Weldon Trading Company - Kuwait

 

Present the Secure ID from

Laser Card


 

Introduction:

 

Weldon Trading Co.–in Kuwait is pleased to introduce to you the latest technology in smart cards business in cooperation with LaserCard Corporation USA.

 

 

Corporate Over view   

 

LaserCard Corporation is a leading provider of secure ID solutions to governments and commercial clients around the world, and also manufactures a wide range of advanced, secure identity documents. These ID documents include the LaserCard® optical memory card and hybrid cards combining optical memory with contact, contactless and RFID chip technology. The Company’s cards and systems are widely used in countries around the world, including the United States, Canada, Italy, India and the Middle East, for demanding applications including border security, government service provision and facility access. LaserCard’s wholly-owned German subsidiary, Challenge Card Design Plastikkarten GmbH (CCD), manufactures and offers a wide range of high quality specialty cards, plus card personalization and ID management solutions under the CCD and Cards & More brands

 

In response to the growing demand around the world for greater security, LaserCard Corporation has attained unsurpassed expertise in all aspects of designing, integrating, delivering, and implementing ID management systems. And from card design through manufacture, LaserCard Corporation supports card issuers and their contractors in delivering secure documents on time and within budget.

 

 

LaserCard Corporation's products and systems are sold through a worldwide network of Value-Added Resellers and System Integrators (see Partners).

 

LaserCard Corporation's Headquarters operations are based in Mountain view , California, U.S.A. The European center of LaserCard operations, in Rattingen, Germany, serves Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

 

LaserCard’s vision and mission is to be the leading supplier of advanced technology secure credentialing and counterfeit resistant materials and systems, specializing in meeting the market needs of government and commercial customers.

 

Our expertise includes the following:  

A - Card Design Consultancy

We provide a full range of design capabilities including the most sophisticated visual security features, enabling the creation of custom designs for everything from healthcare cards to high security citizen ID cards.

 

B - Custom Visual Authentication

Our graphic design services provide guidance on creating secure, one-of-a-kind design elements that will never be made available elsewhere.

 

 

C - Closed Security Systems

We offer cards and associated read/write drives with uniquely matching characteristics that are exclusive to each card issuer.  This core feature of our counterfeit-resistant secure ID architecture safeguards against fraudulent card issuance.

 

 

D -Security Printing and Features

Our research and development, graphic design, and production teams work closely with security printers to ensure consistent quality and counterfeit resistance.

 

 

E - Software Development

LaserCard Corporation has unparalleled expertise in the implementation of secure ID systems, whether conforming to international standards or building complete custom solutions.

 

 

F -System Integration Support

We offer custom hardware and software solutions support for card issuing and field use of the technology.

 

G -Technology Transfer

LaserCard Corporation offers packaged licensed solutions that enable localized optical card manufacturing, security printing, and personalization.

 

 

 

H - Local Support

LaserCard Corporation's Value-Added Reseller Weldon Trading Co. as one of the  (VAR) program that  includes more than thirty strategic business partners worldwide.  Leading systems integrators and application developers are partnering with LaserCard Corporation to implement a wide variety of optical card solutions that support specific country or local business requirements.


Applications Overview

Improved service levels, unequalled security, cardholder satisfaction and loyalty, increased revenues, convenience, and versatility – these are just some of the reasons that our VARs and their clients are choosing the cost effective LaserCard® for use in personal identity, portable clinical records, and many other business, industrial and government applications.

 

 

Government Applications:

“The most secure ID document in the world”

Highest levels of security, certain card authentication, rapid ID verification, counterfeit-resistance, secure off-line functionality, proven international transportability of data - just some of the reasons the LaserCard was specified as the technology of choice for secure border management and public safety applications by the governments of the U.S.A., Italy, Canada, a Mid-East, and Latin American nation.

 

 

Security Applications:

A secure, personal portable data “vault”

Certain card authentication, ID data that is completely protected from fraudulent alteration, secure off-line use, data interrogation under the principle of informed consent, multiple biometrics, global interoperability – the LaserCard optical memory card (OMC) is the ultimate transportable personal ID document.

