ID Detective can help owners monitor visitors to buildings.

Since Sept. 11 building owners and real estate management companies have felt a heightened need for building security. To address this need, Bartizan Data Systems has created ID Detective, a new system to help companies and buildings better monitor and control traffic of visitors and tenants. It scans magnetic stripes and bar codes of company or building ID cards, as well as driver's licenses from over 30 states to better ensure employee and building security. Building owners and security companies can use ID Detective to issue permanent and temporary ID cards keeping access to the building tightly monitored while reducing long check-in lines at security desks. The system is simple to install in commercial or residential buildings, and is ready to use almost immediately.

We have been in the business of developing products that easily track and verify identity for over 30 years," said Lew Hoff, president of Bartizan Data Systems. "Creating ID Detective, which can be used to monitor who is coming and going throughout an office building or complex, was a natural progression for us. Building owners are looking for ways to increase security and monitor visitors. ID Detective helps by adding ID verification and detailed reporting to their security systems."

ID Detective can quickly and efficiently monitor visitors, messengers and deliverymen and maintain logs of visitor traffic, while eliminating the laborious and ineffective procedure of signing in guests with illegible signatures and no verification. Already existing security checkpoints can set up ID Detective to create temporary badges identifying floors the individual has access to and keep lists of restricted visitors.

The system can print ID cards with magnetic stripes or bar codes. With ID Detective invalid cards can easily be detected, and, where a higher degree of security is desired, encrypted cards and PIN numbers can be created. The system can also be installed for a higher level of security using retinal or fingerprint scans. It operates as a stand-alone unit or can be integrated with a networked security system, enabling a security staff to maintain vital reports on traffic and access throughout buildings and offices.

ID Detective costs $1,850 or can be leased for $63 per month. The terminal is about the size of a standard telephone. The unit can capture customized data and store between 3,000-6,000 entries, which can be backed up on a floppy disk. The system is designed to protect against power brownouts, line noise or a kicked out wall plug without losing data.