Sears Methodist Retirement System (SMRS) has selected Legiant Timecard™ to automate its time and attendance using biometrics and Web technology. Legiant Timecard captures time and attendance data through a biometric interface. The system uses a single screen to provide real-time attendance data, timecard approval status, electronic in-out board, messages, and leave-request approval status. Sears Methodist […]

Rimax’s latest contactless palm print reader offers secure access for small, private installations of up to 200 users. Rimax Staff On Time Palm Scan 1:N is a new outdoor biometric terminal that applies one-to-many verification for access control to private businesses and estates. Users simply hold their palm up to the reader and Palm Scan […]

The electronic access control systems market has grown significantly in the Asia Pacific region due to heightened security concerns, the advent of IP-based surveillance systems and fewer biometric regulatory issues. Frost & Sullivan research has found that revenues in this market totaled half a billion dollars in 2006 and is expected to reach $1.34 billion […]

BioLink and m2m smart card systems conducted a joint exhibition at Cardex and IT Security conference in Moscow recently. MAGIX Loyalty, m2m group’s client loyalty program, allows frequent travelers to avoid long lines in airports by embedding biometric identification features on its smart card. A biometric optical USB scanner combined with a smart card reader, […]

Two of Lumidigm’s fingerprint sensors have been tested and approved for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Qualified Products List (QPL). The J-Series and Venus Series are the only fingerprint sensors on the QPL. Systems and readers that integrate Lumidigm’s sensors meet TSA biometric requirements through Lumidigm’s qualification. Lumidigm Fingerprint Sensors Dominate TSA Qualified Products List […]

The SCM Microsystems Chipdrive time recording system has been recommended by Personal Computer World. The system uses the latest smartcard technology to record time and attendance of employees. The basic set includes a USB smartcard reader and a pack of 25 smartcards. The cards are used by employees to clock in and out. They insert […]

By Robert M Fee, General Manager BU North America, LEGIC Identsystems Establishing a corporate contactless smart card program can be a daunting task when considered in its entirety. While the physical security team might drive the project, the end result can easily turn into a corporate-wide, all-in-one credential that provides many departments with a tool […]

Mexico City International Airport is installing Bioscrypt’s V-Smart identity verification solution in its new state-of-the-art terminal, data center and communications room. The multi-factor authentication physical access control readers are part of a system that uses Lenel’s IP-based access control platform and video software along with Axis IP-based CCTV cameras and HID’s iClass smart cards. Bioscrypt […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor With a series of significant acquisitions, HID Global has been expanding its access control empire. Earlier this year, the company combined some of these new resources and capabilities – specifically those from AccessID and Synercard – in a new company called HID Identity. The new entity’s mission is to offer […]

The PalmSecure PC Login Kit palm vein biometric authentication device has been developed by Fujitsu Ltd. and Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. with a mouse or standard model. The mouse model, the first PC mouse equipped with a palm vein biometric authentication sensor, can replace an existing PC mouse. The companies have also added a standard model […]