Cross Match Provides Fingerprint Technology to the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Live scan systems from Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of fingerprint and palm print identification solutions, provide the enabling technology being used by the Catholic Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc of Washington to conduct state of Maryland and national FBI fingerprint background checks on teachers, priests, deacons, volunteers and anyone else working with children at Archdiocesan arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch di·oc parishes or schools. The Archdiocese of Washington ordered several fingerprint systems from Cross Match last year in response to the recommendations that emerged from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding child safety. Last week, the results of a national audit conducted by the Gavin Group, hired by the Office of Child and Youth Protection, were released. The Archdiocese of Washington was praised in the report for their exemplary compliance with recommended changes. "With Cross Match's live scan fingerprint systems, we are able to capture fingerprints and process our employees and volunteers quickly and easily," said Dorothy Moore, Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Director for the Archdiocese. "The ID 1000(R) and ID 500(TM) 10-print fingerprint systems from Cross Match are helping us to achieve our set objectives of background checking all adults working with our children." "Our ability to respond with the right technology to meet the Archdiocese's need demonstrates our leadership role in the live scan fingerprint industry," said Ted Johnson
Live scan technology A method for testing chips on the printed circuit board by building the chip with additional input and output pins that are used only for test purposes. Full scan methods test all the registers on the chip. , as exemplified by Cross Match's industry leading ID 1000 and ID 500, replaces traditional ink-on-paper fingerprints by capturing and storing the prints electronically. This provides significant improvement in the time it takes to fingerprint individuals and the quality of the prints. State-of-the-art optical technology is assured as the ID 1000 and ID 500 technology is certified in compliance with the standards set by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's highest rating (Appendix F) for image quality. About Cross Match Since its founding in 1996, Cross Match Technologies, Inc. has been at the forefront of applying forensic quality fingerprint imaging technology towards the development of cost-effective biometric security solutions for law enforcement, federal, aviation, commercial and international organizations. Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County in the U.S. state of Florida. The city is in the center of a rapidly-developing area north of West Palm Beach in the northern part of the county and the South Florida metropolitan area. , and offering the broadest product lines in the industry, Cross Match is recognized for setting new standards in fingerprint imaging components through its more than 70 existing or pending patents and related intellectual properties. Additional information on Cross Match is available at http://www.crossmatch Crossmatch A laboratory test done to confirm that blood from a donor and blood from the recipient are compatible. Mentioned in: Blood Typing and Crossmatching, Heart Transplantation crossmatch .com. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion