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OTI to supply ePassport system to a European country

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) will supply its end-to-end ePassport and border control system to be implemented in a European country. OTI will be providing eStickers which enable the upgrade of existing passports to ePassports, and an advanced infrastructure for ePassport issuing and border control passenger inspection and verification. The system meets the latest standards for electronic passports set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Union.

The end-to-end system, based on OTI’s MAGNA™ platform, includes: enrollment and personalization infrastructure including image and fingerprint enrollment, OTI’s eSticker (electronic secured sticker) based on OTI’s Hercules™ Operating System, border control system based on passenger biometric identification applications. The system, which is operable whether it is online or offline, enables border control officers to receive unequivocal identification using a combination of two biometric means – fingerprints and facial recognition. [end] 

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