 

 

Health Care Applications:

Secure portable patient record card:

For applications requiring large data capacity and high levels of security, the LaserCard optical memory card is more cost effective than IC smart cards or other card-based storage media.  The LaserCard based patient record card provides a secure permanent audit trail of all a patient's medical records thereby providing the peace of mind demanded in a medical environment.

 

Industrial Applications:

“The most durable and reliable media … in over thirty years of logistics experience”

The LaserCard OMC, acting as a paperless freight manifest, contains comprehensive shipment details, is attached to shipping containers and sea vans for rapid and accurate distribution, inventory control, and receipt processing.

 

 

Business/Consumer Applications:

Affinity and customer loyalty programs

The LaserCard OMC stores comprehensive vehicle warranty and maintenance records, which are immediately available at any participating service center. Improved customer loyalty and satisfaction, higher resale values, and opportunities to add value through affinity programs.  Affinity programs benefit a high-value card with pride of ownership. Frequent shopper or frequent flyer – convenience, recognition and reward all motivate the potential cardholder to enroll.

 



Products :

1-LaserCard® Optical Memory Card

 

Our customers increasingly require highly customized applications so LaserCard® optical memory cards are available with a wide range of options, including:

Card user data capacity:  1.1MB or 2.8MB.

Artwork and printing:  Standard, custom silkscreen or offset printed artwork, single or double-sided.

Format:  ISO standard and/or custom security format.

Personalization:  ThermaPrintTM coating for high definition retransfer desktop color printing on surface of card and/or energy absorption foil for high contrast laser engraving.

Security features:  Embedded HologramTM personalizable Optical Variable Device, micro images, overt, covert and forensic features, digital serialization (laser engraved or encoded in optical memory) and secure data access control.

Multi-technology:  Contact and contactless chip, RFID, magnetic stripe.

Packaging:  Standard or custom printed Tyvek or clear plastic card envelopes. Standard or custom packaging.


The LaserCard optical memory card combines secure data storage with unequalled counterfeit resistance and long life to deliver real cost effectiveness.
 
Up to 2.8MB of digital data storage - Whether it's a clinical history, biometrics for ID verification, or vehicle registration data, update, modify, or upgrade your program during the life of the card without the need to reissue. Store a record of every transaction and know that your data is accurate. Make secure, portable data available off-line, protect privacy and insure your system against network overloads, failures and hacker attacks.
 
Security - There is no recorded instance of a successful attempt to counterfeit a secure optical card. Stored data cannot be fraudulently altered or accidentally deleted. Instant and sure card authentication protects against attacks with look-alike cards. Only authorized readers can access protected data. Put simply, the LaserCard optical memory card delivers the world's most secure and counterfeit-resistant card system.
 
Durability - Third party test results show that the LaserCard optical memory card withstands electrostatic discharge, harsh environmental conditions, and rough handling. No other card technology comes close.
 
Versatility - The LaserCard optical memory card platform can accommodate all other card technologies - contact and contactless IC chips, magnetic stripe, 2D barcode and feature securely partitioned memory for use in multiple departments, locations or applications.

Review  the Customer Success section to learn more about LaserCard optical memory card's leading position in real world applications.

2-600-Q Optical Card Drive

To date, thousands of LaserCard Optical Card Drives have been shipped worldwide, supporting a variety of applications such as border entry, permanent residency, vehicle registration, paperless freight manifest, healthcare, and more.

 

The LaserCard 600-Q Optical Card Drive is the flagship hardware device of the LaserCard Corporation product offering. Key features include secure and automatic card authentication, an automatic card intake and ejection mechanism for reliable operation, auto-locking optical head for secure transportation, and rapid transactions for convenience, high service levels, and efficiency.

 

The 600-Q Optical Card Drive is a robust read/write unit, designed to handle the rigors of most card environments. The drive is a stand-alone SCSI II/USB peripheral, supplied with drivers and DLLs for rapid integration into standard PC environments. It can also be physically integrated into terminal and kiosk environments, providing even greater application flexibility.

 

Other options include: contact and contactless IC Chip reader, write capability disabling (read-only mode), and customized firmware for a secure encoding and reading applications.

