INSIDE THIS ISSUE!

1. RILEEN Purchases DC Book & DC Track Products From Identix
2. Biometrics Part 1 – What are Biometrics?
3. White House Study on Biometrics for Border Security
4. Biometric Accuracy Rates & Interaction Requirements
5. Product Information – DC Book
6. Training Now Available Via World Wide Web
7. Company Information

RILEEN Purchases DC BOOK & DC Track Product Lines From IDENTIX

Establishes RILEEN as the leading mugshot vendor in US Marketplace.

RILEEN Innovative Technologies, a Biometric Solutions Provider, recently purchased the DocuColor Family of Products from Identix, Inc. With this purchase, RILEEN’s Law Enforcement offerings now are considered to be one of the largest and most comprehensive law enforcement deployments nationwide. These offerings include Arrest Booking Systems, Criminal Management and Information Systems, Visitor and Inmate Management Systems, fingerprint and facial recognition systems, and multi-mode  biometric applications. RILEEN’s personnel have over 65 man-years of experience supporting law enforcement throughout the country. 

Customers that are a part of Illinois State Police (ISP), Cook County, IL, and State of Maryland should see increased functionality in the product suite as well as enhanced customer service.

White House Report - Using Biometrics to Help Protect the Nations Boarders 

White House report recommends multimodal biometrics at all entry points to US The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy just completed an outside study to analyze the feasibility of using biometric identification as a means of helping to secure US Borders. The report concludes that a single world-wide standard for biometrics is not a practical or necessary goal. Cultural differences amongst nations make it impossible to reach an international consensus that will both provide sufficient technical performance and still respect the customs and biases of the citizenry. While the US may prefer one technology because of its performance advantages or their ability to interact with federal law enforcement databases, other countries believe their citizens will only accept facial recognition or iris technologies to secure their travel documents. Thus it’s recommended that the US design a solution that is flexible enough to accommodate other country’s choice of biometrics and agree upon a process by which other countries assume the responsibility to secure the integrity of their travel documents. The report recommends that the State Department capture and employ multiple biometrics from every individual who applies for a US visa. This would include the use of high quality fingerprint, face, and iris biometric samples from all visa applicants. The biometrics would be captured using a kiosk system similar to that of an ATM machine. Furthermore, when deployed at a port of entry, biometrics should augment but not replace an inspector’s judgment and discretion for making an admission decision.

Biometric Accuracy Rates &
User Interaction Requirements.

Biometrics – Part I

Part of a monthly discussion on biometrics and their uses in today’s environment Biometrics can be defined as the science of measuring unique physical and behavioral characteristics of individuals. It’s most commonly used in today’s environment to verify or identify someone’s identity. A person's biometric information can be collected and analyzed in a number of ways. Common forms of biometrics
are demonstrated below.

Fingerprint  Facial  Voice  Signature  Iris  RetinaHand geometry  Facial thermography  Keystroke dynamics  Palm print  Vein   patterns  DNA

Biometrics are quickly being adopted into today’s marketplace to replace less secure ID and password methods for user authentication (that is, verifying that people are who they say they are). Using biometric identifiers for personal authentication reduces or eliminates reliance on other security means such as passwords, photo IDs, or computer tokens which are more likely to be compromised due to loss, passing of credentials to another party, “hacking”, or forgery. Biometrics can be integrated into any application that requires security, access control, and identification or verification of people. With biometric security you can dispense with the passwords or photo IDs because the access-enabler is the individual (not something you know or have – but you personally). A chart detailing the accuracy of biometric technology is provided below.

Before considering the use of biometrics make sure that you do your homework. Each type of biometric identifier has strengths and weaknesses depending on your user demographics, application(s), and environment(s). Don’t forget that the industry experts at RILEEN can help you evaluate your needs and design the right system for you.

Product Information – DC Book

DC Book is an Arrest Booking System that allows Law Enforcement to easily navigate all facets of the arrest booking process. Special functions include suspect management (booking information; mugshots; scars, marks, and tattoos [SMTs]; use of commercial off the shelf hardware (digital cameras, Windows based printers); and ad hoc output generation (wanted/missing person posters, detailed reports, images and data). DC Book is available in a standalone or network environment and interfaces with a variety of Live-Scan, records management, and Criminal Justice Information Systems.

RILEEN has just released a new update of DC Book to support several enhancements requested by the Illinois State Police. This software update is currently available and should be installed by all DC Book users in the State of Illinois. Customers currently covered under a maintenance contract should be receiving their software by months end. If you have any questions relating to the upgrades please contact your RILEEN Account Executive at support@rileen1.com or the number listed below.

DC Book & DC Track Training
Now Available Via the Web

RILEEN now offers refresher training to all registered users of DC Book and DC Track Systems. This training is available over the internet at no cost to customers. Classes are offered on a bi-weekly basis. If you have an interest in the training, please contact your RILEEN Account Executive at support@rileen1.com to schedule a date and time.

Company Information

RILEEN Innovative Technologies, Inc. provides biometric systems integration services and a variety of law enforcement products to Federal, State, and local governments. We specialize in the implementation of multimodal biometrics which is the use of more then one type of biometric device to identify and verify individuals. This includes a combination of fingerprint, and facial recognition technologies.