaction platform. The results have been terrific and we have now received orders from the bank for Spain, France, Italy and Austria.
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The Nuclear Power Plant management were impressed with the combination of biometrics and Id card verification and are working together with Idscan Biometrics on the development of the high'security Lobbyscan Access Control system which will also incorporate RFID and facial biometrics

Tamlyn Thompson, Managing Director of Idscan stated. "We are very excited to have won this contract and to have the ability to work with such a prestigious account".]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry090115-120907 IDscan Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:09:07 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080505-125549
Tamlyn Thompson of Idscan says "We have been selling consistently in the United States for the last 18 months, however, we felt a presence on the ground would escalate the process. We are very happy to have found partners to create IDscan USA. Since launching the office this Spring we have serviced new customers from Arizona to New Jersey and Washington DC, as well as New York. Smokescreen and Coat Check (cloakscan) are selling very well along side our flagship product Clubscan."

Clubscan reads the data and information from over 223 ids and 168 passports including all USA, Canadian and Mexican IDs

Contact Idscan for office and contact details in New York ' new USA website will be launched soon.
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This month Idscan welcomes some new customers including:

The Road House - London
Synergy Warrington
Inigma - Wandsworth
Apartments
Big Fish
Kasbah
Glasshouse
Swindon - Pink Rooms
Walkabout
The Works Kingston
Thai Square - London
Revolution - Leadenhall
Revolution - Beaconsfield
The Fountain - Wales
Se7en - Croydon
Kandi Klub' Watford
Alpha College -Stratford
Panama Jacks - Warrington
Panama Joes - St. Helens
Breeze Bar - Warrington
Breeze Bar - St. Helens
Tiger Tiger - Croydon (2nd system) London
Brockwells - London
Yates - Hounslow
Yates - Stratford
Nine Pool & Lounge Bar - Bexleyheath
Silverspoon - Wembley
Liquid - Chepstow
Sound - London
Club Celestial - Rugby
D'clipse - London
Vice Versa - Loughborough
Rising Sun - Epping Forest
Crazy Larrys - London
Fiesta Havana - London
Walkabout - Leeds
Abaya - Weybridge.

Tamlyn Thompson from Idscan reports "These venues are the forefront of responsible retailing in this industry and need to be commended, more and more venues are adopting clubscan as they see it as an important part of their operating schedule, clubscan is a system where customers volunteer to have their Id scanned to create safe and enjoyable environments. It is important to note that not one venue has ever failed an underage test purchase after installing clubscan. We find it astonishing that not one major supermarket has even conceded to a free trial of our system yet they continue to harm children by serving underage customers".
]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080502-125931 IDscan Fri, 02 May 2008 10:59:31 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080502-125819
Recent clients have included some of London's highest profile dance venues including two venues in the Capital's Leicester Square selecting ID scan's Search Arch walkthrough metal detectors for their venues.

Additionally, as Global Leaders of the world descended on Watford this April 2008 for the Progressive Governance Conference, security leaders turned to ID scan to provide walkthrough metal detectors and handheld wands for the maximum security event. Guests included Former US president Bill Clinton, Australian Prime minister Kevin Rudd, South African and New Zealand leaders and was hosted by Gordon Brown.

And finally, producers of the BBC's Waterloo Road turned to IDscan to provide Knife and search arch, walkthrough metal detectors for an upcoming storyline in the popular school based TV drama. The series will be broadcast in the Autumn 2008 schedule.

Tamlyn Thompson says "We have been very active with our approach to this business, ensuring that we make an impact in this busy market place. For example a search for: airport style metal detector hire"
in Google brings us up as number one in the list]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080502-125819 IDscan Fri, 02 May 2008 10:58:19 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080502-120348
AgeSafe is aimed at retailers, pubs and petrol stations. It instantly reads and verifies 230 ID formats, including driving licences, the Citizen Card and 164 kinds of passport from all over the globe. It can be easily installed and used at the point of sale in: newsagents, supermarkets, corner shops, petrol stations, off'licences, tattoo parlours, pubs, DIY and social clubs. It costs from just £1,099 (plus VAT) or can be rented on a weekly basis from £10.

Idscan Biometrics MD Tamlyn Thompson explains: "In June the government announced a 'two strikes and you're' out policy to any establishment selling age'restricted goods like: knives, alcohol, solvents, cigarettes, air guns, videos and games."

This means that any shops or licensed premises failing an underage test twice within three months will lose the right to sell the item in question. AgeSafe is designed to both stop teenagers buying these products and also protect retailers' livelihoods. It's cost'effective, simple and reliable.

