New UK-based biometrics distributor, Simply Biometrics, has announced that it is focusing offerings on biometric solutions for physical access control and time and attendance systems. Though the company plans on focusing on the two markets, it is intending to utilize multiple different modes of biometrics including fingerprint, iris, vascular, hand geometry and facial recognition authentication. […]

Zeitgroup, a Miami-based start-up, has announced the launch of RFIDat, an RFID-enabled productivity solution. The system offers employers the ability to compile and analyze employees’ attendance, work flow, and other productivity issues through an RFID network and accompanying software. Zeitgroup’s system revolves around credit card-sized RFID-enabled devices called RFIDat Readers which are issued to employees. […]

Neurotechnology, a developer of biometric technologies, has announced the release of their VeriLook Surveillance Software Development Kit. VeriLook is capable of real time identification via facial biometric captured in a live video stream from their high-resolution video cameras. While the VeriLook system holds many capabilities for better airport security and other areas of high security […]

Legic Identsystems Ltd. has announced a deployment of contactless smart cards to members and employees at Zest, a Madrid-based fitness club. Zest has deployed contactless smart card to its members at its four locations. The cards are used to access to the clubs as well as for members to secure items in lockers at the […]

Today’s ID cards do far more than just present a name and face. They can conduct financial transactions, enable you to log on to your PC and access networks, track time and attendance as well as grant building access. In addition, ID cards are an important extension of an organization’s image and brand. Consequently, those […]

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd. will present some extensions to its technology at the CeBit Conference, March 3-8 in Hanover, Germany. LEGIC is also demonstrating the gains in efficiency that may be achieved through the use of a contactless multi-application card LEGIC will present a selection of the latest solutions for various applications in the business and […]

By Maxine Most, Principal, Founder, Acuity Market Intelligence Biometrics has been considered on the verge of a significant breakthrough for more than ten years. In spite of relatively uninspiring industry results, recent developments – larger and wider scale adoption, significant capability and performance advancements, standards development, and consumer acceptance–indicate looming and substantial market expansion. How […]

GTSI Corp., an IT infrastructure solutions and services provider, announced that it has partnered with Sagem Morpho Inc. to supply the Port of Miami with physical access control readers. The fixed biometric readers are used to authenticate Transportation Workers Identification Credential smart card holders via a contactless interface. The Port of Miami is the first […]

LEGIC has expanded its partnership network in Europe and South Asia, giving the Switzerland contactless identity card company more outlets for its products. The new partnerships are with Spanish integrated security systems company Electronica Meysh, Austrian card manufacturer Inplastor and Indian credential manufacturer APK-ID. The agreement with Electronica Meysh will result in the development of […]

Time and attendance, identification and access authorization are three of the applications available on the campus card used by students at the University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy. Other applications on the card supplied by Swiss contactless card provider LEGIC Identsystems, include electronic payments, a library card, Internet access, voting card and printing and copying. Based […]