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Vision-Box® presents the true End-to-End Chain of Trust at the “Cards and Payments Middle East” conference

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Vision-Box® S.A., leader in solutions for electronic identity management and automated border control, presents the true End-to-End Chain of Trust at the “Cards and Payments Middle East” conference.

Lisbon, May 14, 2013 –Vision-Box® will share a new approach to the card issuance process which provides issuing authorities with full control of the whole process and increases card distribution security while still delivering a positive and empowering experience to citizens.

The End-to-End Chain of Trust encompasses 3 stages, namely:

  • Multimodal (face, iris and fingerprint) Enrolment/Verification – Citizens, in self-service mode, perform biometric and biographic enrolment and pay for the ID document, all within the same transaction.
  • Card production – Once produced the ID cards are placed in secure cartridges, ready for distribution.
  • Delivery/Activation – Citizens can retrieve their ID document at any chosen location, using biometric verification to guarantee secure delivery.

Vision-Box provides solutions which enable the chain of trust. The vb e-pass product portfolio includes kiosks, portable and desktop enrolment stations and the card dispensing unit, designed as an all-in-one, self-service platform that covers the entire card issuance cycle including enrolment, renewal, delivery, printing, archiving and payment of any type of electronic ID card or machine readable travel document.

Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box® S.A., states “the innovative approach taken solves one of the biggest challenges to issuance authorities across the globe: How to maintain full control of the issuance process, from the moment the citizen enrols until receiving the card?” Miguel adds “Vision-Box® has implemented this vision in the Middle East with significant benefits in terms of efficiency, time savings from the moment the card is requested until delivery and overall process security, while at the same time providing a world class service to citizens”.

Vision-Box® will showcase its ground breaking solutions for ID management at the “Cards&Payment Middle East” conference, taking place in Dubai, from the 14th to the 15th of May, 2013.

About Vision-Box ® SA:
Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® is the leading provider of electronic identity solutions and automated border control systems that use ICAO compliant standards.

Covering the entire ID management life cycle, Vision-Box® delivers, to governments and issuing authorities, solutions ranging from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks and digital document dispensers through to personalization systems.

The border control portfolio aimed at airports, airlines and Immigration authorities, includes solutions addressing a variety of business scenarios, namely security check-points and self-boarding and automated border control smart biometric eGates.

From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products are linked together through a powerful IT-platform, vb i-shield®.  Vision-Box’s vb i-shield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box® operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and has over 3.000 electronic identity systems deployed across the globe.

www.vision-box.com

Editorial Contact

Vision-Box® Headquarters

Nuno Periquito

E: Nuno.periquito@Vision-Box.com

T: +351 912360545

 

Vision-Box® presents the Passenger Experience of the Future at the “Europe Meets Americas” conference

Monday, May 6th, 2013

Lisbon, May 6, 2013 –Vision-Box® will show at the “Europe Meets Americas” conference its vision of the Passenger Experience, by presenting a new process ranging from check-in through to boarding, using multimodal biometrics (face, finger and iris) and highlighting an integrated process approach supported by a common platform, which not only provides passengers with a more pleasant journey but also guarantees total border security.

The solutions that will be shown are part of the “THINK TRAVELER” framework developed by Vision-Box®, which puts the passenger at the centre of the airport experience and includes multimodal biometrics-based solutions that encompass automated border control, security check-point and self-boarding eGates, enrolment/check-in kiosks and desktops.

All systems are deployed on top of vb i-shield, an end-to-end communication platform which acts as the middleware between the airport’s peripherals and backend systems, providing the user interfaces that allow the airport, airlines and border control representatives to access all relevant operational and business information regarding the passenger’s journey.

Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box® S.A., highlights that “we are very excited to present this integrated offer in a conference that joins together Europe and the Americas due to the significant benefits it delivers to all stakeholders in the region in terms of empowering the passenger, delivering a holistic view and management of all systems to airports and airlines and providing tighter security and efficiency gains to border control authorities.

