This system is part of VIS (Visa Information System), a European project that allows Schengen countries to exchange visa data. Commissioned in October 2011, the VIS is designed to strengthen security at borders.
Jacques van Zijp, Vice President of Morpho’s Europe Business Unit (BU) in the Government Identity Solutions division, explained, „Morpho already has Lithuanian customers in the telecom and explosive/chemical detection systems sectors. But this is the first time the Lithuanian government has placed its trust in our identity management solutions”.
The government’s purchase of MorphoTOP™ terminals was partly financed by the European Commission’s External Borders Fund (EBF).