(JULY 19, 2004 / GREENVILLE, SC) Officials at Greenville, SC-based Goddard Technology Corporation, a leading provider of biometric, smart card, and secure credential solutions, today launched WinBadge® NoFly Review – a security application designed to help airports comply with a recent Security Directive from the United States Transportation Security Administration.
Bill Donohue, Goddard’s president and CEO said, “This new TSA directive is aimed at increasing protective measures around sterile and SIDA (Secure Identification Display Area) areas of travel hubs – including airports. Part of this directive requires enhanced background checks and access controls for airport personnel with clearance for work in restricted areas.”
According to Donohue, Goddard worked in conjunction with the
“Our team designed WinBadge NoFly Review to check cardholders against the federal government’s ‘no-fly’ list and to then inform badge issuing personnel that additional reviews must be completed for the person to receive a badge providing access to secure airport areas,” Donohue added.
Stored in airline databases and accessed when passengers check in, the federal government’s “no-fly” list has existed since the early 1990s but was expanded after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the
Although the FBI and TSA do not discuss the list’s details as matters of national security, compiled through intelligence and law enforcement investigations, the database contains names of individuals who are either known terrorists or have links to known terrorists and terrorist organizations.
With WinBadge NoFly Review, airports are enabled to:
* Import updated “no-fly” lists
* Automatically display “no-fly” data
* Cross-match “no-fly” data to cardholder databases warehousing names and aliases
* Display detailed identification or access control system and “no-fly” record data to allow security personnel to follow-up matches
“WinBadge Aviation is installed at several of the nation’s largest air and seaports,” Donohue said citing Ronald Reagan Washington National, Washington Dulles International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and the Port of Seattle in addition to Orlando International Airport which served as NoFly Review’s first live installation. “For us, creating WinBadge NoFly Review is a natural progression of our product research, development, and production.”
He added, “We are in the business of security. Our client partners at medical facilities, educational institutions, military installations, and transportation hubs like air and seaports have sensitive information that must be protected. WinBadge NoFly Review helps ensure that only people approved to be in sensitive areas are there. When considering our nation’s security, we want to provide all of the protection we can.”
ABOUT GODDARD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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In domestic and international markets, Goddard Technology Corporation’s experience includes over 500 installed systems among its worldwide client base which includes public sector clients in areas such as aviation, education, military, government, healthcare, and tourism while also servicing private sector clients in financial and corporate industries.
Founded in 1986, Goddard Technology Corporation established and developed its market leadership though advancements in functions such as: Custom Application Development, Digital Image Acquisition, Storage, Retrieval, Secure Identification and Credentials, Biometrics Integration and Management, Smart Card Design and Integration, Database Design, Integration and Management, Systems Integration and Installation, and Web-based/Wireless Applications.
Based on advanced offerings like its WinBadge Aviation suite, powered by intellectual property under license from ImageWare Systems®, Inc., Goddard Technology Corporation is the industry leader in providing advanced custom applications and system integration services.
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