Vision-Box® will showcase its ground breaking solutions for border control and ID management at the “Europe Meets Americas” conference, taking place in Aruba, from the 5th to the 8th of May, 2013.

About Vision-Box ® SA:
Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® is the leading provider of electronic identity solutions and automated border control systems that use ICAO compliant standards.

The border control portfolio aimed at airports, airlines and Immigration authorities, includes solutions addressing different business scenarios, namely security check-points, self-boarding and automated border control smart biometric eGates.

Covering the entire ID management life cycle, Vision-Box® delivers, to governments and issuing authorities, solutions ranging from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks, digital document dispensers through to personalization systems.

From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products are linked together through a powerful IT-platform, vb i-shield®.  Vision-Box’s vb i-shield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box® operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and has over 3.000 electronic identity systems deployed across the globe.

www.vision-box.com

Editorial Contact

Vision-Box® Headquarters

Nuno Periquito

E: Nuno.periquito@Vision-Box.com

T: +351 912360545

Vision-Box® becomes an IATA Strategic Partner

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Vision-Box® S.A., leader in automated border control systems and electronic identity management solutions, has become an IATA Strategic Partner. IATA is an international trade body that represents, serves and leads the air industry, to help shape the industry and provide support to its affiliates.

Vision-Box® S.A. has worked with the world’s most important airports and airlines, understanding the challenges they face and delivering new and innovative solutions. The opportunity to collaborate in IATA’s working groups will enable Vision-Box to share with and learn from key decision makers in the air transport industry and anticipate the direction in which it is heading.

Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box® S.A., stated that “by joining the IATA Strategic Partner program, Vision-Box is able reach a broader audience and help define new industry standards in the field of airport security and the passenger experience”.

According to IATA Strategic Partnerships, “this program is a platform for aviation solution providers to build as well as strengthen relationships with key industry stakeholders, including suppliers. We look forward to have Vision-Box on board and for their contribution to the development of the industry”.

IATA Passenger Experience process steps are very much aligned with Vision-Box’s product portfolio, which includes solutions for:

  • ID Management – Self-service kiosk, document scanning and validation, card dispensing
  • Border Control – Automated border control, security checkpoint and self-boarding eGates
  • Surveillance – CCTV and face&iris recognition

For more information about Vision-Box and its product portfolio, please go to www.vision-box.com.

Vision-Box® will exhibit at the Passenger Terminal Expo, booth 5335, from the 9th to the 11th of April, 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland.

About Vision-Box ® SA:
Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® is the leading provider of electronic identity solutions and automated border control systems that use ICAO compliant standards.

The border control portfolio aimed at airports, airlines and Immigration authorities, includes solutions addressing different business scenarios, namely security check-points, self-boarding and automated border control smart biometric eGates.

Covering the entire ID management life cycle, Vision-Box delivers for governments and issuing authorities solutions ranging from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks, digital document dispensers and personalization systems.

From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products are linked together through a powerful IT-platform, vb i-shield®.  Vision-Box’s vb i-shield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box® operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and over 3.000 electronic identity systems across the globe.

www.vision-box.com

Editorial Contact

Vision-Box Headquarters

Nuno Periquito

E: Nuno.periquito@Vision-Box.com

T: +351 912360545

 

About IATA

IATA is an international trade body, created over 60 years ago by a group of airlines. With executive offices in Geneva, Switzerland and its North American Head Office in Montreal, Quebec, IATA represents some 240 airlines comprising 84% of total air traffic. The organization seeks to improve understanding of the industry among decision makers and increase awareness of the benefits that aviation brings to national and global economies. For more information about IATA, please visit www.iata.org or +1.514. 874.0202.

 

Vision-Box® is awarded with the prestigious Asian SESAMES Award in the category for hardware, managing the electronic ID-Cards life cycle.

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

The Asian SESAMES Award aim to reward the most innovative technological products developed for the Asian Pacific market in the field of smart cards, digital security, identification, secure transactions, and contactless technology.