 

 Ask for  the LaserCard 600-Q Optical Card Drive specifications - 

3-Portable Reader

The LaserCard Portable Optical Card Reader is a lightweight, battery-powered, modular Optical Card read only unit addressing today's mobile application requirements.

The device can be configured as a stand-alone terminal (e.g. as a
fingerprint biometric verification unit) or used in conjunction with a PDA, laptop or desktop computer via a serial/USB interface.  Alternatively, the Portable Reader can be configured with Bluetooth interface technology for wireless connection to host systems up to 30 feet away.

The device also offers great flexibility in its hardware features and
application environments. It will support applications running under Windows  XP and Windows  2000 and can be customized for customer specific applications.

 

 

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION
© 2005 LaserCard Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Specifications subject to change without notice.


Specification:

Dimension 
  2.6"W x 8.6"D x 1.8"H
  (66W x 218D x 46H mm)

Weight
  1.6 lb (.73 kg)

Card Type
 
ISO 11693, 11694 Parts 1-4 (Annex B)
  2.86 MB & 1.1 MB

Sector Formats
  ISO 11694 Part 4 Annex B, Formats 0-6

Read Speed
  4.0 KB/sec throughput (bi-directional)

Access Time
  1 sec (overall width)
  9 msec (track to track)

Corrected Error Rate
  Less than 10-12

Power Source
  5VDC, 1.4 Amp continuous input

Power Consumption
  Standby: 0.3A
  Sleep: .15A
  Operating: 0.3 -
1.2A
 
Peak
: 1.3A

 

Environmental Conditions:

Operation  
  5ºC to 40º, 20% to 80% RH
  (no condensation)

Storage  
  5ºC to 55º, 20% to 90% RH
  (no condensation)

Installation Conditions 
  Horizontally, indoor environment

 

Interface Options:

Software Interface Options  
  LaserCard File System DLL for
  Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98

Interface  
  USB, Bluetooth

 

 

3-LaserPass

LaserCard Corporation’s LaserPASS product line combines optical memory – the world’s most counterfeit resistant multi-biometric technology – with a contactless or RFID chip, enabling the most secure electronic identity solutions for the 21st century.

For the first time, nations, businesses and individuals can have the unbreachable ID document security provided by optical memory combined with the convenience of RFID in a single card, along with the confidence in the ability to visually determine authenticity of the document thanks to Embedded HologramHD technology.


LaserPASS – Border: Secure ID for border crossing applications
LaserPASS – Border provides governments with complete flexibility in applying security at border entry points depending on the current threat level.  Inspection can range from RFID-enabled facilitation, to rapid inspection of the card’s visual security features, to RFID-database lookup of the cardholder’s facial image, to one-to-one biometric ID verification using data stored in the card’s optical memory … on up to a combination of all these processes to provide the most secure electronic ID solution in the world today.

Ask for More information:

 

LaserPASS – Access: Secure badge for facility access applications
Traditional proximity physical access cards are convenient however, they present potential risks.  If lost or stolen, they can be used for unauthorized entry.  The LaserPASS – Access card mitigates this risk.  The building’s access control system is set up to require periodic card-to-holder ID verification and validation of the badge’s access rights.  This is achieved by a one-to-one biometric ID verification, comparing a template stored on the optical memory of the card (e.g. fingerprints) with the live scan of the actual cardholder.  This process can be securely conducted in unattended mode at a kiosk or at a guard station.

Ask for More information

4- LaserPASS - Access

LaserPass Physical Access System
Combining HID Corporations world leading Proximity physical access system with the world’s most counterfeit-resistant multi-biometric ID card technology.

 

HID proximity cards and readers are recognized as the industry standard for physical access control. Featuring 125 kHz RFID technology HID prox products are robust, affordable, and seamlessly integrate with access control systems.

 

      

 

Now, LaserCard Corporation has teamed with HID to add the unparalleled security and multi-biometric capability of its LaserCard optical memory technology to the HID system.

