Critical design review for latent fingerprint, palm print matching capability completed just weeks after system's fingerprint matching capability goes live.
Morse Watchmans is featuring a hand geometry interface at ISC West 2011 that can be integrated with any of their KeyWatcher or KeyBank system cabinets. The hand reader function provides additional security measures for accessing the cabinets and can be used in conjunction with the keypad or other access devices.
As chief marketing officer, Antolino will be a member of Hoyos Group's senior executive team, leading the company's global marketing functions including strategic marketing, strategic business development, brand strategy, positioning and development, channel marketing development, corporate communications and media relations.
HID Global recently announced it will be demonstrating the first in a planned family of simple-to-deploy, cost-effective, turnkey FIPS 201 compliance solutions at ISC West 2011.
Telos ID has delivered its Mobile Authentication and Authorization Control (MAAC) Visitors system to FedExField, home of the Washington Redskins, substantially enhancing visitor tracking and accountability.
LaserCard Corp., a provider of government ID solutions, has received a purchase order valued at approximately $2.1 million for chip-ready, optical security media-based credentials for the Saudi Arabia National ID Card program.
The team of CARTES and IDentification and CARTES in ASIA recently announced the launch of a new event: CARTES in North America, which will take place from March 5-7, 2012 in Las Vegas.
FST21 has expanded its operations with its division in the Americas, which opened about a year ago and now has a new office.
He will be succeeded by Joe C. Ross, the company’s current president, who will serve as interim CEO while an executive search firm helps identify a permanent replacement.
IBIA is a trade association that promotes the effective and appropriate use of biometric technology to determine identity and enhance security, privacy, productivity and convenience for individuals, organizations and governments.
Researchers at Michigan State University's Pattern Recognition and Image Processing Lab have developed new software that will allow officers to narrow the field of suspects using forensic sketches.
- By Lisa Williams
- Mar 14, 2011
The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently took action to defend the use of electronic security technologies in two states.
The companies will be presenting at the Datacenter Dynamics conference and Expo on March 10 in New York City on intelligent infrastructure investment.
As director of sales, Fallon will manage partner relationships and educate the market about Codebench’s software-based solutions.
Sensometrix SA and Fujitsu Ltd. have signed a global agreement that enables Fujitsu to sell the SensoBrain technology, a biometric booster for large-scale such applications as cashless payment, and physical and logical access control.
Federal government buildings pose similar security challenges to commercial facilities: They need to control access, visually monitor daily activity and manage intrusion-prevention. To meet these demands, the government must integrate with numerous security manufacturers that supply a means to protect different functions, such as single sign-on for individual computers, or large servers to provide redundancy and fault-tolerant needs.
- By Kim Rahfaldt
- Mar 01, 2011
For many years now, the promise of biometrics has not been fully realized. This is, in large part, because performance in the lab is not representative of performance in the field. That’s the reason major programs for Citizen ID and others have never really been fulfilled.
- By Phil Scarfo
- Mar 01, 2011
A critical element of protecting troops in the field of battle is proper identity management. A military installation in the Middle East, for example, must ensure that only authorized personnel can enter the camp. For soldiers, losing an access card to an enemy could be disastrous. Personal identification numbers are too easy to steal or share. To solve this problem, the military turned to biometrics just as other government entities have done as well.
- By Dan Kilgore
- Mar 01, 2011
NEC Corporation has introduced a device to simultaneously acquire fingerprint and finger vein characteristics without physical contact. Worldwide shipment of the HS100-10 Contactless Hybrid Finger Scanner (HS100-10) is scheduled to begin in May 2011.
BIO-key International Inc. and Lumidigm Inc. have partnered to provide a strong authentication solution for e-prescriptions at Genesis HealthCare System. Today, Genesis HealthCare is utilizing BIO-key’s biometric identification software with Lumidigm fingerprint sensors so staff may quickly, conveniently and securely establish identity when ordering, verifying or administering medications as required by Ohio law.