Card, mobile credential, payment and security
EXTON, Pa., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ – Datastrip today introduced thePCRead2D, a compact, affordably priced card scanner that enables
identification cards with two-dimensional bar codes to be decoded for identity
verification on a PC. Designed for use with access control cards, national ID
cards, driver’s licenses, health cards and similar documents, the reader can
scan the bar code and display decoded color photographs, text and signatures
on a PC monitor in under three seconds. The optional addition of biometric
hardware and software permits simultaneous verification of fingerprint, iris
or facial templates.
The new reader will be demonstrated at the ASIS (American Society of
Industrial Security) International seminar that begins today in Philadelphia.
It is available for immediate shipping to VARs and system integrators.
“In today’s highly security-conscious environment, the large capacity and
tamperproof nature of 2D bar codes is spurring increased interest in utilizing
2D symbologies for ID cards. That, in turn, is creating a need for 2D bar
code readers capable of rapid identity verification,” said Charles Lynch Jr.,
Datastrip Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The PCRead2D provides an
affordable solution that is small enough to be deployed next to any PC and
fast enough to keep operations running smoothly.”
The PCRead2D connects to a PC via a USB interface, and its small footprint
The PCRead2D can also be used with an enrollment station where a digital
camera, fingerprint scanner and enrollment software are attached to a PC. In
this scenario, the reader is used to test the card’s operation after a user is
enrolled.
As an added feature, PCRead2D also gives users the ability to scan
photographs up to 4” x 6” for applications such as law enforcement programs to
identify missing children.
The PCRead2D complements Datastrip’s DSVerify2D, a handheld bar code/smart
card reader with an integrated fingerprint scanner. The portable DSVerify2D
can decode text, photographs and fingerprints with one swipe, operating either
as part of a PC-based solution or in a stand-alone configuration.
Specifications and Pricing
PCRead2D is a USB-powered, TWAIN-compliant, single card sheet-fed card
scanner that reads any credit card-sized ID card utilizing a 2D bar code,
including Datastrip’s 2D Superscript and Datastrip 2D symbologies and PDF-417.
Each package includes the PCRead2D card scanner, a USB cable, a TWAIN-
compliant device driver diskette, and a CD-ROM with Datastrip PC Decoder
software. Add-on software is required for PDF-417 applications.
Minimum system requirements include a 233 Mhz Pentium II, 128 MB of system
memory, a 2X CD-ROM, a high-power (500 mA) USB port, and 150 MB of free disk
space. End user pricing begins at under $1,000 for the base unit including PC
decoder software. Discounts are available for authorized resellers.
About Datastrip, Inc.
Datastrip is a leading provider of 2D bar code software, hardware and
biometric verification devices, including the 2D Superscript high-density bar
code Software Developers Kit (SDK); the DSVerify2D integrated bar code, smart
card, passport and fingerprint reader; and the PCRead2D ID card reader.
Datastrip and its integration partners provide total solutions for production
of ID cards, passports, national ID cards, driver’s licenses, voter
registration cards, health cards, financial cards, birth certificates and
other identity documents, as well as biometric verification systems. The
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has selected Datastrip’s
symbology as a standard for use on Machine Readable Travel Documents such as
passports and visas. For more information, including a list of applications
that support Datastrip’s symbology, visit http://www.datastrip.com .
CONTACT: Chuck Lynch of Datastrip, Inc., +1-610-594-6130,
[email protected] .
