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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sunder)
Thu Mar 25 13:09:05 1999
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:29:18 -0500
From: Sunder <sunder@brainlink.com>
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1) From: "James Brewer" <AngelBrewer@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: International Privacy Symposium - August 28 - Chicago
The World Association of Detectives (WAD)
The National Council of Investigative & Security Services (NCISS)
The Council of International Investigators (CII)
The Global Investigators Network (GIN)
Proudly announce….
International Privacy Symposium
Saturday, August 28, 1999
The Drake Hotel, Chicago USA
Following CII's annual meeting and just prior to the beginning of WAD &
GIN's joint conference.
Purpose: With privacy laws and concerns an international issue, new laws
being proposed almost daily, and concerns critics express about the
investigative profession, this is an ideal opportunity for investigators and
the general public from around the globe to meet and face the experts in an
international forum. Since members of three out of four of the above
associations well be holding their annual conferences in Chicago during this
time, the leaders of four organizations have agreed to take advantage of
this unique opportunity to address one of the most controversial issues
facing the investigative profession today.
Format: Expert panelists from the entire privacy spectrum will discuss,
debate and present various concerns from all sides of this explosive issue.
The panel shall include attorneys, news media, privacy advocates,
journalists, professors, government regulators, electronic data providers,
business leaders, Internet experts and law enforcement, selected from a
global pool. The expert panel will address such issues as: What rights of
privacy can and should we expect; How far does an individual's right to
privacy extend; How do privacy rights and concerns transcend international
borders; How does the international community balance the rights of privacy
with other rights and needs (security, protection of assets, law
enforcement, open records acts, the right to know, freedom of information,
rights of litigants, rights of lending institutions); What can and should be
done to control unethical information brokers; What have investigators and
investigative journalists done to deserve current and pending restrictions;
What can investigators and investigative journalists do to improve their
image; Is there a common ground or compromise; What does the future hold?
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM:
Panelists presentation and debate, with moderator
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM:
Luncheon (included) with prominent keynote speaker
1:20 PM - 3:00 PM:
Question & answer session (written questions submitted to moderator)
Cost: Members of any of the four sponsoring organizations may attend the
International Privacy Symposium for a fee of US $45. Non-members may attend
for a fee of US $85. Lunch included.
The Hotel: A special group discount room rate of US $165 is available
through the Drake Hotel (800-55-DRAKE), one of Chicago's finest hotels,
located right on the shores of Lake Michigan and in the heart of the Chicago
Gold Coast's "Magnificent Mile". Make hotel reservations through the Drake
Hotel. Group reservations group name: WAD, CII, and/or GIN.
Reservations and Registration: Watch your organization's newsletters for
details, or contact and/or visit the web sites of the following co-chairmen
of the International Privacy Symposium:
Steve Kirby (CII)
Erkirbyinv@aol.com
http://www.cii2.org/
James Brewer (GIN and WAD)
AngelBrewer@worldnet.att.net
http://www.wad.net
http://www.ginetwork.com
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18) From: FGM7516@aol.com
Subject: Face Recognition Mates With Bag Tag
Face Recognition Integrated Into FotoTag For Enhanced Airport Security
WELLESLEY, Mass.-- March 17, 1999--Miros, Inc. announced it will be
integrating its cutting edge TrueFace(TM) technology into FotoTag, Inc.'s,
FotoTag(R) ServiceNet(TM) passenger/baggage reconciliation solution. FotoTag
is a subsidiary of Exigent International, Inc. The combination of TrueFace and
FotoTag will be used to offer passengers and airport personnel a more secure
and efficient service, which allows real-time identification of frequent
flyers and others at various locations in the ticketing and boarding process.
In addition, this new technology will reduce lost time and confusion often
found in the boarding process.
The TrueFace technology is in good company with FotoTag and its business
development teammates (for more the FotoTag team visit:
www.xgnt.com/pr_exi76.htm) who collaborated to bring this passenger boarding
expediting system to fruition for air travelers. These companies will further
work in concert to market and implement this valuable and much needed solution
to airports around the globe. The FotoTag system works successfully by
capturing passenger images and associates this information with itinerary,
baggage, and other related travel documents. With the help of Exigent
International's InterPlay(TM) Active Messaging System which enables the
transfer of information between elements of the boarding system coupled with
Miros' TrueFace software, this process is transparent to the airport traveler.
"We are enthusiastic about the possibilities which accompany this
collaboration," said Gavin Ridge, executive vice-president of Exigent and
general manager of FotoTag, Inc. "Miros' TrueFace represents a special value
to our customers in multiple contexts, including the recently proposed
Passenger Bill of Rights."
"Miros' TrueFace software integration provides security and expedited movement
for travelers worldwide," added Dr. Michael Kuperstein. "We are excited not
only about this passenger application, but also about our developing strategic
relationship with FotoTag and Exigent."
About Exigent International, Inc.
Exigent International, Inc. is a publicly traded holding company, formed in
1996 to capitalize on emerging high-technology opportunities. World
headquarters are in Melbourne, Florida, USA. Exigent's operating subsidiaries
are: Software Technology, Inc.(STI), specializing in command and control
solutions; FotoTag, Inc., developer of the FotoTag(R) system. This innovative
unit develops advanced systems that track location and movement of people,
baggage, and products; and Middleware Solutions, Inc. (M/Ware), developer of
the InterPlay(TM) Active Messaging System. For more information about Exigent
or any of its subsidiaries, visit its website at www.xgnt.com or call
888.952.XGNT.
About Miros, Inc.
Miros Inc., located in Wellesley, MA, is the world leader in personal
identification systems based on face recognition. The company develops and
markets software for logical and physical security, as well as time and
attendance. Miros' products include TrueFace PC, TrueFace Network and TrueFace
Web for computer and data security, and TrueFace Access, a complete security
solution for physical access control. The TrueFace Engine is the first and
only biometric product currently used in check-cashing ATMs worldwide and the
first and only face recognition technology certified by the International
Computer Security Association (ICSA). Miros has strategic alliances with
Microsoft, IBM, Novell, Compaq, Sun Microsystems, Eastman Kodak, Cash America
and Connectix to provide cost effective, non-intrusive and secure biometrics
authentication technology. For more information about Miros, visit its web
site at www.miros.com, or call 781.235.0330.
Miros, Inc.
Jennifer Leader
(781) 235-0330 x236
jleader@miros.com
or
Exigent International, Inc.
Gavin Ridge
407/952-7550
Gavin_Ridge@fototag.com