With this award, the industry recognizes Vision-Box’s smart dispenser as the most advanced and cost-effective solution to handle the self-service delivery and renewal process for ID-Cards, guaranteeing finally a truly end-to-end chain of trust to the issuing authorities.

Hong Kong, April 3, 2013, Vision-Box®, leader in electronic identity solutions and in automated border control systems has won the prestigious Asian SESAME Award during the CARTES Asia 2013 edition.

By introducing a multimodal biometric identification solution and a smart cartridge system into the self-service and self-contained dispensing unit, Vision-Box has once again re-shaped the market trend, by inventing a new front-end for use in public spaces, allowing a closer connection between citizens and the issuing authority during the expensive life-cycle of the electronic ID-Card issuance, delivery and renewal processes.

The vb e-pass dispenser is much more secure and economical than traditional manual and over the counter services that involve a direct interaction with the public.

In its essence, the vb e-pass dispenser automatically identifies the citizen by using face, finger and iris or combined biometrics, opening an online session with the life-cycle system, thus allowing the user to initiate requests for or provide updates to an ID-Card issuance or renewal process. In the same way, the dispenser internally manages each individual ID-Card (up to 5.000 per dispenser) right up to the moment before it is delivered to the citizen by the machine, providing the issuing authority with a true end-to-end chain of trust.

The solution is also integrated with the card production life cycle, sending to the central database the newly captured biometric data and also any updated biographic information. The first vb e-pass dispensers have been deployed in the Middle East.

The vb e-pass dispenser is a fully integrated solution for:

  • ID- Card and passport renewal
  • ID-Card and passport delivery
  • Card storage (approximately 5 000 cards)
  • Automatic payment with credit card and bank notes

The solution supports:

  • RFID and smart cards, or electronic passports.
  • Biometric Identification of users by face, fingerprint or iris.
  • Photo, fingerprint and iris quality assessment and compliance with the following standards: ICAO 9303, ISO / IEC FCD 19794, 19785, ANSI / NIST, WSQ for FBI.
  • Automatic payment with credit card and bank notes.

Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box S.A., highlights  that “the game change nature of the vb e-pass dispenser and how it is redesigning the interaction possibilities between authorities and citizens or customers has gained the attention of governments, banks and large corporations which have already expressed their interest into the innovative identity and card management solution, looking to benefit from the financial savings intrinsic to this solution, combined with the biometric self-service functionality, ensuring total security and accountability”. Miguel Leitmann added “we are delighted to receive this award, which gives us the clear indication that our technology is answering the complex market needs”

About Vision-Box ® SA:
Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® is the leading provider of and electronic identity solutions and automated border control systems that use ICAO compliant standards.

Covering the entire ID management life cycle, Vision-Box delivers for governments and issuing authorities solutions ranging from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks, digital document dispensers and personalization systems.

The border control portfolio aimed at airports, airlines and Immigration authorities, includes solutions addressing different business scenarios, namely security check-points, self-boarding and automated border control smart biometric eGates.

From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products are linked together through a powerful IT-platform, vb i-shield®.  Vision-Box’s vb i-shield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box® operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and over 3.000 electronic identity systems across the globe.

www.vision-box.com

Editorial Contact

Vision-Box Headquarters

Nuno Periquito

E: Nuno.periquito@vision-box.com

T: +351 912360545

Vision-Box® recognized with Frost & Sullivan 2013 European Vertical Market Penetration Leadership Award

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Analyst praises Vision-Box for its innovative, competitively priced end-to-end solutions backed by exceptional customer service

Lisbon, March 19, 2013, Vision-Box®, leader in automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the 2013 European Vertical Market Penetration Leadership Award recipient.

This award is the result of a throughout evaluation by Frost & Sullivan which identified 4 key performance factors that have driven Vision-Box’s performance in the market including : 1) the uniqueness of the product portfolio; 2) price flexibility only possible because Vision-box controls all stages of the product life cycle and project deployment; 3) onsite, 24*7 customer service supported by teams of highly skilled specialists; 4) long-term commitment to the industry and a game changer partner, responsible for the first deployment of ABC eGates, at an airport, based on face matching verification against an ePassport.

