Daon to Lead the Service Provider Council for Registered Traveler Interoperability Consortium (RTIC).WASHINGTON -- Daon, a world leading provider of identity assurance software products, today announced that it has been selected to lead and coordinate the activities of the Service Provider Council of the Registered Traveler The Registered Traveler Pilot Program is an airline passenger security assessment system that was tested in the United States air travel industry in 2005. It was used in several U.S. Interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. Consortium (RTIC RTIC Road Transport Information and Control RTIC Rapid Target in Cockpit RTIC Real Time Into the Cockpit RTIC Real Time Interface Coprocessor RTIC Real Time Information/Intelligence in the Cockpit ). The RTIC is a group of over 60 airports working to define and establish a permanent, interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. and nationwide Registered Traveler Program in the USA. The consortium set up the Service Provider Council to develop and review technical and business interoperability specifications. Daon has been selected to lead the Council based on its technological expertise and its experience in helping to deploy RT solutions. The implementation of an interoperable, nationwide RT program will allow Registered Traveler participants to access the program at any airport where it is available. This will enhance aviation security, ease travel for passengers, and permit a better focus of security resources based on risk. All participating airports will certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. their solutions into a common framework as outlined by the RTIC. "The RTIC values the proven expertise and experience of Daon and has asked the company to lead and manage the activities of the Service Provider Council," explained Carter Morris, Senior Vice President, American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
"Since the start of the TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). sponsored RT pilots in July 2004, Daon has championed the Registered Traveler concept and has been actively involved in delivering RT solutions to multiple airports in the USA," commented Tom Grissen, Daon's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We remain committed to supporting the emergence of a national market leveraging technical and business standards that will deliver interoperability to the airports and best serve the needs of the traveling public." "The TSA's five pilots concluded successfully in September 2005 with impressive results and further positive feedback is expected from the live ongoing pilot in Orlando. This makes the RTIC's plans for a nationwide Registered Traveler Program very timely. Such a program will meet the needs of government, industry and travelers both now and in the future," said Grissen. About Daon Daon is a leading provider of identity assurance software products focused on meeting the needs of governments and commercial organizations worldwide. Daon supports customers and system integrators in building enterprise solutions requiring the highest level of security, performance, scalability, reliability and privacy. Daon's multi-modal web-based open identity infrastructure, DaonEngine, integrates seamlessly with multiple IT platforms and applications, is hardware and algorithm independent and manages the identity life-cycle of small and large populations. Privately held, Daon's offices are located in Washington DC, London and Dublin. For further information please visit www.daon.com |
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