Document Security - International Security Products

MISSION STATEMENT
..."Tomorrow’s Security Solutions for Today’s Fraud"
International Security Products has a powerful vision of partnership. This vision is built on Value, Service, and Technology. The VALUE component helps our customers meet their key business objectives of cost control while providing security solutions to reduce fraud related losses. The Serivce component demonstrates the commitment of ISP and its associates to provide customers with unparalleled support, information and solutions. The Technology component is built on years of successful security development and patents which deter unauthorized duplication of sensitive information or products of value. Our commitment to continued technological research and development assures our vision of "Partners in Success" with the most advanced and effective security technologies available in the marketplace.

INTRODUCTION
International Security Products (ISP) is an international company, which specializes in the development, production and marketing of technologies related to anti-fraud security solutions. The Company’s mission is to engineer effective security methodologies to protect original content from replications, forgery and counterfeiting. It is our belief that most covert technologies, if used alone, are easily defeated with today’s digital scanners or copiers. Too often the untrained person accepting the document overlooks the not so obvious, covert or passive security feature. We do however believe that unique covert technologies such as molecular code marking “CodeSafe®” can be a powerful deterrent to stop both document and brand counterfeiting. Specifically, ISP has been the leader in developing anti-fraud security features by using the following criteria:

PRODUCTS/SERVICES
Working with ink manufacturers, paper manufacturers, print manufacturers, security agents, governments and end-users; ISP is involved in four major areas of the security industry.

Patented/Patent Pending Products
ISP is licensed under Verify First Technologies’ (VFT) patents: ProGhost®/DoubleGhost™ US Patents Nos. 5,344,192, 5,695,220 & 5,826,916, GB Patent No. 2,776,588 B and Canada 2,159,636; AlterSafe® US Patent No. 5,762,378; MetallicSafe® US Patent No. 5,704,651; TamperSafe® US Patent No. 5,772,248; TouchSafe® US Patent No. 5,636,874; ThermoSafe™ US Patents 6,396,927 & 6,665,406; ThermoHide™ US Patent 5,873,604, CodeSafe® US Patents 6,082,775 & 6,106,021, NaNOcopy™ Patent Pending VerifyFirst™ envelope Patent Pending and CopySafe+™ patent pending.

Consulting/Education
Utilizing the knowledge and unique concepts developed within fourty years of experience, the company consults ink manufacturers, paper manufacturers, print manufacturers, governments and end users in the development of security solutions. A certain amount of this consulting service is included in providing solutions for our customers. In addition, the company conducts anti-fraud educational seminars.

CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS
1964 ......Founder began printing career; pressman, collator operator, composition & plant manager sixteen years with a large forms manufacturer.

1975 ......Started commercial print operation, P R Printing & Graphics

1979 ......Established Pro Forms, Inc. - wholesale forms and security print manufacturer (now known as ProDocumentSolutions).

1983 ......Established Pro Two - short run & laser division of Pro Forms, Inc. in San Jose, CA

1987 ......Established Visalia, California division of Pro Forms, Inc.

1988 ......Established Parrot Graphics - digital graphics & communication division

1992 ......Introduced and applied for patent: ProGhost® artificial watermark security technology

1992 ......Introduced and first to use “Warning Band Messages” for security identification.

1993 ......Established Verify First Technologies - document security development firm

1993 ......Introduced and first to utilize high-resolution vignette’ security pantographs.

1993 ......Introduced and first to manufacture with Pearlescent security numbering.

1993 ......Introduced and first to utilize rainbow foil for security.

1993 ......Received UK ProGhost artificial watermark patent 2,276,588B

1994 ......Applied for continuation patents for ProGhost® artificial watermark technology.

1994 ......Introduced MICR indelible bleed through at IBFI Formations ’94 Security Seminar.

1994 ......Introduced and applied for patent for MetallicSafe® document security technology.

1994 ......Received patent for ProGhost® artificial watermark - patent 5,344,192.

1995 ......Introduced and applied for patent: AlterSafe™ for document security.

1995 ......Introduced and applied for patent: TamperSafe® diffractional holograms

1995 ......Introduced: RefractoSafe™ for immediate security verification.

1996 ......Applied for ThermoHide™ patent

1996 ......Introduced ThermoHide™ and lectured at Cowise Security Conference in Amsterdam.

1996 ......Developed and introduced TouchSafe® for interactive verification.

1997 ......Developed and introduced DoubleGhost™ Security Paper.

1997 ......Received ProGhost artificial watermark continuation patent 5,695,220.

1998 ......Received MetallicSafe® patent 5,704,651.

1998 ......Developed and applied for Molecular CodeSafe® patents.

1998 ......Developed and applied for Copy/Void ThermoSafe™ pantograph patent.

1998 ......Received AlterSafe™ patent 5,762,378.

1998 ......Received TamperSafe® patent 5,772,248.

1998 ......Received TouchSafe® patent 5,636,874.

1998 ......Received 2nd ProGhost continuation patent 5,826,916

1998 ......Received ThermoHide™patent 5,873,604

1999 ......Introduced a new anti-copy safety paper: ThermoSafe™ at Las Vegas, NV, ASIS Security Show.

1999 ......Lectured on new security technologies at the Document Counterfeit Protection “PCP – PIRA” Conference in San Francisco, California USA

2000 ......Presented “Combining Thermochromic & Conventional Inks to Deter Document Fraud” at the SPIE Photonics West in San Jose, California USA

2000 ......Received CodeSafe® patent 6,082,775

2000 ......Presented new security technologies at PISEC Conference, Lisbon, Portugal

2000 ......Introduced and applied for patent: NaNOcopy™ anti-copy background

2000 ......Received 2nd CodeSafe® patent 6,106,021

2001 ......Received Canadian ProGhost artificial watermark patent 2,159,636

2001 ......Introduced and applied for patent: VerifyFirst™ Security Envelope.

2002 ......Presented “Combining Nanocharacters Printing, Digital Watermarking and UV Coded Taggents for Optimal Machine Readable Security” at the SPIE Photonics West in San Jose, CA USA.

2002 ......Received ThermoSafe™ patent 6,396,927

2003 ......Introduced and applied for patents for CopySafe+™ noncopyable paper.

2003 ......Received second ThermoSafe™ patent 6,665,406

2003 ......Introduced and applied for patents on the copy-preventable paper, CopySafe+™

2003 ......Keynote speaker at XPLOR International Security Printing Chapter, Global Electronic Document Systems Conference, Atlanta, Georgia - October 2003

2004 ......Lectured on “New Digital Anti-Copy/Scan and Verification Technologies at the SPIE Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Techniques Conference in San Jose, California.

ISP / VFT has submitted and has had published, numerous security articles/papers for Form, Business Forms Labels & Systems, Formations, Trade West, Cowise, Tarsus, and other publications. In addition to printed format, VFT has also given many security presentations; PISEC, Cowise, Tarsus, PIRA, SPIE, XPLOR, NBFA, AACRAO, PACRO, IBFI Formations, WBSA, and XPLOR as well as security presentations for State Officials, Federal Agencies.