GAO RFID Asset Tracking released an Ultra High Frequency Gen 2 RFID reader/writer, integrated with a Unitech RH767 mobile computer. This RFID reader/writer, model 246003, is equipped with a handle for easy carrying, a high resolution TFT color LCD screen with touch panel, a full alphanumeric software keyboard and a bar code scanner. The product […]

AeroScout announced that the Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center, the largest Private Finance Initiative (PFI) correctional facility in Japan, has successfully installed their Prisoner and Staff Tracking solution. The system uses an integrated full-prison management security system by means of Wi-Fi RFID tags, which enable guards to monitor the locations of each inmate and compare […]

At the Illinois Institute of Technology an integrated system combining the campus card, physical access and video surveillance technology is improving safety and efficiency for the 7,400 students. The Odyssey PCS card system and the CS Access system from CBORD have been integrated with video solutions from NICE Systems campus wide. When a new residential […]

Neurotechnology, a developer of biometrics systems and solutions, has announced the release of upgrades for their VeriLook 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) and their MegaMatcher 3.1 SDK. The VeriLook SDK, a facial biometrics kit, now has enhanced reliability in a number of facial positions and the MegaMatcher SDK, a large-scale multi-modal kit, has had the […]

The Fort Crawford Elementary School, located in the Pittsburgh area, has implemented a pilot program allowing its students to utilize biometrics to pay for their lunch instead of money or an access code, according to a Pittsburgh Trib Total Media article. The new system, developed by School-Link Technologies, enables children to scan a finger that […]

Privaris, a developer of biometric authentication solutions, have managed to raise more than $2 million through offerings including converting promissory notes and $500,000 in cash, according to a Tech Journal South article. The new funds, which can be seen in the company’s most recent SEC filings, follows $18.2 million raised in venture backing since 2005 […]

Philadelphia Parking Authority’s parking facilities at Philadelphia International Airport have begun accepting MasterCard PayPass contactless payments. The system was provided by Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), whose previous contactless payment installations include Norfolk and Miami airports. In Philadelphia, PayPass will be installed in 34 vehicular exit lanes that serve the airport’s approximately 18,600 parking spaces. Drivers […]