Technology

Single inscribed "microdots" were originally developed by the United States military in the 1940s to covertly “tag” or identify items. It also became obvious the tiny plastic discs would be useful for espionage – for the grain-size message carriers were very easy to conceal and transport. With the advent of laser etching (1990s), that microdots became a commercially feasible product, and its first application was in the casino industry. Since then DataDot Technology Ltd has grown to become a global leader in identification technologies.

		Identification technology is not a new concept. For a long time, identifying tags have developed to discourage theft, for example unique VINs for cars, or serial numbers for engines. However,
Magnified DataDotDNA		professional thieves can easily defeat these

identifying tags, by changing it or manufacturing fake brand labels. On the other hand, DataDot Technology takes identification to the next level.

DataDotDNA consists of tiny discs, about the size of a grain of sand, each laser-etched with multiple lines of code. The code is unique for each asset, and it is recorded on a worldwide verification database on web (DataBaseDNA) and matched with other asset and ownership identifiers. In some cases the code is the primary manufacturer's identifier – for example a car's Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).