All these factors have contributed for a strong growth (28-30 percent year-on-year), enabling Vision-Box to achieve a respected position in the European border control and biometrics market.

According to Krzysztof Rutkowski, Research Analyst from Frost & Sullivan “with a focus to increase customer satisfaction Vision-Box has tailored their solution to meet all the requirements of the end user. The entire solution is produced (in-house) starting from hardware which captures the biometrics, continuing with the software which matches the biometrics stored on the passport chip taken by the eGate and ending at the passenger/transaction data consolidation in a single communication and reporting platform, vb i-shield. The capability of tailoring and providing the entire solution decreases the cost of ownership for the end user.”

Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box S.A., emphasized that “this award confirms the general market perception, pointing out Vision-Box as an end-to-end solution provider for complete border control and identity management solutions”. Miguel adds “Vision-Box product portfolio will continue to evolve and become a broader platform for immigration, customs, police, airport operators and airlines, which links more efficiently the necessary chain of trust between the passenger journey and the authorities, and therefore increasing efficiency, user experience and reducing dramatically the port operation costs.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has demonstrated excellence in capturing the fastest measured rate of change of market share of a specific vertical market. This Award recognizes how fast a company increases its vertical penetration of a market, in terms of revenues or units as specified.

About Vision-Box ® SA:
Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® is the leading provider of automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions that use ICAO compliant standards. The product portfolio ranges from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks, digital document dispensers and personalization systems, ranging from portable and hand held biometric units through to smart biometric ABC eGates, security check-point and self-boarding gates. From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products can be linked together through a powerful IT-platform, vb i-shield®. Vision-Box’s vb i-shield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box®  operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and over 3.000 electronic identity systems in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
For more information please visit www.vision-box.com

Editorial Contact
Vision-Box Headquarters
Nuno Periquito
E: Nuno.periquito@vision-box.com
T: +351 912360545

Vision-Box® unveils a new biometric periscope at AVSEC

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

New York, March 5, 2013 – Vision-Box® S.A., leader in automated border control systems and electronic identity management solutions, introduced today its new biometric periscope, for simultaneous capture of face and iris, at a distance.

Vision-Box® S.A. unveiled, during AVSEC 2013, a new biometric periscope, which upon detecting the user, automatically adjusts height and illumination to allow simultaneous, full-frontal ICAO compliant iris & face capture and matching. The “self-service” process takes place in a very organic and intuitive way. The user can keep walking and is not required to make any specific interaction with the periscope. Simple instructions are continuously provided via an integrated screen.

Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box® S.A., emphasises that “this new technology has become an integral part our automated border clearance gates, boarding gates and enrolment kiosks, expanding their applicability beyond their use for electronic passports, identity cards or boarding passes, towards the integration with Frequent Traveller Programs”. Miguel added “Many airlines and airport operators have requested from us this additional feature in our products in order to better address the challenges and requirements of the passenger experience. Vision-Box today is the only company which provides a complete product portfolio to manage the identity management lifecycle at an airport, enabling a true end-to-end chain of trust and a positive traveller experience. This new addition reinforces our leadership and ability to deliver best-of-breed solutions to our customers”.

The new biometric periscope delivers:

  • Multimodal and simultaneous enrolment and  matching of face and iris
  • ICAO compliance through automatic adjustment for full frontal capture at a distance
  • Clear instructions and user feedback
  • Automatic lighting adjustment in the visible and infra-red spectrum

Vision-Box® showcases its ground breaking solution for airport solutions at the upcoming AVSEC/IATA exhibition that will take place from the 5th to the 7th of March, 2013, in New York.

