The latest version of the LockLink software from IR Security & Safety is designed to enable campuses to manage their online access control systems and offline, dormitory-style locks from the same application. It manages multiple credentials such as biometrics, HID prox cards, and mag stripe cards. LockLink 7.0 Seamlessly Manages Online and Offline Access Control […]

“The Federal Drug Administration issued a ruling Tuesday that essentially begins a final review process that will determine whether hospitals can use RFID systems from the Palm Beach, Fla.-based company to identify patients and/or permit relevant hospital staff to access medical records, said Angela Fulcher, vice president of marketing and sales at VeriChip.”

“Mexico’s top federal prosecutors and investigators began receiving chip implants in their arms in November in order to get access to restricted areas inside the attorney general’s headquarters, said Antonio Aceves, general director of Solusat, the company that distributes the microchips in Mexico.” “The chips that have been implanted are manufactured by VeriChip Corp., a […]

IR Security & Safety has signed a partnership agreement with Blackboard Inc. that will make IR systems interoperable through Blackboard’s Building Blocks Program™. Under the terms of the agreement, IR Security & Safety joins Blackboard’s Building Blocks Program, which provides developer services for creating extensions to Blackboard’s enterprise software systems. The agreement will allow for […]

Frost & Sullivan recently recognized Recognition Systems, Inc. with awards in two independent studies. Recognition Systems was named recipient of the 2004 Application Market Penetration Leadership Award for access control and time and attendance applications in Frost & Sullivan’s study, World Biometrics Market, and received the 2004 Technology Leadership Award in Frost & Sullivan’s Technical […]

At the recent National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) meeting in San Antonio, a panel discussion focused on the utilization of biometric technology in the college and university market. The panelists described a series of biometric implementations–both new and long standing–that control access to facilities and privileges around the country. Highlights of the discussion […]

Fingerprint-Based Product Provides Ideal Indoor Access Control Solution for Smaller User Populations CAMPBELL, CALIF. – March 24, 2004 – IR Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand’s (IR) Security & Safety Group’s Electronic Access Control Division (EACD), today announced the debut of its new FingerKey DX fingerprint access control reader, a low-cost biometric alternative designed […]

Promotion coincides with release of CardDB Version 3.2 New complete CardDB® Version 3.2 ID Verification Handheld Show Special $295 – a $200 discount!  Come see us in NACCU Booth #226. TokenWorks has just released the new CardDB version 3.2. New features include: · Card logging for all cards swiped – primarily for applications that need […]

Promotion coincides with release of CardDB version 3.2 New complete CardDB® Version 3.2 ID Verification Handheld Show Special $295, a $200 discount! Come see us in NACCU Booth #226. TokenWorks has just released the new CardDB version 3.2. New features Include: · Card logging for all cards swiped – primarily for applications that need reporting on […]

In the February issue of SecureIDNews, part one of our series on biometric technology concepts was presented. In this second part review, key concepts are described building upon those presented prior. As you may recall, biometrics are numeric representations of physical characteristics that enable identification or verification of the individual possessing the characteristic. Biometrics can […]