Biometric Security - Case studies

Nedap AEOS enables the airports to be more in control of the enforcement of the tight security proceduresTwo main gates to CyprusLarnaka International Airport and Paphos International Airport are the two main airports of Cyprus, jointly processing well over seven million passengers per year and offering employment to more than 6000 people. With a total parking space of 20 aircrafts plus a special parking area for around 40 small propeller planes Larnaka is the bigger airport of the two; Paphos I...

Suprema's RealScan-D system selected for the coastal ID project of India under the Ministry of Home AffairsSuprema Inc., a leading provider of biometric technology, announced recently that the company's RealScan-D live scan system has been selected for the coastal ID project of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.RealScan-D is claimed to be the world's fastest live scanner which performs scan rate of 20 fps (frames-per-second) or above. The scanner is equipped with powerful DSP and loaded w...

The KeyWatcher key control system was installed with its unique KeyPro performance software Organization Profile Based in the heart of North Staffordshire, the hospital serves a population of over half a million patients around the areas of Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Stoke-On-Trent and the Staffordshire Moorlands. Part of The NHS Trust, the hospital currently runs over two sites; The Royal Infirmary and the City General. Both sites provide an extensive portfolio of emergency, gene...

Speed Identity supplies biometric capture equipment for e-passports to the Lithuanian passport authoritySpeed Identity has, together with the Lithuanian company UAB ATEA, received a prestigious order to supply biometric capture equipment for e-passports to the Lithuanian passport authority. The order consists of the Speed Capture Station as well as the mobile unit Speed Capture Mobile.Delivery of the products was started in April and completed in June 2009."This order strengthens our positi...

IDTECK's latest access control system to be deployed at Yonsei University Global Campus, KoreaIDTECK has been contracted to provide a campus wide access control system to the newly constructed Yonsei University Global Campus in Songdo, Korea. Yonsei University is one of Korea's top ranked four year universities, known for its prestigious academic programme. IDTECK's latest access control system will be deployed in numerous main lecture halls, power plant, dormitory, study house and other facilit...

  IDTECK provies Daegu's metropolitan transit system with integrated access control and DVR security solutionIDTECK, the global leader in RFID & Biometrics access control, has been appointed to provide advanced security solution for metropolitan transit project. The on-going metropolitan transit project, which takes place in Daegu, one of the largest cities in South Korea, invested over one million dollars to induce latest security solution in the train stations. IDTECK's access co...

Korean national currency plant implemented an integrated CCTV and access control solutionCurrency manufacturers face two major security concerns: protecting the huge amount of money in storage before their transfer to central banks, and keeping secret their manufacturing know-how. These security issues were certainly highest priority for the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO), the South Korean currency manufacturer which prints mainly banknotes, coins and other government d...

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) selected RealScan-D live scanner for nationwide biometric voter registrationSuprema Inc., a leading provider of biometric technology, announced recently that Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) selected its RealScan-D live scanner for nationwide biometric voter registration.The RealScan-D live scanner is a portable, USB-powered device hence is suitable for bundling with mobile jump-kit when used at the voter registration and voting sites. With its prov...

Director of Plant Operations installed 17-reader system himself Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced that the Gunnison Health Care Centre, a 100-employee health care facility in Gunnison, Col., is using Schlage bright blue web-enabled access control software and both Schlage wired and wireless proximity card readers to limit access throughout the facility. With minimal help from his distributor, Access Hardware Supply (San Leandro, Calif.), Director of Plant Operations Mike Case instal...

With Nedap's access control system AEOS, the strict requirements of Fundación Albéniz have been fully metFundación Albéniz is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of new talents in the field of performance and composition of classical music. The organization is located in a modern seven-story building in the historical and cultural centre of Madrid and has recently been equipped with AEOS as its access control system.The organization's building consist...

KeyWatcher® Key Control System releases assigned keys only to users with the proper authorisation codeThe newly renovated Plaza Hotel in New York City reopened last year with21st Century technologies now working behind the scenes to enhance the landmark hotel's old-world luxury and elegance. Among the new technologies is a system from Morse Watchmans to control and keep track of the substantial number of keys used by Plaza personnel. The Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher® Key Control System rel...

SDSU's students celebrated eleven years of using 12 hand geometry readers to provide easy accessIngersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that San Diego State University's (SDSU) Associated Students has just celebrated eleven years (since 1998) of using 12 hand geometry readers to provide easy access into the six entrances at the Aztec Recreation Center plus the Aztec Center bowling and games facility and the racquetball court inside the Center as well as the four entrances to the Azt...

 Augusta Metro Federal Credit Union uses standalone Schlage biometric HandKey reader from Ingersoll Rand Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced today that the Augusta Metro Federal Credit Union (Augusta, Ga.) is using a standalone Schlage biometric HandKey reader to provide its customers with self-service access to the safe deposit vault."When we completed our brand new state-of-the-art building in July of 2008, we incorporated the latest in technological advances for our custo...

 No more cards thanks to Schlage HandKey ReaderIngersoll Rand Security Technologies announced recently that UC Irvine Campus Recreation recently installed a biometric Schlage HandKey reader to replace card access at its Centre. The hand geometry registration process has already begun. Henceforth, each Anteater Recreation Centre member has the option to enter the facility without an identification card."The number one suggestion from our members was eliminating the need for ID card...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies' hand geometry biometric readers installed at British Nuclear Group's Sellafield site Hand geometry biometric readers were used to control access to the construction site of the new plutonium storage facility at British Nuclear Group's Sellafield site. The readers were supplied by Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies and installed by Human Recognition Systems.Combined card and hand geometry biometric readers are installed at the different access points o...

