FLO Alliance to Provide Denver Area Business Leaders With FLO Card Registered Traveler Enrollments
29 September 2006 - 3:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
- Also Offers Discounts to Employees of Area Businesses - KIRKLAND,
Wash., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The FLO(TM) Alliance, a group of
industry leaders that includes Saflink Corporation (NASDAQ:SFLK),
Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Johnson Controls, Inc., Smiths
Detection, and ID Technology Partners, today announced that it will
be providing free FLO (Fast Lane Option) Card enrollments to the
150 table sponsors of today's Aurora Economic Development Council
A-List Event in Denver, Colorado. The FLO Card is a secure
biometric credential intended for use by participants in the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Registered Traveler
program. The FLO Alliance also announced that it will be offering
enrollment discounts to the employees of the event's sponsoring
companies. The Aurora Economic Development Council A-List Event is
an annual luncheon that brings together 1,500 of the top business
and government leaders from Colorado's seven-county metro area to
celebrate the success of the region. The FLO Alliance is a sponsor
of this year's event. "The participants in today's Aurora Economic
Development Council A-List event are exactly the demographic I
believe the Registered Traveler program is designed for," said
Glenn Argenbright, CEO of Saflink. "Frequent business travelers can
benefit tremendously from the added convenience and streamlined
security promised by the RT program and, in particular, the FLO
Card. We're happy to provide the table sponsors for today's event
with free enrollment as we think that once they experience the
program, they'll be great evangelists for it." The table sponsors
represent many of the largest employers in the state as well as
leaders in the Rocky Mountain business community. When implemented,
TSA's Registered Traveler program will allow individuals who
voluntarily undergo an in-depth background check, provide biometric
information (such as a fingerprint or iris scan) and pay an annual
fee to take advantage of expedited security screening procedures at
participating U.S. airports. Enrollees will use specially
designated, privately managed RT lanes, where they will be required
to present and match an approved, biometrically secured identity
credential, such as the FLO Card. Travelers who apply for and
receive a FLO Card will be able to use it in any airport that
deploys RT lanes. The Denver International Airport (DIA) is one of
a number of airports currently evaluating several private vendors,
including the FLO Alliance, to install and manage RT lanes upon
final approval by the TSA. As interoperability is a key mandate of
the RT program, FLO Card holders will be able to use their cards in
any RT lane managed by any vendor. The FLO Alliance will make it
convenient for those who wish to enroll in the program. As
currently planned, RT applicants will be able to submit their
biographic information in several ways, including enrollment kiosks
in airports, a secure Web site or by mailing a paper application to
a processing center. Applicants will also be able to pay enrollment
fees using a variety of methods including credit and debit cards,
electronic debits to checking accounts and paper checks. The FLO
Alliance for Registered Traveler, initially formed in 2005, brings
together industry leaders in technology, finance and facilities
infrastructure and security systems, in addition to companies with
broad experience marketing to businesses, consumers and the
aviation industry. The Alliance's solution provides for the
complete Registered Traveler credentialing process and its
operational use in airports. Built on the proven technologies of
its members, the FLO Alliance RT architecture covers: the
enrollment of biographic and biometric information and identity
verification of participating individuals; collection of program
fees; production and issuance of secure, tamper-proof FLO
credentials; installation, maintenance and management of
authentication platforms within aviation facilities throughout the
United States; and operations management and customer service for
the nationwide subscription program. About the FLO Alliance The FLO
Alliance is a group of industry-leading companies formed to
develop, market, sell and deploy an end-to-end solution for the
U.S. government's Registered Traveler Program. The Alliance's
solution is designed to provide for the complete Registered
Traveler credentialing process and its operational use in airports.
The FLO Alliance's biometrically secured FLO card would allow
qualified individuals to take advantage of expedited security
screening procedures in designated lanes at participating airports
as well as promotional offers and discounts offered by retail
partners. Alliance members include Saflink Corporation, Microsoft,
JPMorgan Chase, Johnson Controls, Inc., Smiths Detection (An
operating division of Smiths Group) and ID Technology Partners. For
more information about the FLO program and Alliance, contact Luke
Thomas, Saflink Vice President, Registered Traveler Program at
425-278-1253 or visit http://www.fastlaneoption.com/ . This release
contains information about our management's view of our future
expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking
statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results
may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by
these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of
factors. For example, if we do not generate significant revenue
from our participation in large government security initiatives or
increase the level of our participation in these initiatives, our
business performance and future prospects may suffer. In addition,
if third parties, on whom we partly depend for our product
marketing and distribution, do not promote our products, our
ability to generate revenue may be limited and our business and
financial condition could suffer. Other factors include, but are
not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with our
financial condition, our ability to sell our products, our ability
to compete with competitors and the growth of the security market,
and those included in our annual report on Form 10-K, as well as
other documents we periodically file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. NOTE: The names of other companies and
products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners. Media Contacts: Kevin Pedraja Lindsay Stril Sterling
Communications, Inc. Sterling Communications, Inc. 206-388-5758
206-388-5758 Saflink Investor Relations Contact: Investor
Awareness, Inc. Tony Schor 847-945-2222 DATASOURCE: FLO Alliance
CONTACT: media, Kevin Pedraja, +1-206-388-5758, or , or Lindsay
Stril, +1-206-388-5758, or , both of Sterling Communications, Inc.,
for Saflink Corporation; or investors, Tony Schor of Investor
Awareness, Inc., +1-847-945-2222, or , for Saflink Corporation Web
site: http://www.saflink.com/ http://www.fastlaneoption.com/
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