 

Advantages of this approach include:

 

  • Proof-positive identification of cardholder. The optical stripe is the most counterfeit resistant technology available. Its visual and machine-readable security features are unparalleled.
  • Minimal cost of implementation. Implementing optical/proximity cards does not require any changes to your existing system. No RFID reader upgrades, no door controller upgrades, no mail controller changes, no software changes.
  • Eliminate the problem of lost or stolen tags. Lost or stolen cards will not provide access to the building beyond the (enclosed) employee entrance. This minimizes the urgency to deactivate a lost or stolen card.
  • Provides future expandability. Large international companies do not have to maintain online records of every company employee. When an employee travels with this card the optical stripe can, again, act as a positive record of employment.
  • Enrolment and training of staff is quick and highly convenient. The new biometric ID component can go into effect immediately following the system add-on installation.
  • Specifiers and suppliers of physical access systems can offer this enhancement as an integrated component, a added-value option, or as an upgrade that can be added later.

 

Adding optical memory to a Prox card:

 

Following cardholder enrolment, the standard Prox card is first printed with the cardholder’s data (assuming this is the current policy) and an optical memory “label” is laminated to the card.

 

 

The optical memory is then personalized with digital information such as the cardholder’s facial image, biometric data (such as fingerprint, hand geometry, iris pattern or any other ID verification system), name, demographic information, department, personnel number, etc.

 

 

LaserCard Corporation’s use of LaserPass

LaserCard Corporation is in the highly secure ID card business. Our customers demand that we maintain the highest levels of security to protect their interests. When we took over a new facility in 2004, it was already equipped with a powerful and efficient HID Prox access control system. However, the basic inability to positively identify each cardholder meant that we had to either find a way to upgrade the system or replace it.

It clearly made business sense to upgrade.  Working together with HID, optical memory was added to our employees’ Prox cards. The system now controls access to the building based on the most secure ID verification credential (optical memory), and then bestows on employees their traditional access privileges within the facility.

This new capability was added quickly and efficiently, without disruption to the existing system or procedures, and LaserCard Corporation now has one of the most secure access control systems in an industrial setting. Ask for more info.

 

 

5- e-Passport

Electronic Passport Data Page

Many countries are now migrating to electronic passports.  In fact, the United States now requires e-Passports for travelers originating from countries participating in its Visa Waiver Program.

LaserCard Corporation provides sophisticated solutions for issuing electronic passports that conform to the latest ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) standards. The use of several strong security features provides the highest level of protection against counterfeiting.

The contactless chip which contains biographical and sometimes biometric data as well, such as fingerprints, can either be integrated into the book or into the holder page of the passport. Hence, the data page can be supplied by LaserCard with or without the chip. In addition, the polycarbonate surface can be securely personalized.

From the professional printing to the encoding of the chip, depending on your specific requirements, LaserCard can supply the personalized data page of the passport with several security features. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6- Crypto SF OMC Encoder

 

 

 

The Crypto SF OMC Encoder is specified for secure card programs requiring tight control on card registration, distribution and personalization. Its functions include the encoding of cardholder data as digital files as well as engraving the Embedded Hologram OVD for visual verification and counterfeit resistance. Available key features of this unit include automatic card authentication, fraudulent card disabling, contact or contactless IC Chip reader.

 

The Encoder can be integrated into the LaserCard Initializer for automated card serialization and low volume personalization encoding. For higher throughput requirements, the Encoder can also be integrated into multiple encoder robotic systems. The drive is a stand-alone peripheral, supplied with drivers and DLLs for rapid integration into standard PC environments. In industrial environments, isolation from dust and other hazards is advised.

 

Ask for  the LaserCard Crypto SF OMC Encoder specifications - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7- Development:  In cooperation with LaserCard in USA , Weldon Trading Co.  in Kuwait can provide you with necessary plans to fit your needs.

 


8- Biometric Verification System

The LaserCard Biometric Verification System (BVS) enables instant card authentication and rapid cardholder biometric ID verification.

  • Reads and displays all digitally stored data from the optical memory card.
  • Biometrically verifies cardholder ID against the template stored on the card.
  • Displays expanded view  of both the stored and live fingerprint image for additional verification.
  • Provides feedback of the user defined biometric match threshold levels.

 

The systems performance capabilities enable rapid transactions for convenience, high service levels, and efficiency.

For example, the BVS reads and displays a color photograph and grayscale fingerprint image, verifies a scanned fingerprint against a stored template, and displays demographic files from the LaserCard optical memory card, all in less than 5 seconds.

