AIT Advanced Information Technologies - News Release
Re-seller agreement with IER
Wednesday Jul 2 1997
Mr Peter Bennett reports AIT and IER have signed a re-seller agreement and have teamed up to deliver AIT's newest reader technology, the PAX Reader, to IER's major airline industry customers. The IER PAX Reader provides the airline industry, a secure, flexible and highly accurate solution for automatic document inspection and traveler data entry into airline, customs and immigration systems. The IER PAX Reader is capable of reading all ICAO and ISO compliant machine readable documents, as well as magnetic encoded data, including three and four track magnetic strips found on documents such as ATB coupons, boarding passes and credit cards. Totally independent of document swipe speed, the unit incorporates high resolution scanning and exceptional recognition rates for machine readable travel documents including passports, visas, ID cards and ATB coupons. Bi-directional swipe technology facilitates efficient and effortless operation and scanned data can be transmitted into any computer system for verification and storage. Superior versatility and reliability, a highly compact design, rugged construction and ease of use, combine to make the PAX the natural choice for integrated travel document reading. Founded in 1962, IER is a privately held French company with world leadership in the design and manufacturing of workstations and systems for automated ticketing, check in and access control of passengers, luggage and goods in air, rail and sea transportation networks. IER's product range, the largest in its industry, includes magnetic printers and readers, baggage tag printers, smart card solutions, and various other access and flow terminals for passengers, luggage and cargo. With over 120,000 units currently operational in over 80 countries, IER's workstations are used by more than 800 million passengers each year in over 600 airports, 10,000 travel agencies and 5,000 rail stations worldwide. With headquarters and R&D based in Paris, and manufacturing nearby, IER also operates from its Far East rep office locations and its fully owned subsidiary, established in North America more than 10 years ago. Extensive sales and technical support expertise is available around the clock to its customers, allowing IER to fulfill its long lasting commitment to the travel industry. |
