INFORMATION WEEK - Israel
RFID chips will be integrated into 3.2 million tickets for the World Cup
The chips, made by Philips, are supposed to improve the control of the flow of the crowd, prevent cafes and serve as an electronic wallet for purchasing food and drinks during the game
The DailyMaily system, people and computers
Philips won a tender on behalf of FIFA and the organizing committee of the tournament in Germany, for the supply of RFID chips that will be integrated into 3.2 million entrance tickets to 12 stadiums throughout Germany. The RFID chips are tiny radio chips that are integrated into the entrance tickets, and enable real-time monitoring of the movement of spectators at the various gates.
Philips' technology allows the chip to be integrated into regular paper cards, which can be read from a distance of about 10 cm by a dedicated reader placed at the entrance gates to the stadium. Starting with the 2006 game season, which will open in Germany after the World Cup games, all the stadiums where the German league games are held will use the RFID card technology.
Before the final decision on the issue of the technology to prevent counterfeiting and track the entrances to the stadium, FIFA debated between old bar code technologies and the RFID. The choice of RFID was born thanks to its higher level of security, ease of use and the possibility of preventing the transfer of the card repeatedly outside the stadium, in a way that would allow the reuse of the same card for the entrance of more than one person.
The chips on the card will be used to manage information about the entrance to the stadium only and will not include personal information about the card holder. The use of RFID systems is designed to improve the possibilities of controlling and managing the flow of the crowd to the stadium. Thus, for example, the real-time reading of the tickets allows the detection of pressure at certain gates in order to send additional bouncers and security personnel to the location, or to open additional gates as needed. When such a card is stolen or lost, its use can be blocked and a new card issued to its owner.
The system also allows making purchases in the stadium itself, using an "electronic wallet", where the entrance ticket also becomes a debit card and saves the need to spend cash to buy food, drink or souvenirs. Experts estimate that the availability of debit cards will increase sales by 10% to 50% in view of the greater convenience, and the immediate availability of the means of payment, without the need for cash in the pocket.
The biometric revolution has begun: Taldor won the tender for the production of biometric driver's licenses in the amount of NIS 17 million
As part of the tender, which was allotted for a period of five years, Taldor will use a special digital camera that focuses on various details of the face of the person photographed, and will allow the identification of a person even if he has undergone plastic surgery or substantial changes in facial features. Digital ● Director of the Licensing Department at the Ministry of Transportation: "The goal is to prevent counterfeiting"
Or Yaakov, DailyMaily system, people and computers
The Teldor company announced last night (Sunday) that it won a tender by the Ministry of Transportation for the biometric photography of new driver's license holders and driver's license renewers, in the amount of NIS 17 million for five years. As part of the tender, Taldor will be responsible for photographing new driving students, which will be done from now on using a biometric photograph that will allow unique identification of the license holders, similar to a fingerprint. The new service will also be provided to license renewers who will be asked to update the photo and to anyone who wants to issue a license for an additional vehicle.
Although a decision has not yet been made on the matter and there is no official approval for this, it is possible that the government ministries will use the photos taken with the new method also to produce digital identity cards, digital passports and more. DailyMaily's test shows that the technology Taldor uses is also suitable for producing the other digital certificates.
Haim Sela, director of the BPO division in Teldor, points out that the project will use special cameras with a very high resolution that will allow the production of images that focus on specific details of the face of the photographed person that will enable authentication and biometric identification of the photographed person. "The new project makes the process of producing forms for driver's license applicants simpler and faster," says Sela. "We photograph the license applicant using a special digital camera, and from there transfer the image in real time to the Ministry of Transportation's servers, for use by the Ministry's personnel."
"The new method is designed to prevent forgeries," explains Shoki Sade, director of the licensing department at the Ministry of Transportation. "In practice, it is a photograph based on a special formula, thanks to which it is possible to identify any person photographed, even if they have undergone plastic surgery or substantial changes to their face. There are data in the internal facial features, which do not change even if the person's external facial features have been changed. This refers to details such as the distance between the eyes, or several dozen points that can be measured around the eye. This is a special measurement system that will completely prevent counterfeiting attempts."