 

For biometric verification only, such as in automated kiosk systems, BVS confirms cardholder biometrics in less than 2 seconds.

 

System Includes:

 

Small desktop computer

  • Flat panel touch screen monitor
  • Secure optical card drive
  • AFIS quality 500 dpi fingerprint scanner

Network and Internet ready

 

LaserCard Biometric Verification System (Ask for )

 

9- LaserBadge Personalization Solution

Card issuance is made easy with LaserCard's badging software. This complete software package allows users to interface with virtually any camera, thermal retransfer card printer, and ODBC compliant database to personalize and encode the LaserCard®.

 


Bring your data into LaserBadge from any
ODBC compliant database. Tag records for
individual printing or batch processing.


Generate custom
layouts and view
them on the
screen before
thermal printing
cards.



After printing a
card, encode the
photo, text or any
required data into
the optical memory.

 

 

 

 

 

10 - LaserCard Initializer

 

  • Can initialize or personalize up to 450 cards per hour
     
  • Connect multiple Initializers together for high volume throughput
     
  • 500 card input/output tray capacity
     
  • Vacuum card handling insures
    reliable and efficient card processing
     
  • One-touch load, stop, and reset operation buttons  
     
  • Designed for simple optical card drive installation
     
  • Supports all LaserCard 600-Q series optical card drives

 

 

 

 

 


Technical Specifications:

Maximum card throughput:
Input/Output tray capacity:
Reject tray capacity:
Card type:
Initializer drive capacity:
Drive model:
Data I/O:
Size:
Weight:
Power:
 

 
 
  450 cards per hour
  500 cards
  10 cards
  ID-1, ISO 11694-4
  One
  600-Q series optical card drive
  Two SCSI and one RS-232
  24H x 14W x 18D
  64 lbs
  110/220 auto detect


 

 

11- Data Sheets

12- Product/Manufacturing live demo

 

13- ISO Standards

Equipments and cards provided by Lasercards are available according to the ISO standards

International Standards for Optical Memory Cards:

 

ISO/IEC 11693 – (2000)                    Identification cards – Optical memory cards
– General Characteristics

 

ISO/IEC 11694 – 1 (2000)             Identification cards – Optical memory cards

– Part 1: Physical characteristics

 

ISO/IEC 11694 – 2 (2000)             Identification cards – Optical memory cards

– Part 2: Dimensions and location of the accessible optical area

 

ISO/IEC 11694 – 3 (2001)             Identification cards – Optical memory cards

– Part 3: Optical properties and characteristics

 

ISO/IEC 11694 – 4 (2001)             Identification cards – Optical memory cards

– Part 4: Logical data structures

 

ISO/IEC 11694 – 5 (2005)             Identification cards – Optical memory cards

– Part 5: Data format for information interchange

 

ISO/IEC 11694 – 6 (2005)             Identification cards – Optical memory cards

– Part 6: Use of biometrics on an optical memory card

 

ISO/IEC 10373 – 5 (1998)             Identification cards – Test methods

– Part 5: Optical memory cards

 

 

In addition, the LaserCard optical memory card complies with the following standards:

 

·          Physical Characteristics for Identification Cards (ID-1, 54mm x 86mm) - ISO/IEC 7810

·          Test Methods for Identification Cards – ISO/IEC 10 373-1 and 5

·          Optical Memory Cards – ISO/IEC 11693 and 11694, Parts 1-4

·          Coexistent Technology Cards – SC17/WG3 Task Force 1, Coexistent Technology

·          Machine Readable Travel Documents – ICAO Document 9303, Part 3

·          Interoperability – ICAO Technical Report on Logical Data Structures, 2003

·          Identification Cards, Motor Vehicle Driver’s License – ANSI Project # 1242.D

·          Uniform Healthcare Identification Card – ANSI X3.284 1997

·          IC Chip Cards - ISO/IEC 7816

 

 

 

For more info:

Please call:

 

G.M. Dr Fouad Nicola  

Phone: +9652663863

gm@weldonn.com

 

Project Manager General Consultant: Mohamad Rachid Zok

Phone: +9657248722

info@weldonn.com