About Vision-Box®:

Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® is the leading provider of automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions that use ICAO compliant standards. The product portfolio ranges from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks, digital document dispensers and personalization systems, ranging from portable and hand held biometric units through to smart biometric ABC eGates. From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products can be linked together through a powerful IT-platform, vb i-shield®.  Vision-Box®’s vb i-shield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box® operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and over 3,000 electronic identity systems in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

For more information please visit www.Vision-Box.com

Editorial Contact

Vision-Box® Headquarters

Nuno Periquito

E: Nuno.periquito@Vision-Box.com

T: +351 912360545

Celebrating the passage of 1,000,000 travelers at Schiphol

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Vision-Box® S.A., leader in automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions, has supplied and supported the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee in the deployment of ABC e-Gates in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which recently celebrated the passage of its millionth traveler, since going live.

Lisbon,  January 23, 2013, More than 1,000,000 travelers have crossed the border at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol airport using the Vision-Box de facto industry standard for ABC e-Gates; vb i-match®.

As part of a consortium, which also included Accenture, Vision-Box was chosen as the partner to supply the ABC e-Gates that today total 36 units, located in the Departure 3, Arrival 3 and transit area between Schengen and non-Schengen. Vision-Box was also responsible for the gates transaction manager platform which controls how they operate, define the associated business rules and border checks processes.

The main benefits delivered by vb i-match® include:

  • Better border control through automating the process and using the most advance technological innovations in biometric verification.
  • Empowerment of border control agents by allowing them to focus on added-value tasks that cannot be performed by machines and by supporting in the decision making process
  • Ensuring a better passenger experience and simplifying the workflow

Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box® S.A., highlights the large number of passengers that passed through the ABC e-Gates in such a short period of time, a unique feat inEurope, and reinforces the idea that this is the beginning of a new paradigm shift being witnessed in airports worldwide. “Border control today has evolved to a point where we can clearly improve the passenger experience, not only by facilitating the border crossing process but also by making it as simple as possible, while still maintaining the security level required by border control agencies.

About Vision-Box® SA:

Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® SA is the leading provider of automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions that use ICAO compliant standards. The product portfolio ranges from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks, digital document dispensers and personalization systems, ranging from portable and hand held biometric units through to smart biometric ABC e-Gates. From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products can be linked together through a powerful ITplatform, vb-iShield®.  Vision-Box’s vb-iShield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and over 2,000 electronic identity systems in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America andAfrica.

For more information please visit www.vision-box.com

 

Editorial Contact

Vision-Box® SA Headquarters

Nuno Periquito

E: Nuno.periquito@vision-box.com

W: www.vision-box.com

 

Lisbon Airport installs eGates to control access to Terminal 1 Departure Lounge.

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

 ANA Airports of Portugal, SA and Vision-Box® SA enter partnership to implement smart access control solutions at Lisbon Airport.

 

Lisbon, 17-01-2013- ANA Airports of Portugal, SA and Vision-Box ® SA, the world leader in biometric eGate solutions, installed boarding eGates in Terminal 1 at Lisbon Airport, to validate passenger access to the Departure Lounge. This new service is operational and available to all passengers since December 21st, 2012.

Vision-Box’s innovative vb i-match® check-point gates will enable faster and automated processing of passengers, by validating their boarding pass, whatever the format used – paper or electronic (smartphone / PDA).

This new concept, currently in its pilot phase, will enable a more expedite self-service process at the airport’s checkpoints, opening the way to increased passenger flow, more control and a much better traveler experience.

According to João Nunes, Director of Lisbon Airport, “This partnership allows ANA to offer the most advanced technologies in the implementation of self-service solutions for passengers in complete alignment with the IATA TRAVEL FAST program, which is also supported by the ACI.” João Nunes adds “this is a project executed in Portugal, by Portuguese companies.”

For Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box ® SA “Once again Lisbon Airport and ANA differentiate themselves from other international airports by investing in innovation and the best of breed solutions in the market, offering passengers unique and innovative solutions. This project also demonstrates the suitability of our border control eGates for other processes within the airport such as access control, security checkpoints and boarding”.

Since 2006 more than 300 vb i-match® eGates have been installed in more than 30 international airports.

About Vision-Box® S.A.

Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® is the leading provider of automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions that use ICAO compliant standards. The product portfolio ranges from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks, digital document dispensers and personalization systems, ranging from portable and hand held biometric units through to smart biometric ABC eGates, security check-point and self-boarding gates. From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products can be linked together through a powerful IT-platform, vb i-shield®.  Vision-Box’s vb i-shield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box® ® operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and over 3.000 electronic identity systems in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

For more information please visit www.vision-box.com

 

Editorial Contact

Vision-Box Headquarters

Nuno Periquito

E: Nuno.periquito@vision-box.com

T: +351 912360545

 

About ANA Aeroportos de Portugal

The ANA Group is a solid Portuguese business group responsible for the management of airports in Mainland Portugal (Lisbon, Porto, Faro and the Beja civilian terminal), in the Azores (Ponta Delgada, Horta, Flores and Santa Maria) and the Autonomous Regions of Madeira (Madeira and Porto Santo). With traffic approaching 27.6 million passengers in 2011, the airports managed by ANA serve about 80 scheduled airlines, connecting the regions of Portugal to 160 destinations worldwide.

 

Editorial Contact

ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, SA

Rui S. de Oliveira
Rua D Edifício 120 - Aeroporto de Lisboa

1700-008 Lisboa – Portugal

Tel (351) 218 413 500 (ext. 24849)

Fax (351) 218 445 134

 

Aeroporto de Lisboa instala eGates no controlo de acesso à Sala de Embarque.

Friday, December 21st, 2012

Lisboa, 21 de Dezembro de 2012 – A ANA, Aeroportos de Portugal, SA e a Vision-Box® S.A. líder mundial em soluções biométricas estabeleceram uma parceria com vista à instalação de eGates no controlo de acesso ao controlo de segurança no Terminal 1 do Aeroporto de Lisboa, para validação do passageiro no acesso à Sala de Embarque.

Totalmente desenvolvida em Portugal, a  vb i-match® check-point vai permitir automatizar o controlo de passageiros através da validação pela eGate do cartão de embarque, qualquer que seja o formato utilizado – papel ou eletrónico (telemóvel/PDA).

Este novo conceito, em projeto-piloto, pretende avaliar mais uma solução inovadora de self-service num dos pontos de controlo da infraestrutura aeroportuária, aumentando assim a abrangência deste tipo de soluções, determinantes para uma gestão cada vez mais eficiente e de maior qualidade dos fluxos de passageiros.

Segundo João Nunes, Diretor do Aeroporto de Lisboa,  “esta parceria permite à ANA aceder às mais avançadas tecnologias na implementação de soluções self-service para passageiros,  em completo alinhamento como programa FAST TRAVEL da IATA, que é igualmente suportado pela ACI”. Este responsável destacou também que “este é um projeto feito em Portugal, por empresas Portuguesas”.

Para Miguel Leitmann, Vice-Presidente da Vision-Box® S.A. “mais uma vez o Aeroporto de Lisboa e a ANA apostam na inovação, em oferecer aos seus passageiros soluções únicas e inovadoras. Este projeto demonstrou igualmente a adequação das nossas eGates de controlo de fronteiras, em produção desde 2006, para outros processos dentro do aeroporto como sejam o controlo de acesso ao security check-point e boarding”

Sobre a Vision-Box® S.A.

A Vision-Box® S.A. foi constituída em 2001 como um spin-off do INETI, por uma equipa de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico com uma larga experiência de mais de duas décadas no domínio das Tecnologias de Informação aplicadas à Segurança Eletrónica. A Vision-Box® S.A. realiza o desenvolvimento de soluções próprias de Visão Computacional e de Biometria, com uma base sólida de engenharia e uma perspetiva única na internacionalização e comercialização dos seus produtos.

Atualmente a Vision-Box® S.A. está presente em mais de 30 aeroportos internacionais e instalou mais de 3 000 sistemas de identificação eletrónicos na Europa, Médio Oriente, América Latina e África.

