The system provides en route visibility and reduces manual inspections of cargo

 

Rockville, MD. -- February 26, 2008 -- Hi-G-Tek (www.higtek.com), a leading provider of RFID sensing and control solutions for tracking high-value cargo and sensitive materials, has partnered with INTA, a Lithuania-based systems integrator. Hi-G-Tek and INTA have installed an electronic seal and sensor RFID monitoring system along the trade routes of eight major borders, four on the Belorussia frontier and four on the Russian Federation frontier (Kaliningrad area),for the Lithuanian Customs Authority (LCA). This specific application is used by the LCA to secure cargo against black market theft in trade lanes, and goes well beyond traditional wireless monitoring platforms, by providing real-time information using patented wireless remote sensing technology.

The LCA project utilizes a combination of fixed readers, handheld readers, scanners and active-RFID sensors attached directly to shipment containers and trucks traveling from one border to the next on Lithuania's trade routes. In low frequency, short-range mode, cargo information is communicated to a handheld data terminal, allowing LCA officers to take action immediately if a security break should occur. Prior to the implementation of this solution, LCA officers manually inspected select shipments. This system gives the LCA the ability to provide increased security, using less manual labor, throughout its trade routes. When an unauthorized breach occurs, an alert is transmitted immediately to the appropriate authorities, eliminating the need to inspect every container.

"Both the Lithuanian Customs Authority and the general public have benefited from the implementation of Hi-G-Tek and INTA's cargo tracking solution," said Juozas Rimkevicius, Deputy Director, Lithuanian Customs Authority. "With the primary intent to improve security on the region's trade routes, the system has simultaneously saved the country significant amounts of money by streamlining our security operations."

"INTA was able to design a complete customs solution for the Lithuanian Customs Authority around Hi-G-Tek's technology platform-offering the agency an advanced, highly intelligent security system," said Larry A. Blue, President & CEO, Hi-G-Tek. "This capability was particularly important to the LCA, since the agency's revenue is dependent upon its ability to properly tax imported and exported items. Hi-G-Tek knew that with INTA's support, we could provide an active-RFID solution capable of accurately monitoring all cargo transported through the country to effectively meet this need." 

Vytautas Vitkauskas, General Director, INTA, stated, "Hi-G-Tek leads the way in customs sensing, visibility and tracking worldwide and INTA was pleased to provide the systems integration services to get this job done. Working with Hi-G-Tek, we were able to deliver a solution that has become the first of its kind in the region, and will likely serve as a model for future implementations throughout Europe."
 
About Hi-G-Tek
Hi-G-Tek is the developer of Highly Intelligent RFID asset sense and control solutions for fuel distribution and global trade lanes. The company's patented "sensing" technology has applications in several key markets, including homeland security, transportation, fuel distribution, military, biomedical, and global trade lanes.

Hi-G-Tek's unique active RFID solutions provide unparalleled levels of real-time security and "sensing" of key assets, whether stationary or in transit, indoors or outdoors. Its sophisticated technology not only detects where an "asset" is, but also its status or condition-anytime, from anywhere in the world. For additional information, visit www.higtek.com. 

About INTA
INTA was founded on March 16, 1990 and is one of the first companies to provide copiers and telecommunication equipment and support services for the Lithuanian market. The company is officially recognized as compliant to the ISO 9001:2000 International Management Quality Standards. At the end of 1992, INTA became an authorized distributor of MOTOROLA (USA) for Paging and Land Mobile Products Sectors (LMPS), Radio Products Group (RPG) and Radio Network Solutions Group (RNSG). A Closed Joint-Stock Company, INTA has been involved with Nuclear Non-Proliferation and safeguards work in Lithuania since 1996, starting with the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant telecommunication system that was financed by the U.S. Energy Department and the Swedish government. During the next few years, INTA worked as a local coordinator performing radiological waste detection and clean up projects for all of the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) region. For additional information, visit www.inta.lt.