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 […]

By Lyn White, Campus Card and Marketing Consultant, White Consulting YOU DO! You have taken a lot of time to determine that your campus could benefit from a campus card program. You have slaved over the RFP and agonized over the responses from the vendors. You have sat through the presentations by the finalists and […]

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 […]

Reader Provides Multi-Layer Security Access System Solutions LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 31, 2004–Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), a provider of proprietary DNA-embedded security products and services that protect corporate and intellectual property from counterfeiting and fraud, today announced the debut of the new contactless reader feature for its Applied DNA(TM) Security Access System at the […]

IRVINE , Calif. , March 31, 2004 – HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced the expansion of its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) product family with the OEM50 module, a low-power, 13.56 MHz contactless smart card read/write module designed for embedding into small-format products to […]

BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 31, 2004–SAFLINK(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:SFLK), a leading developer, marketer, and integrator of biometric security solutions, today launched two physical access control products: SAFpassage(TM) and SAFcard(TM). SAFpassage(TM) is a full-featured, easily managed strong authentication solution designed to provide secure, auditable, and scalable physical access control, improving both building security and entry/exit convenience. SAFcard(TM) is […]

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 […]

Combination/Transition Reduces Costs for Companies Migrating into Proximity and Issuing Cards to High-Turnover Users IRVINE, Calif., March 17, 2004 – HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced an innovative new access control solution for customers who require support for both magnetic stripe and proximity card […]

ROUND ROCK, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 16, 2004–Biometric Access Corporation (BAC), a leading provider of biometric identity verification solutions, today announced its SecureTouch(R) solution has been selected for a state agency ID program pilot. BAC will supply to the state its SecureTouch biometric devices as part of a total system solution developed by a vendor partner. The […]

In locations where laptops or wireless technology just won’t cut it, many college campuses are turning to personal digital assistants (PDA), combined with add-on card swipe devices, to verify student eligibility for certain events. A handful of companies have such devices in use at universities covering both the Palm operating system and the more elaborate-and […]