Product: ID-Check POS
Company: Intelli-Check Inc.

Your merchants' authentication methods may be only as good as their ability to spot fake IDs. A hardware-software bundle for VeriFone terminals enables merchants to read, verify, parse, display and store machine-readable data encoded on government-issued IDs, such as driver's licenses and military IDs.

ID-Check POS software verifies the barcode's or magnetic stripe's authenticity to make sure it follows the specifications mandated by the issuing jurisdiction, according to Intelli-Check Inc.

If the software is unable to verify a format, it will not parse the data, and an explanatory error message will pop up.

The jurisdictional databases are self-contained on the ID-Check POS unit, according to Intelli-Check spokeswoman Nicole Versaggi. "We do have additional products that can hit multiple databases to verify a person's claimed identity."

Merchants selling regulated products such as alcohol, tobacco, firearms and ammunition; video games; or paints, sprays and glues may be interested in this product to help protect their licenses to sell controlled products. Night clubs, restaurants and convenience stores are target users of the ID Check.

The product is also ideally suited for merchants engaging in certain types of financial transactions, including check acceptance, money orders and wire transfers, according to Intelli-Check.

ID-Check POS is offered as a bundled solution with the VeriFone Omni 3750, Vx 510 or Vx 570 terminal and the data capture module (DCM) 2D high-speed barcode reader.

Intelli-Check includes the DCM because readers scanning in two dimensions are required to provide a solution that works across all 50 states. Very few 2D readers capable of handling all driver's license formats are available, Versaggi said.

In special circumstances, the company can provide a standalone software solution with its software development kit. The software can also be downloaded to existing terminals.

The software prints verification that the ID in question has been processed. It also provides flexible age-verification parameters and the ability to run multiple software applications. Software updates can be downloaded.

Intelli-Check works with barcode readers from Metrologic Instruments Inc., Symbol Technologies Inc., Hand Held Products Inc., and e-Seek Inc.

Intelli-Check Inc.
800-444-9542
www.intellicheck.com