AUSTIN, TX -- 09/18/08 --
A new identity matching system to improve
security at U.S. airports is ready for deployment by S3 Matching
Technologies of Austin, Texas. Designed to verify the identities of all
workers cleared for employment at airport facilities, the Identity Matching
product from S3 has already been demonstrated for managers of major
airports. The system improves matching accuracy but needs the TSA to
release the No Fly List and the No Fly "Selectee" or Watch List to a
secure, private server.
"These are the kinds of challenges airport operators face in the present
travel environment," said Brandon Smith, Vice President of Telecom and IT
Solutions at S3. "They need to know that every one of the thousands of
employee badge holders walking onto airport grounds every day is cleared
and secure. Getting those clearances is a tedious process that our
technology simplifies and improves."
According to Smith, airport managers will be able to log onto a secure web
site and check current and future employee backgrounds and identities
against the TSA No Fly and Selectee lists, which include the names and
other data on potential terrorists tracked by the Terrorist Screening
Center. S3's Identity Matching system can be operational shortly after the
TSA begins the streaming of its daily list updates to a secure server,
which will then be accessed only by authorized airport managers around the
country.
"Airports are required to ensure badge holders do not appear on the TSA No
Fly List and Watch List," explained Jack Holt, CEO of S3. "Our technology
does this in an affordable way over the web and in a completely secure
environment. It surpasses current requirements by using sophisticated
matching algorithms and does not require expensive hardware or software
installation and maintenance at airports."
Holt said S3 is meeting with airport managers to outline the Identity
Matching system as they await database clearance from the TSA.
About S3 Matching Technologies (www.S3.com)
S3 is an Austin, Texas based company focused on providing data quality
management software for the IT, telecom, financial services, and healthcare
industries. S3 invented TeraMatch®, an algorithmic matching engine which
uses rules-based scoring based on industry-specific best practices. S3's
software may be deployed as a managed solution.
CONTACT:
S3 Matching Technologies
James Moore
Email Contact
512.300.9232
