Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, today announced an agreement with ClearCount Medical Solutions to distribute the first system cleared by the Food and Drug Administration that integrates both counting and detection for sponge management during surgeries. “Technologically advanced hospitals have been seeking […]

A proposed bill in the Arizona legislature would allow families to keep children’s biometric information away from schools in the form of lunchroom fingerprint programs and facial and iris recognition programs. Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, is sponsoring Senate Bill 1216, which originally called for a ban but now would require schools to obtain parental consent […]

Motorola, Inc. has been selected by the West Virginia State Police to deploy its Printrak Biometric Identification Solution. Motorola’s latest biometric product features new algorithms for improved analysis of multi-modal biometric data delivering ten print, latent, palm print and facial images. The software also has been optimized for interoperable file exchange among agencies. The Motorola […]

ImageWare Systems Inc. Announced that the Navy’s Tactical Biometric Collection and Matching System team recently received the Technology-to-Sea Excellence Award for excellence and superior performance. The team utilized ImageWare’s IWS Biometric Engine for a mobile, multi-biometric identity management prototype solution. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren gave the award. As the prime contractor, ImageWare developed […]

The City of Tahlequah in Oklahoma is using eleven Ingersoll Rand Schlage HandPunch 3000 terminals to track and manage the city’s 129 employees. Eight of the hand geometry terminals reside on the city’s network while three remote locations use dial-up mode to transfer time and attendance data to the HR Department. The employee enters an […]

Fujitsu Computer Products will demonstrate its new PalmSecure™ PC Log-In Kit at the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference, Feb. 24-28 in Orlando, FL. The PC Log-In Kit is composed of the PalmSecure authentication sensor embedded into a PC mouse which captures an image of the user’s palm vein, and OmniPass™ Windows Log-in […]

Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md., has reportedly been chosen as the prime systems integrator of the FBI’s next generation biometrics system, says Jeremy Grant, senior vice president and identity solutions analyst at the Stanford Group Company. Lockheed was the incumbent, having setup the agency’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. The company beat out Northrop Grumman […]

Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md., has reportedly been chosen as the prime systems integrator of the FBI’s next generation biometrics system, says Jeremy Grant, senior vice president and identity solutions analyst at the Stanford Group Company. Lockheed was the incumbent, having setup the agency’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. The company beat out Northrop Grumman […]

Sagem Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) will supply Interpol and its 186 member states with the latest version of its automated fingerprint identification system, MetaMorpho™. In addition to automated processing, this system features the latest algorithms developed by Sagem Sécurité, as well as fingerprint acquisition and transmission software in full compliance with international standards. The latest version […]

The U.S. Air Force is using biometrics to secure facilities and its computer networks. Air Force members are issued the U.S. Department of Defense’s Common Access Card, but the military branch is using biometrics for additional security. For example, Scott Airforce Base, St. Clair County, Ill., uses hand geometry so personnel can access the Metrolink, […]