Kurz to showcase Kinegram physical security solutions at national Digital ID Show 2018
Announcement posted by Filtered Media | telling your story, brilliantly 01 Aug 2018
Sydney, 1 August 2018: Kurz, a leading supplier of metallised foil based solutions for security and surface decoration, will be showcasing KINEGRAM*, the world’s leading security solution for the protection of government documents and banknotes at the Digital ID Show 2018 (stand #416), on 7-8 August at the National Convention Centre in Canberra.
Stephen Pratt, Kurz Australia Managing Director, will discuss the importance of physical identification in the digital world and how Kurz’s innovative security solutions help combat identity theft in his presentation on 7 August.
“Along with the rest of the world, Australia is rolling out digital identity and biometrics solutions at an increasing rate. These include digital driver’s licenses, e-Gates and other biometric scanning solutions,” said Mr Pratt. “In a digital world your physical identity now matters more than ever as these trusted documents are still used to verify who you are.
“With this increased importance on the physical identity documents as the foundation for your trusted ID, why isn’t security on these documents being improved? In my presentation, I’ll be exploring the problem of identity theft and outlining what can be done to protect and verify physical identity documents using Kurz Kinegram technologies, and how these physical identity tokens can be linked to your digital identity.”
The Digital ID Show is the first major conference and expo for Digital Identity in Australia, and runs alongside the Technology in Government Expo, which has been held for the past 12 years. The event brings the public and private sectors together to find collaborative and innovative ways to reduce fraud, and showcase new technology and ideas in ID management and authentication.
A platinum sponsor of the Digital ID Show, Kurz will showcase the new Mobile e-Gate solution. The innovative technology allows users to verify physical identity tokens such as passports and driver’s licences against the person standing in front of them, their Secure ID and other personal documentation using their phone via a simple three step process.
Kurz will also showcase Kinegram OMA (Optical Machine Authentication), which is used to verify the Kinegram on a government document in conjunction with the normal document scanning process.
Kurz’s OMA technology conforms to the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) recent New Technologies Working Group (NTWG) guidelines for autonomous/semi-autonomous border controls.
For more information on Kurz’s security and decorative products, please visit www.kurz.com.au
Press Contact:
For further information or to speak with Kurz please contact:
Jeffrey Coote, Senior PR Manager, Filtered Media
d: 02 8188 3616 | m: 0404 275 665 | e: jeffrey@filteredmedia.com.au
About KURZ: The KURZ Group is a global leader in hot stamping and coating technology. KURZ develops and manufactures decorative and functional layers applied to carrier foils for a large variety of applications. The range includes metallized, pigmented and holographic stamping foils for packaging or print products, surface finishes for electronic devices or automotive parts, protective and decorative lacquers for furniture or household appliances, authenticity features for brand name items, metallic applications for textiles, and different types of coatings for many other applications. With over 5,000 employees in 14 production plants in Europe, Asia and the USA, 24 international subsidiaries and a global network of agencies and sales offices, the KURZ Group manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of products for surface finishing, decoration, marking and counterfeit protection, rounded off by an extensive range of stamping machines and stamping tools. KURZ also continuously invests in new technologies, and is developing innovative solutions for integrating functionality into surfaces.
*KINEGRAM is a proprietary foil based Optical Variable Device (OVD) which is used to secure and protect government documents including drivers licences, passports and banknotes (including Australia’s) in more than 120 countries. The distinguishing characteristic of the KINEGRAM is movement – kine in Greek means to move – movement of light, colour or shine (reflectiveness) across a given design. The optically variable elements are fully transparent and can be lines or images, rainbow coloured or matt, changing to and from a variety of colours, or be seemingly three dimensional, and on a passport or licence can even be transparent replicas of the main portrait photograph. The possibilities for designers are virtually endless; the effects are spectacular and result from the application of optical science, married to advanced foil technology. To learn more about KINEGRAM visit https://www.kinegram.com/en/home/
Stephen Pratt, Kurz Australia Managing Director, will discuss the importance of physical identification in the digital world and how Kurz’s innovative security solutions help combat identity theft in his presentation on 7 August.
“Along with the rest of the world, Australia is rolling out digital identity and biometrics solutions at an increasing rate. These include digital driver’s licenses, e-Gates and other biometric scanning solutions,” said Mr Pratt. “In a digital world your physical identity now matters more than ever as these trusted documents are still used to verify who you are.
“With this increased importance on the physical identity documents as the foundation for your trusted ID, why isn’t security on these documents being improved? In my presentation, I’ll be exploring the problem of identity theft and outlining what can be done to protect and verify physical identity documents using Kurz Kinegram technologies, and how these physical identity tokens can be linked to your digital identity.”
The Digital ID Show is the first major conference and expo for Digital Identity in Australia, and runs alongside the Technology in Government Expo, which has been held for the past 12 years. The event brings the public and private sectors together to find collaborative and innovative ways to reduce fraud, and showcase new technology and ideas in ID management and authentication.
A platinum sponsor of the Digital ID Show, Kurz will showcase the new Mobile e-Gate solution. The innovative technology allows users to verify physical identity tokens such as passports and driver’s licences against the person standing in front of them, their Secure ID and other personal documentation using their phone via a simple three step process.
Kurz will also showcase Kinegram OMA (Optical Machine Authentication), which is used to verify the Kinegram on a government document in conjunction with the normal document scanning process.
Kurz’s OMA technology conforms to the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) recent New Technologies Working Group (NTWG) guidelines for autonomous/semi-autonomous border controls.
For more information on Kurz’s security and decorative products, please visit www.kurz.com.au
Press Contact:
For further information or to speak with Kurz please contact:
Jeffrey Coote, Senior PR Manager, Filtered Media
d: 02 8188 3616 | m: 0404 275 665 | e: jeffrey@filteredmedia.com.au
About KURZ: The KURZ Group is a global leader in hot stamping and coating technology. KURZ develops and manufactures decorative and functional layers applied to carrier foils for a large variety of applications. The range includes metallized, pigmented and holographic stamping foils for packaging or print products, surface finishes for electronic devices or automotive parts, protective and decorative lacquers for furniture or household appliances, authenticity features for brand name items, metallic applications for textiles, and different types of coatings for many other applications. With over 5,000 employees in 14 production plants in Europe, Asia and the USA, 24 international subsidiaries and a global network of agencies and sales offices, the KURZ Group manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of products for surface finishing, decoration, marking and counterfeit protection, rounded off by an extensive range of stamping machines and stamping tools. KURZ also continuously invests in new technologies, and is developing innovative solutions for integrating functionality into surfaces.
*KINEGRAM is a proprietary foil based Optical Variable Device (OVD) which is used to secure and protect government documents including drivers licences, passports and banknotes (including Australia’s) in more than 120 countries. The distinguishing characteristic of the KINEGRAM is movement – kine in Greek means to move – movement of light, colour or shine (reflectiveness) across a given design. The optically variable elements are fully transparent and can be lines or images, rainbow coloured or matt, changing to and from a variety of colours, or be seemingly three dimensional, and on a passport or licence can even be transparent replicas of the main portrait photograph. The possibilities for designers are virtually endless; the effects are spectacular and result from the application of optical science, married to advanced foil technology. To learn more about KINEGRAM visit https://www.kinegram.com/en/home/