Para mais informação ir a www.vision-box.com ou então contactar Nuno Periquito através do email nuno.periquito@vision-box.com.

 

Sobre a ANA Aeroportos de Portugal

A ANA é responsável pela gestão, exploração e desenvolvimento de oito aeroportos portugueses, sendo quatro no Continente e quatro no arquipélago dos Açores.

Com um tráfego próximo dos 27,6 milhões de passageiros em 2011, os aeroportos geridos pela ANA servem cerca de 80 companhias aéreas regulares, ligando as regiões portuguesas a 160 destinos em todo o Mundo. Mais em www.ana.pt

Para mais informações contactar:

Rui S. de Oliveira
Chefe da Divisão de Relações com a Comunicação Social

ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, SA

Rua D Edifício 120 - Aeroporto de Lisboa

1700-008 Lisboa – Portugal

Tel (351) 218 413 500 (ext. 24849)

Fax (351) 218 445 134

Vision-Box® deploys self-boarding gates at Riga International Airport

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

Vision-Box®, leader in automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions has concluded the installation of self-boarding  gates at Riga International Airport that provide automatic passenger boarding pass control.

Lisbon, November 14, 2012, As part of the project “Introduction of New Services at Riga International Airport” Vision-Box has worked with the Airport in the development and deployment of self-boarding gates to help streamline passenger flow and optimize staff allocation, thus reducing queues and improving the traveler experience.

The boarding gates, based on the vb i-match® ABC eGate from Vision-Box, are able to validate both a printed boarding pass and a boarding pass displayed on a mobile device. Since they are connected to the Flight Information Systems (FIS) the self-boarding gates are able to validate the boarding pass and check that the traveler is entering the correct boarding area, at the appropriate time.

Raimonds Arājs, IT Director of Riga International Airport highlights the fact that “this project enabled us to provide a better service to those visiting us and at the same time improve the overall airport operational efficiency and passenger flow. In the first day of operation the self-boarding gates served more than 1 000 passengers and the objective is for this number to continue to rise”.

Miguel Leitmann, Senior Vice President of Vision-Box S.A., emphasized the 2 month implementation timeframe of the self-boarding gates and adds that “this project proved to be a very successful challenge in which Vision-Box demonstrated its ability to deliver and meet the Riga International Airport expectations”. Miguel Leitmann also considers that this project demonstrated the successful extension of the vb i-match® border control eGates to boarding control.

The installation of e-Gates is one part of the project “Introduction of New Services at Riga International Airport” with contribution from the ERDF. Within the project framework the Baggage Reconciliation System (BRS) has already been implemented and the wireless data transmission network (Wi-Fi) has been installed.

The co-financing share of the ERDF is 35% of the applied costs, or LVL 129 641.64. The rest of the project funding is provided by the airport.

The project was carried out from 19 August 2011 to 19 October 2012.

The project is being implemented under the Operational Programme 2 „Entrepreneurship and Innovation”, Priority 2.1 „Science and Innovation”, Measure 2.1.2 „Innovation”, Activity 2.1.2.2 „Development of New products and Technologies”, Sub-activity 2.1.2.2.2 „Development of New products and Technologies – Aid for Implementation of New Products and Technologies in Production”.

About Vision-Box:

Founded in 2001, Vision-Box® is the leading provider of automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions that use ICAO compliant standards. The product portfolio ranges from live biometric enrolment stations, document verification kiosks, digital document dispensers and personalization systems, ranging from portable and hand held biometric units through to smart biometric ABC eGates. From the enrolment process, through the life cycle process of a biometric document and finally to the verification and identification process, all products can be linked together through a powerful IT-platform, vb i-shield®.  Vision-Box®’s vb i-shield®, which enables the implementation of an advanced border management system, also integrates with advanced digital video management solutions, intelligent biometric and biographic search engines and danger management functionalities.

Vision-Box® ® operates automated borders in more than 30 international airports and over 3.000 electronic identity systems in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

For more information please visit www.vision-box.com

Editorial Contact

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