For
Immediate Release:
Red Queen
Software
Joins Forces
with VeriPic®
May 1, 2003 --
Portland, OR -- Red Queen Software, Inc.'s CEO and
founder Jeffrey Garchow said that he is excited about
the SAFE / VeriPic agreement reached between the two
companies. "This is really exciting!"
exclaimed Garchow. VeriPic has created a patent
pending process to validate digital and photographic
images. With the VeriPic process, images can be
easily authenticated and quickly determine if the
image has been altered or changed in any way.
"The need for this type of image authentication
process is growing at a log rhythmic rate" says
Garchow, "now that the validity of every image
viewed is in question".
From immigration and passport
photos, to crime scene and insurance documentation,
the two new questions on everyone's minds today are:
Is this photo genuine? Or has it been altered or
doctored in a digital software program? And just
because it is on film doesn't guarantee its
authenticity either. There are now numerous ways to
alter an image and then create a film negative of it
where the alterations can not be detected.
"I believe this is the
most exciting thing to happen to photography since
the introduction of the digital camera" said
Garchow. Even though not everyone that takes a
photograph is interested in authenticating their
images, for those who rely upon their photographs for
any sort of documentation purpose, VeriPic is a must.
There are professionals out there that depend on the
images they take to do their job. Imagine going into
a court trial and having someone prove that the
pictures entered into evidence are bogus? How many
millions of tax payer dollars would be lost? How many
criminals would be set free to walk our streets? And
that is just the tip of the iceberg. How much extra
are we all paying for phony insurance claims? Cars
that are authorized by the insurance companies for
repair by the submission of falsified photos? As you
can see the examples go on and on. These are just
some of the reason that the VeriPic process is so
important in today's digital world.
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About VeriPic®
VeriPic® is the technological
leader of digital image management and authentication
software and services for the law enforcement
markets. VeriPic® is also used for
medical, insurance, construction, legal, real estate,
professional photography, passport, and consumer
applications. Customers include public safety
organizations nationwide such as such as fire, police
and sheriff agencies. VeriPic is engineered
and manufactured by Kwan Software Engineering
who has offered VeriPic® software since
1998.
VeriPic®
and the VeriPic®
logo are registered trademarks of Kwan
Software Engineering.
