PRESS RELEASE - ColorID and IrisID Team to bring Biometrics Solutions to Universities and Colleges

Charlotte, NC - April 10, 2014 - ColorID and Iris ID have joined forces to bring their innovative biometric solutions to university campuses across the US. As the US Master Technical Distributor of Iris ID products in North America, ColorID is providing hardware, software and support for the implementation of iris recognition systems to higher education facilities and their dealer and integrator partners. "With ColorID's extensive relationships within the higher education market (over 1,000 customers) and their large and growing access control dealer and integrator network, they are a perfect partner to help support this dynamic and growing market", said Tim Meyerhoff, Director of Business Development for Iris ID. Tim Ortscheid, ColorID's Channel Manager - Dealers & Integrators, added, "The high security benefits and ease of use that have led many international data centers to install iris identification for access are now available with the speed required for high-throughput applications. The system cost has also come down dramatically to a very attractive level." Ortscheid added, "One particular application that seems to have created real excitement in the last few months is the ColorID Biometric Dining Solution."

Using Iris ID hardware and software, ColorID and Georgia Southern University worked together to implement an innovative new method of positively identifying students for access to the dining halls, without personal assistance and without contact with any devices. By simply looking at the Iris ID camera for about one second, each diner is identified and their card number is instantaneously transmitted to the meal plan system.

"We are thrilled by the response from many prominent universities to the news of this system at Georgia Southern," said Danny Smith, owner and Executive Vice President of ColorID. "It seems that biometrics have become accepted by today's students as a comfortable and convenient means of identification."

ColorID is now engaged with several universities, integrators and access control dealers to implement iris recognition systems in dining hall applications for both meal plans and cash POS transactions. Significant expansion is planned for other campus applications, such as securing access to athletic team locker rooms, rec centers, daycare centers and other areas of the campus that require extra security.

For more information about the ColorID Biometric Dining Solution, including brochures, videos or to request a demonstration, contact ColorID at 888-682-6567 or email them at [email protected].

Iris Identification:
Known to be the most accurate form of real-time biometric identification, the Iris ID system takes a picture of the subject's eyes with several special cameras within the Iris ID device. Since it is only a camera, there is no risk of harm to the user. Operating at a comfortable distance there is also no contact with the device. Enrollments can be performed in less time than it takes for an ID card to print during student orientation sessions.

Unlike other forms of biometrics, iris identification has a very small number of outliers and the highest possible degree of accuracy. The iris is the most complex and randomly chaotic biometric feature of the human body, so the chance of two persons having the same iris pattern is 1 out of 10-78. Even identical twins do not have the same iris patterns.

About ColorID, LLC
Every year, ColorID helps more than 1000 colleges and universities find the right solutions for their ID card technology, card personalization, biometrics and financial transaction management requirements. They have over 15 years of experience in fitting these solutions to a wide variety of access control systems, campus wide databases and third party software. ColorID project managers personally oversee 700 custom projects each year, including many small and large recarding projects. ColorID includes lifetime support for all the cards, hardware and software they sell. ColorID Tech Support provides campus personnel with prompt answers to their questions and swift solutions to their problems.

ColorID offers best-in-class products and solutions, including: Contactless, smart and financial cards from every major manufacturer; multiple ID printer platforms; transaction and point-of-sale software and hardware; a variety of handheld devices for identification and tracking applications; and biometrics solutions, including fingerprint and iris readers. Their manufacturing partners include: Iris ID, HID, Fargo, Datacard, CardSmith, Gemalto, Zebra, NiSCA, Evolis, Allegion, Aptiq, Magicard, Brady People ID, Integrated Biometrics, Oberthur, NBS, Vision Database Systems and many others.

Contact ColorID at 704-987-2238 or toll free in Canada and the US at 888-682-6567. Visit ColorID on the web at: www.colorid.com or email ColorID at [email protected]

About Iris ID Systems Inc.
Iris ID Systems Inc., formerly a division of LG Electronics USA known as LG IRIS, has been active in iris recognition research, development and production since 1997. Today U.S.-based Iris ID Systems is a proven global leader in the iris recognition market. IrisAccess is the world's most widely deployed iris recognition platform, used in thousands of locations authenticating the identities of millions of people. More people look to IrisAccess for iris-based authentication than to all other iris recognition products combined. To find out more about Iris ID, visit www.irisid.com, and to download literature on the versatile TD100, just click on this link iCAM TD100.

Contact Information:
Tim Ortscheid
Channel Manager -- Dealers & Integrators
(704) 987-2238
[email protected]