To set AgeSafe in context, last year the government tested 2,683 venues selling underage items during its Tackling Underage Sales of Alcohol campaign. Each one was notified in advance and yet a staggering two out of five establishments still served a child illegally.

For more information, please visit: Home Office

AgeSafe is sold with software licence, scanner and a fingerprint upgrade option. It works on any Windows based PC. No additional power is required and it is easy to install. It can be plugged in and ready to use within seconds. All purchases come with a one'year hardware warranty and software support. There's also a 14'day money back guarantee.

The biometric aspect is optional, but can be extremely useful for repeat customers. Once a customer has brought ID to a retailer, he/she can opt to have their fingerprint scanned in. Each time the customer then returns, they simply place a finger on the scanner and it is verified against the original ID.

What's more, nation'wide chains or groups of stores or can network AgeSafe so that customers can make purchases in all their branches ' confident in the knowledge that they will not be embarrassed by a sale refusal and without the inconvenience of carrying valuable ID documents, like a passport

AgeSafe protects all customer data. It restricts access to personal address details and other information contained on ID cards. The retailer can view the ID card and aggregated charts and statistics (like customer age ranges and gender ratios) ' but the ID image is pixilated and all the data is encrypted through triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES). This can only be decrypted by an Idscan Biometrics system administrator through a formal request. ]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080502-120348 IDscan Fri, 02 May 2008 10:03:48 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080402-125648
Tamlyn Thompson from Idscan says "Idscan Biometrics Limited reflects more accurately the direction of the business. Increasingly, we have been involved in developing software solutions for third parties using our in'house expertise in OCR and biometric integration as well as focusing on the development of new products which will have a range and appeal outside the core industries into which we currently sell. In 2008 will see new products, including our Lobby Scan, which will incorporate facial biometrics, fingerprint technology and OCR technology into one visitor management product and our TimeScan, an employee time and attendance system.
Ever since we purchased the In Touch Biometrics technology in December 2006 we have developed new skills to become true integration, design and development innovators and experts; we believe that diversification we enable us to ride through a downturn in business from the leisure industry".]]> http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080402-125648 IDscan Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:56:48 GMT http://www.idscan.co.uk/new/press/index.php?entry=entry080118-125445
Tamlyn Thompson of Idscan says "Some towns have experienced a whopping 30% plus drop in disorder in town centers after the introduction of clubscan, we hope that similar results can be achieved in Swindon Town center. The feedback from the operators has been sensational."

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Idscan, which produces security, age-verification, data management, biometric and marketing solutions for the leisure, construction and security industries found its flagship product Clubscan under scrutiny after anti-ID card Conservative, Shadow Home Affairs Secretary, James Brokenshire MP, questioned its Data Protection compliance in a letter to the Information Commissioner.

Clubscan which is a high-speed software system that verifies an unprecedented range of personal ID including passports, driving licenses and national identity cards, is used to combat underage drinking, identify violent customers and stem the rise of the UK's emerging 'yob-culture' in the licensed trade. 100% of clubscan customers have never failed an under-age test purchase test, whilst the national average sits above 35%.

As a result of a letter written by James Brokenshire MP to the Information Commissioner, Tam Thompson Managing Director of Idscan requested a meeting with the ICO and subsequently met the ICO on Wednesday the 8th August. As a result of that meeting Phil Jones, the Director of Data Protection Practice and the Assistant Commissioner wrote to Mr Thompson on the 9th August, confirming that there is nothing inherently illegal in venues using clubscan and that considerable attention has been paid to seeking to ensure the data captured is held securely. Mr Jones stated that it is certainly not the case that venues using the system will be in inevitably in breach of the data protection act. Additionally a release has been posted on the ICO website confirming details of this letter.
Click here

Assistant Commissioner Phil Jones said ; "Having had the equipment demonstrated to us and seen some of the literature users are provided with reminding them of their data protection responsibilities, we are satisfied that the company takes data protection and privacy considerations seriously. Considerable attention has been paid to seeking to ensure the data captured is held securely. In summary, we are satisfied that it is certainly not the case that anyone using the equipment will inevitably be in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998."

Tam Thompson said of the meeting ; "Meeting with the ICO has been a constructive process, when we first contacted the ICO in 2005 requesting guidance for our new technology there was none available, we will now work with the ICO, who over the next few weeks will visit a handful of venues to see if guidance is necessary and to ensure that any guidance which is issued to our customers is informed and relevant. We have been surprised and saddened that James Brokenshire MP has at no time attempted to contact us with any of his concerns"
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