Expert On Border Control Available to Provide Insight On HR3525: The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002; Bill Thalheimer, CEO of Imaging Automation

Business Wire, May 14, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

BEDFORD, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2002

On May 8, 2002, the U.S. Congress passed HR3525 - which authorized more than $150 million dollars for new technology and established new standards for border control, and airport safety and manifest compliance. President Bush is expected to sign this into law today.

This sweeping legislation will have a fundamental impact on the level of security present at all U.S. border crossings and on law enforcement agencies' ability to track foreign nationals within the United States. The Immigration and Naturalization Service has been charged to integrate a number of technologies - including biometrics and document authentication - to ensure proper border control. Airlines and airports will also be utilizing new technology to comply with the regulations.

Bill Thalheimer, CEO of Imaging Automation, and airport and border security visionary, is available to discuss the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act, its key features and the challenges the government and private industry will face in implementing the new regulations. For more than a decade, Thalheimer and Imaging Automation have been providing countries around the world with integrated security platforms to increase border security. Finland, Hungary, Singapore and Sweden, have all turned to Imaging Automation to increase security at their border checkpoints. Imaging Automation has helped Hungary increase its border violation arrests by more than 500 percent since its implementation.

Thalheimer is available to discuss:

-- The impact of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act on the average American and what it means to our safety.

-- An overview of the technology available to help border control agents quickly determine if a passport from more than 140 countries is authentic or fake.

-- How the INS and other Federal agencies can integrate their data systems and the challenges they are likely to face based on the real-world examples.

-- How airlines can best comply with the new manifest laws.

To arrange an interview with Bill Thalheimer to discuss what airports and the government can do to increase security while preserving personal privacy, call either Mark McClennan or Joanna Horn at 781-684-0770.