The Security Products New Product of the Year Award honors the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are considered to be particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve security.
BIO-key International, Inc., a provider of finger biometric identification technology solutions, recently announced that the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire Montreal-based S.I.C. Biometrics Inc., manufacturers of biometric plug-in mobile fingerprint scanners, biometric proximity cards and access control solutions, through a combination of asset purchase and exclusive license arrangements.
AOptix Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced biometrics-based identity solutions, recently announced the launch of their Dash Six Iris Recognition Enterprise SDK.
ICAP Patent Brokerage, a division of ICAP plc, a property brokerage and patent auction firm, and 3M Future LLC have just signed an exclusive marketing cooperation over a patent providing credit card security.
As a Datacard distributor, ID Connection provides resellers with the full range of Datacard ID solutions offerings as well as services and support.
Juniper Networks recently released a report on the impact of data center consolidation on the Federal government.
The combined companies will offer a larger range of products and services, since offerings from both Morpho and L-1 will be available together for the first time.
Increasing threats on school campuses and at government facilities, coupled with diminishing budgets and intense pressure to cut costs across all levels and departments, are forcing security administrators to find new ways to keep their buildings safe without breaking the bank.
- By Brad Jarvis
- Aug 01, 2011
An employee at a particular major teaching hospital carries a magnetic stripe card with two barcodes on the lanyard. In addition, the employee must remember two different PINs and carry a proximity card for the institution’s other facility. That doesn’t make sense.
- By Jennifer Toscano
- Aug 01, 2011
SecuGen Corp., a provider of optical fingerprint technology based in Silicon Valley, Calif., recently announced that it has filed counterclaims against Korean biometric company Suprema Inc. for fraud, breach of contract, and negligent misrepresentation.
HID Global announced that the U.S. Permanent Resident (“Green”) Card manufactured under its LaserCard brand has won the ACT Canada “International Innovation Award” for identity management.
The $40 million, three-year contract with the Tennessee Applicant Processing Services program includes two additional one-year renewals for a potential combined contract duration up to five years.
Pansun Infotech, a provider of RFID tags, microprocessor cards, readers, biometric modules and card printers, will draw benefits by integrating LEGIC in its power meter solutions.
End users will benefit from the technology in their access control, time and attendance and visitor administration systems, which meets high requirements in terms of security and flexibility.
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), a mobile phone provider, recently announced Nexus S is aboard NASA’s final space shuttle.
As a result of a partnership between Infinova and Digifort, integrators can now provide their customers with Infinova IP and megapixel cameras fully integrated with the Digifort IP surveillance software and products.
MorphoTrak’s biometric technology combined with Indigo’s proprietary Identity and Access Management solution will ensure healthcare providers seamless access each time they authenticate into their desktop and electronic medical records system.
The module can read both 125 KHz proximity and 13.56 MHz contactless smart card credentials.
NYU Langone Medical Center announced recently that it is the first medical center in the Northeast to use PatientSecure -- a cutting-edge biometric technology -- to identify patients. Utilizing near infrared light to map an image of the blood-flow pattern through the veins in a person’s palm, the digital palm image is converted into a unique patient identifier that interfaces with the medical center’s electronic health record system.
DigitalPersona, Inc., a global provider of authentication and endpoint protection solutions, recently announced Sailormen, Inc., the largest Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits franchise in the U.S., is rolling out U.are.U Fingerprint Readers to 148 locations throughout Alabama, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri. Sailormen, Inc. has found that the deployment of fingerprint biometrics as a part of their point-of-sale (POS) systems, has improved employee accountability, increased sales, and reduced both unauthorized transactions and payroll fraud.