Customs deploys RFID system from HID Global

Peter Dinham
Thursday, 01 December 2011 03:11

IT Industry - Deals

The federal government has deployed RFID technology from secure identity solutions vendor, HID Global, at the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to help the service achieve real-time tracking of its extensive armoury.

{loadposiiton peter}The RFID solution has been deployed as part of Relegen's asset intelligence solution - assetDNA - by the Customs service as its Arms Inventory Management System. The solution combines next-generation software and intelligent multi-layer tags, and the asset tagging component of the Arms Inventory Management System utilises HID Global's Logi Tag and IN Tag solutions, as well as DataTraceDNC covert security technology from DataDot Technology.

With the new Arms Inventory Management System, the Customs service is currently managing approximately 6,000 weapons and personal defence equipment that are geographically-dispersed among 37 land-based and 11 vessel armouries.

'Our ten plus years experience at a mission-critical level with the Australian Defence Force prepared us well to deliver the comprehensive asset tracking solution Customs and Border Protection requires,' Relegen managing director, Paul Bennett said.  'In this case, the ability to connect thousands of real-world assets with corporate information and give Customs and Border Protection's central office an accurate and real-time view, was dependent on reliable tags that could withstand the rigors of daily use in extreme conditions. That is why we partnered with HID Global on this important project.'

According to Bennett, delivering benefits beyond tracking weapons and personal defence equipment, the new Relegen solution with HID Global technology enables the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to 'better protect the safety of their officers, improve security around the issuance and receipt of armoury and improve staff productivity.' Bennett said security features ensured assets were issued and received by officers with appropriate training and authority, and data-driven audit trails 'provide accurate records of who received what and when.'