A new, high-technology warehouse including biometric security built to house objects of high-value is being erected in Red Hook, Brooklyn, according to a New York Times article. The massive structure, which will house items stored by up-scale auction house Christie’s, will host infrared video cameras, motion-activated security systems and smoke, heat and water detection systems […]

L-1 Identity Solutions, a developer of biometric products, has announced that its iris recognition technology will be used in part of the world’s largest iris-based identity management project set in India. The L-1 technology being deployed is its SIRIS biometric matching engine. L-1’s engine will be used to make sure there aren’t duplicate records stored […]

Neurotechnology, a developer of biometric systems, has released new versions of its software development kits (SDKs) utilizing fingerprint, iris, face and combinations of the three modes offering enhancements in operations, reliability and user-friendliness. Some of the larger standouts to its enhancements include the face and fingerprint biometric system MegaMatcher now enabling up to 40,000 per-second […]

Panasonic Computer Solutions Company has just announced that its Toughbook H1 mobile clinical assistant (MCA) has been certified for use on the Verizon Wireless Network. The Toughbook H1 is a light weight mobile computer designed to give doctors instantaneous access to medical records via a broadband connection provided by Verizon. The H1 is suitable for […]

VeriChip Corporation, a provider of RFID health care systems, announced that it is re-launching its VeriMed Health Link electronic health records (EHR) system. VeriChip hopes to capitalize on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which authorized $23 billion in stimulus funds for health care information technology, with an emphasis on the implementation and […]

According to a report on nextgov.com, the National Naval Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and the Suburban Hospital in Washington D.C. are currently considering implementing an RFID system for tracking and recovering patients in the event of a disaster. The National Library of Medicine, which recently filed a Sources Sought Notice […]

iDTRONIC, a supplier of RFID hardware products, introduced two new desktop Readers from its EVO series for multi-tag transponder reading & writing. The low frequency version of the EVO Desktop Reader supports all EM 4102, 4105, 4550, NXP Hitag 1/2/S FDXB transponders. The high-frequency model of the reader is able to read and write all […]