VUANCE Announces Crime Scene Security and Evidentiary Tracking Development Project
(Nasdaq: VUNC), a leading provider of innovative Radio Frequency Verification
Solutions, including active RFID, electronic access control, credentialing,
accountability and incident response management, today announced that it has
been awarded a stake in a government-funded project to develop a crime scene
security and evidentiary tracking system. The project, which is the result of
a grant sponsored by Vice President-elect
Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The total project value exceeds
annual maintenance in future years. VUANCE’s portion of the project is nearly
received during the quarter ended
This project is intended to address the increasing demand of secure smart
card identification and access control solutions together with RFID technology
for law enforcement accountability, emergency management, personnel control,
and evidence/property control (Chain of Custody), and develop new technologies
to address the operational challenges nationwide. Key to accountability is
maintaining the integrity of a crime scene, accounting for who has entered,
when, and when they left, plus maintaining a demonstrable chain of evidence.
As a result of the federal grant, VUANCE, the University and
enforcement will create an advisory board and collaborate to develop a
solution utilizing VUANCE’s technology. The solution is expected to include
Active and Passive RFID technologies, including RFID chips implanted in secure
credentials and portable readers which can be quickly and easily set up to
secure crime scenes. These credentials will accurately track and log access to
and from crime scenes. In addition, the project is expected to create evidence
tracking solutions, allowing law enforcement to track the collection and chain
of custody for evidence gathered at crime scenes. Tablet-based technologies
will be used to capture images and collect information, and a biometrically
secure evidence container will be created, linking evidence gathered to the
specific law enforcement person who collected the evidence through
fingerprints or other secure biometric methods. In this way, law enforcement,
as well as prosecuting and defense attorneys, can accurately see who had
access to crime scenes, who collected evidence and who had access to the
evidence throughout the chain of custody.
commented, “Modern investigators have to deal with the new phenomenon being
called the ‘CSI Effect,’ a new term used to explain the unreasonable
expectations juries now have regarding forensic investigations due to the
popularity of shows like the CSI franchise, Crossing Jordan, and the Forensic
Files. This solution will provide new levels of accuracy and increased
confidence in the security of crime scenes and evidence collected from them.
In addition, the various federal initiatives for credentialing and scene
control in the wake of 9/11 and the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast have created
a significant need for an end-to-end solution. VUANCE’s comprehensive
technology provides the basis for this solution, and we look forward to
working closely with law enforcement and experts at the University to develop
a robust solution to address this growing problem.”
“We believe this is an important development project, and an initiative
particularly well suited for the wide-range of technologies in which VUANCE
specializes,” said
have the capability to integrate active and passive RFID technology,
sophisticated portable readers and simple but effective software to manage the
overall solution. This represents a unique new application for our existing
technologies, integrated in an innovative way to meet the needs of law
enforcement. As a result of this development project, we will emerge with a
new solution to meet a large and growing need. In addition, this solution will
have been fully funded by a government grant. We believe there are
approximately 200 municipalities in the U.S. alone which would be ideal
targets for this solution.”
Public private partnerships like the one between VUANCE and
University
said
Safety at
VUANCE on a project with the potential to have a national impact on law
enforcement. Bringing together the resources of the academic community, the
technological development experience of VUANCE, and the operational experience
of
provides us with all the elements of a leading edge team.”
The program is being funded through the COPS office of the Department of
Justice and funding was awarded through legislations sponsored by Vice
President-elect Biden when he was a member of
About VUANCE Ltd.
VUANCE Ltd. develops and markets state-of-the-art security solutions for
viewing, tracking, locating, credentialing, and managing essential assets and
personnel. VUANCE solutions encompass electronic access control, urban
security, and critical situation management systems as well as long-range
Active RFID for public safety, commercial, and government sectors. The
Company’s comprehensive range of products enable our business partners to
offer their customers end-to-end solutions that can overcome the most
difficult security challenges. Its Incident Response Management System (IRMS)
is the industry’s most comprehensive mobile credentialing and access control
system, designed to meet the needs of Homeland Security and other public
initiatives. VUANCE is serious about security.
VUANCE Ltd. is headquartered in
on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “VUNC”. For more information,
visit http://www.vuance.com.
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