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SmartTRANS with PIN readers approved by the US General Services Administration
posted on 18/10/2006

Integrated Engineering has announced that its SmartTRANS with PIN has also been approved by the US General Services Administration (GSA) for the FIPS 201 program. After the approval of Integrated Engineering's standard SmartTRANS reader, the SmartTRANS reader with PINpad has been included on the GSA Approved Products list. “We are very pleased that besides our PIV II readers and standard SmartTRANS, our SmartTRANS with PINpad has been approved by GSA. With this expansion of our products on the GSA Approved Products List we will be able to offer the U.S. Government various solutions for their logical and physical access control project,” says Mr. JP Hulsker, CEO of Integrated Engineering. ... [more]

VeriLook Biometric Facial Recognition Can Match 100,000 Faces Per Second Using Standard Webcams
posted on 17/10/2006

Neurotechnologija has announced the availability of VeriLook 3.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) for the development of biometric facial recognition systems on Microsoft Windows, Linux and now the Mac OSX platform. Using a standard Webcam or security camera, the VeriLook 3.0 algorithm can match 100,000 faces per second with high reliability and can detect multiple faces in a single frame and process all of them simultaneously. VeriLook 3.0 works with any database and any user interface, providing hardware manufacturers, biometric systems developers and security system integrators with powerful facial recognition technology that can be used in a wide array of security systems. “A major portion of our development efforts for VeriLook 3.0 focused on further enhancing the speed and reliability of the facial recognition algorithm,” said Algimantas Malickas, CEO of Neurotechnologija. “On the heels of our announcement last month of VeriFinger 5.0 for biometric fingerprint identification, we ... [more]

Public strongly in favour of wider biometrics use, in spite of confusion and civil liberty concerns
posted on 17/10/2006

According to the latest TSSI Biometrics in Britain Study 2006, the UK public is now overwhelmingly in favour of wider biometrics use. Seventy-six per cent are more in favour of biometrics than they were one year ago. The striking opinion change comes after a year in which the UK has thwarted an airline terrorist plot and 15 months after the London transport bombings of July 2005. Personal safety was identified as the biggest driver for the change: three-quarters of people believed it was important for combating terrorism. However, there is widespread public confusion about what biometrics means in practice, with the majority of people confused about the terminology. In addition, concerns about civil liberties were highlighted by almost a third of respondents. Danny Chapchal, CEO of TSSI Systems said: "I was astonished by the dramatic change in public opinion. Eight in ten people changing their opinion in the last year is a huge increase and can only be attributable to the terrorist... [more]

BPT proximity access control and automatic gate and barrier systems installed in Ealing schools
posted on 16/10/2006

Ealing currently has 91 Local Authority schools and nurseries, including a number of special schools which cater for the needs of pupils with moderate and severe learning difficulties, physical disabilities and language and communication difficulties, as well as pupils with more multiple and complex needs. BPT Entry Control Solutions has had its Impro proximity access control and automatic gate and barrier systems installed in schools throughout the London Borough of Ealing by Delta Synergistics. A combination of IXP 121 and Impro16 proximity access control systems have been installed to the visitor entrances, main entrance gates, car parks and key internal doors for both security and safety. A variety of readers have been used, as the systems are modular, with stainless steel vandal resistant panels for durability. Operated as stand alone systems, both the IXP 121 and Impro16 are capable of controlling up to 2000 tag holders per site, the former through up to four doors and the... [more]

Preventing staff ID card forgery
posted on 16/10/2006

Forgery and counterfeiting are very much a reality in most industries today. People often want access to something they are not entitled to, whether it is out of curiosity or rooted in more sinister gain. In order to combat fraud and ensure unauthorised personnel do not gain access to restricted areas, many companies use ID card systems to great effect. Detailing the holder’s name, photograph, signature or colour coding cards to show access entitlement makes it easier to identify the owner at a glance. But what is to stop someone duplicating these ID cards and gaining access to restricted areas? In some cases nothing at all, other than access to a standard plastic card printer. How easy would it be to forge the ID cards at your facility? If someone has the right equipment, the answer is very easily. If this thought concerns you, then it’s worth looking at updating your card printing system to one which supplies higher forms of security, ones that are virtually impossible to forge and... [more]

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