With the transition to the new photo method, which began in recent weeks, driver's licenses will be issued for a period of ten years and not five years, as was the practice until now. At the same time, the Ministry of Transportation began to summon all drivers to update the photo on their driver's license to the new method.
Doron Sapir, CEO of Taldor, stated that "this field of issuing business procedures that are not in the core of the organization's business to be carried out using the outsourcing method (BPO) is becoming common and accepted by many organizations in Israel and around the world."
The new service is free of charge and will be provided nationwide at 17 service stations: Jerusalem, Beersheba, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon Lezion, Kiryat Shmona, Karmiel, Umm El Fachem, Ramat Gan, Kfar Saba, Herzliya, Ashkelon, Afula, Hadera, Netanya, Rehovot and Holon. In the future, a service center should also be opened in Migdal Ha'Emek and Acre.
Biometric identification has taken a step forward"
Yossi Shoshen, VP of Marketing of Binat Yasin, from the Red Binat Group, some impressions from the IFSEC exhibition held last week in England ● "The IT systems significantly support the physical security systems," he says
Yossi the Tony, DailyMaily system, people and computers
Yossi Shoshan, what is this exhibition?
"The IFSEC exhibition held last week in Birmingham, England, has been held for 33 years, and is the main annual exhibition in England, dealing in the field of security and safety technologies. The exhibition connects the fields of physical security and IT support for these systems. The exhibition presents systems in the fields of video and closed circuit television, access control, perimeter security systems, burglary, fire detection and systems that link these systems and management systems.
This year's exhibition featured over 1,500 exhibitors from all over the world, including representatives from China, Korea, Taiwan, the USA, Japan and Europe. Among the exhibitors could be found Siemens, Bosch, Falco, Sony, Samsung, Honeywell, Apollo and Innova. Ten Israeli companies also presented at the exhibition, including Rocont, Magal, Nice, H.Mer, Defense and others."
What was the prominent message of the exhibition?
"In the physical aspect, the main trend was stopping systems - barriers, protective vests and mirroring devices. Another area that received emphasis at the exhibition is the field of CCTV - closed circuit television systems and digital recording systems. At the exhibition, several key areas stood out - analytical analysis systems in the field of video, megapixel CCTV cameras and biometric identification.
With regard to the analytical analysis of a video image, the systems presented allow control over the area where the camera is shooting. The field of security is greatly helped by the analysis of these photographs - this is a new and fascinating field, which allows analyzing patterns of behavior and action according to the photographed material - whether there is a break-in attempt, whether someone is running or acting suspiciously, and more. The analysts predict that within four years, all cameras will have these capabilities.
Another hot area is megapixel CCTV cameras. These are 5 megapixel cameras. These are cameras that can be zoomed in using digital zoom and restore access to details, in a way that cannot be done with normal cameras, without compromising the quality of the image. These cameras will enable high-quality surveillance of people and objects, and they are expected to serve state intelligence and security agencies in various countries.
Another topic that was on the agenda at the exhibition was biometric identification, especially facial recognition. This topic goes up a level and it is also used for the various areas of control and security, by identifying the face, the user's finger and the retina of the eye (IRIF). Among the companies that presented at the exhibition in this field, Identix, Sagem and Bioguard could be found."
How does IT assist these systems?
"All systems dealing with physical security are IT-based. That is, the connection of the cameras, the connection of access control, when the security infrastructures are all based on communication infrastructures, TCP/IP. Binat System Implementation, from the Red Binat group, specializes in projects that integrate control and security systems for large and medium-sized companies and organizations. We have two divisions in the implementation: One division handles the IT issue, and the other - the low voltage and security division, that is, fire detection systems, gas extinguishing (instead of water), building control systems, air conditioning control, security systems to approve entry and warn of unauthorized intrusion. We handle both levels, both at the level of supplying the physical security products and at the level of building the communication infrastructures that connect the physical systems.
Another aspect we deal with is integration between the systems. This is so that a control room that receives all the various information details, will receive data from different systems, when the data 'talks' between them. We provide the integration with the help of software, which is the product of our development and that of a Canadian company, 360 Servallinc. We have implemented such systems in Israel, and there are also systems in the stages of implementation in various places - in the defense system, in government institutions and state bodies, banks, hi-tech buildings, and more."
The biometrics expert
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