Fastvein System Deployed During Olympic Sailing

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Croma Security Solutions Group PLC

10 September 2012

 



Croma Security Solutions Group Plc

(LON: CSSG)

FastVein® Biometric system deployed during London 2012 Olympic sailing events

Croma Security Solutions Group plc ("CSS" or the "Company"), the AIM listed total security services provider, is pleased to announce that CSS Biometrics, the Company's innovative Biometric systems development division, successfully deployed its state-of-the-art FastVein® Biometric system ("FastVein®") to Dorset Police's Special Events Control Centre over the course of the London 2012 Olympic Games, at which Dorset played host to the London 2012 Olympic sailing events at Weymouth.

FastVein® uses cutting-edge sub-dermal scanning technology to perform ultra-rapid identity matching, with an ISO verified certainty of 1,000,000:1. FastVein® is quick and easy to access and eliminates the need for costly security cards, fobs or tokens. This was a critical benefit during the London 2012 Olympic period where many hundreds of extra security personnel were temporarily on site. FastVein® was used by Dorset Police for identity assurance and management of secure access to sensitive areas at Dorset Police Headquarters including the Dorset Police Special Events Control Centre and the Strategic Coordination Centre

FastVein®, which can be integrated with existing security systems or deployed as a stand-alone solution, has already been adopted by 18 HM Prisons and Immigration Removal Centres over the last two years. FastVein® is recognised to be a leading Biometric system in the security sector market. FastVein® is now being made available to the private sector in both Military Specification and the lighter Commercial Specification, respectively branded MilSpec and ComSpec. Further information regarding FastVein® can be found at www.cssbiometrics.com

Chief Superintendent, David Griffith of Dorset Police, described the system as "excellent", and he went on to say that even in the short period that the system had been installed, the users had come to "depend upon it". He also was "very pleased to have been able to retain the system", for an extended period over the course of the Paralympics.

Commenting on today's news, Sebastian Morley, Chairman of CSS, said: "The deployment of our FastVein® Biometric system, in support of the Police and over the period of the biggest sporting event in the world, is testament to the Company's growing position in the UK security market.

"We believe that FastVein® is quite simply the most advanced Biometric system in the world featuring ultra-high reliability and rapid recognition, providing an identification standard almost 35 times stronger than traditional finger-print systems. It features a straightforward, yet highly sophisticated means of delegating authorities to access zones for enrolled users. The Biometric enrolment uses harmless near-infra red light to highlight sub-dermal vein patterns, and only takes around two seconds."

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About Croma Security Solutions Group plc

Croma Security Solutions Group plc is an AIM-quoted total security services provider trading with the ticker symbol CSSG.

Following the transformational reverse takeover in March 2012, the enlarged Group, with headquarters in Southampton, has five key divisions; 'CSS Vigilant' specialising in guarding people, property and assets; 'CSS Biometrics' providing state-of-the-art control systems for cutting edge solutions; 'CSS Security' including the provision of CCTV, intruder detection and access controls; 'CSS Locks' providing everything from safes, ironmongery and high security locks; and 'CSS Fire' providing effective fire solutions for homes, businesses and high risk environments.

The Group is chaired by former Black Watch and Special Forces Officer Sebastian Morley, alongside CEO Roberto Michele Fiorentino, one of the UK's most prominent electronic security specialists.

 

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