 Cogent Systems and Steria selected by Belgian Federal Police to provide an innovative fingerprint capture system For its 100th anniversary, the Belgian Police Department's Legal Identification Division is getting an innovative fingerprint capture system. Steria Benelux has been chosen to equip the Technical and Scientific Police Department's Legal Identification Division with a revolutionary fingerprint-capture system. Steria is acting as "prime contractor" for this project. The...

 Ignacio Santabárbara, Director Comercial of PYV, is looking forward to a fruitful partnership with LegicA new partner agreement will give end-users on the Spanish market access to a variety of multi-functional solutions covering access control, time & attendance, IT access and biometric applications, using LEGIC's contactless smart card technology for personal identification. LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identific...

 Global financial institution selects L-1 solution to secure offices world-wide The challenge Faced with tough compliance regulations requiring the secure protection of customer data and a rapidly growing rate of fraud and identity theft, a leading financial institution wanted to be proactive and lock down its offices as securely as possible from unwanted intruders. The leading global payments, network and travel company wanted a cutting edge identity and access management so...

  Shanghai Magnetic Levitation Train is the first Magnetic Levitation Train in commercial operation in the worldShanghai Magnetic Levitation Train, the first Magnetic Levitation Train in commercial operation in the world, fully meets the requirement of high-speed transportation infrastructure with large capability of passengers. With the advantages of high-speed, low energy consumption and little impact to environment, magnetic levitation train has been providing incredible convenience...

A multifunctional LEGIC card is used in the modern part of the Raiffeisen Zentralbank building "Wave"True to the company's mission statement, the Austrian Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) has successfully used the SYMBIO HOTELDATA accounting system since 1997. This uses a multifunctional LEGIC card which, among other things, combines functions such as time & attendance, access control, ID badges, use of a garage and an electronic wallet. The card can be topped up at the top-up sta...

  Windrush Frozen Foods' smart buildingAccidentally leaving the lights and air-conditioning on overnight is a thing of the past at Windrush Frozen Foods, thanks to an innovative application of Paxton Access' Net2 access control system. Chris Lewis Security Services has installed Net2 to serve as the centralised building management system in Windrush's new head office, bringing benefits in terms of both security and energy saving. Net2 controls everything from switching on the ligh...

  Professional video surveillance at the soccer stadiumThe French engineering company Ingenica has been tasked to install a MOBOTIX network-based video surveillance solution at the Parc des Princes soccer stadium in Paris.The stadium is home of the French premier league soccer club Paris Saint German and has seen quite a number of international games, such as the European Cup final 1984, the 3rd place final of the 1998 World Cup and the Uefa Cup final 1998 between Inter Milano and Lazi...

  The SNUH Clinical Research InstituteSNUH Clinical Research InstituteSince its establishment in 1885, Seoul National University Hospital has been one of the nation's finest medical facilities.  One of the many excellent medical research departments in SNUH, the Clinical Research Institute is the first specialized organization for clinical research in Korea.  The operation units in CRI include 3 research wards, 6 outpatient clinics, pharmacy department, clinical laboratory/co...

  Identica Holdings has teamed up with HID Global to provide vascular biometric solutionIdentica Holdings Corporation recently announced that it has partnered with HID Global, to provide a state-of-the-art vascular biometric solution to the entire franchise of Club Fitness centers, a 25-year-old chain located across the St. Louis, MO metro area.Identica, a leader in next-generation biometric identification and security solutions, will embed secure iCLASS® contactless smart car...

Kaba at the Olympic GamesThe 29th Olympic Games will be held for the first time in China.  Beijing stood up to its competitors Paris, Toronto, Osaka and Istanbul.  For the Chinese Government, the Olympic Games are an unparalleled opportunity to present the country as a modern nation with an exploding economic growth.  As evidence of this power, China has spared no efforts to build Beijing Olympic Village, as well as all venues, related infrastructures and facilities.  &n...

Xtralis, a leading provider of intelligent fire detection and security solutions, recently announced that its VESDA Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) system has been deployed in a variety of locations across the city of Beijing to help protect athletic venues, mass transit systems, tourist attractions and critical infrastructure facilities designed for use in the 2008 Olympic Games.The Xtralis VESDA system combines advanced, proactive air sampling smoke detection technologies to ef...

A regeneration scheme and a new theft deterrent programme using DNA will transform a housing estate in Grangetown, Middlesbrough.The housing association, Coast & Country Housing, is upgrading Grangetown North  to a more modern, community through the improvement and rennovation of over 340 properties. The association has also purchased hundreds of Selectamark's SelectaDNA forensic marking kits for use as part of a ‘clean up' operation on the estate. The scheme is being supported by...

Cognitec Systems, a leader in face recognition technology and systems, today announced that its FaceVACS technology has been selected by the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) of Taiwan as the core face recognition software for its ePassports initiative.Cognitec face recognition software is integrated within the CryptoMetrics VisMatch solution that is utilized to confirm the identity of passport applicants.  These biometric solutions utilize scanned passport applicant photos, processed to In...

Zebra's P640i card printer has been used to register eight million Angolan voters using biometric data, ahead of the first elections in the country for the past 16 years. The printers were used in mobile registration centres set up in each of the country's 18 provinces.  The identity of voters was verified, and biographical and biometric fingerprint data together with a digital photograph, were printed and encoded on the card. In all, 700 P640i secure ID printers were supplied over an...