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• Biometric Fingerprint USB Scanner With Access Control System
  Biometric scanner are a cost-effective step many businesses can take to help authenticate the actions of their of their employees as well as increase their own businesses security. Fingerprint Scann...
• Biometric Fingerprint Access Control By Raydox Technologies
  Biometric Access refers to the practice of restricting entrance to a property, a building, or a room to authorized persons. Physical access control can be achieved by a human (a guard, bouncer, or rec...
• MaximumASP deploys Brivo access control system at managed hosting facility
  Brivo Systems LLC has announced that MaximumASP and its sister company MaximumColo have deployed a Brivo OnSite SE/XE™ solution for upgraded access control capabilities in their co-location and manage...
• Geutebruck equipment selected for International Atomic Energy Agency's training center in Russia
  Last year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) upgraded facilities at the International Special Training Center in Obninsk in the Russian Federation. This centre is where operators and insp...
• CEM Systems secures access to the Ministry of Finance in Nigeria
  CEM Systems' CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) security management system has been chosen to secure access to the Ministry of Finance building, Nigeria. The contract was awarded to CEM Approved Reselle...

Biometrics.co.uk

• Salmat VeCommerce brings voice biometrics to Aviva Australia
  Aviva Australia has launched an application of voice biometrics for their telephone banking customers. In a bid to improve customer service, convenience and security, the new voice biometric authentic...
• Voice Commerce launches speech reconition payments network
  Voice Commerce Group, a UK start up, has launched its VoicePay service that allows customers to purchase products simply by speaking. Users must first sign up with VoicePay and create their speech sig...
• Affluent America in favour of biometrics
  A recent survey publication by Unisys suggests that America overwhelmingly supports the use of biometric security for data protection. More than 70 percent of respondents will trust banks and governme...
• Biometrics to boom by 2012
  The global biometrics industry is set to triple in size by 2012, according to an article published today. The growth will be supported by government identity management schemes, criminal and surveilla...
• Facial Recognition system MorphoFace Investigate (MFI) yields first arrest
  The Sagem Morpho MorphoFace Investigate (MFI) system has scored its first arrest in Pierce County, Washington. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department used the MFI biometric facial recognition ap...

BBC News

• EU enlargement: The next eight
  Clickable guide to the countries waiting in the wings to join the European Union club....
• 'Why I love my ID card'
  R.I.P the National Identity Card for the UK, ditched by the new government because of concerns about civil liberties. But John Kirby - one of 15,000 people who took up the card - says he will miss thi...
• ID card scheme 'axed in 100 days'
  The ID card scheme will be scrapped by September with existing cards no longer valid, the home secretary announces....
• Q&A: Identity cards
  The coalition government is outlining how it will be abolishing the identity card scheme. Here's a guide to ID Cards and why they are going. ...
• Cameron hails 'radical' programme
  Prime Minister David Cameron hails the Queen's Speech as setting out a "radical programme for a radical government"....

IT Reseller

• Datalogic tracks baggage in Fiumicino: ADR (Airports of Rome)
  Datalogic Group has realised thirty omnidirectional reading tunnels to improve baggage handling for the 'Leonardo da Vinci' airport in Rome....
• Quartix expands with distributor network for pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking service
  Telematics provider Quartix is setting up a distributor network dedicated to its popular pay-as-you-go service....
• TVision signs as Masternaut Three-X Reseller
  TVision Technology has signed as a reseller for Masternaut Three X, a mobile resource management provider specialising in Vehicle & Asset Tracking,and mobile application specialists. ...
• Global brand re-launch for ATS
  Time is money in workforce management and every second counts....
• Health First improves asset utilisation and reduces costs using AeroScout Healthcare RTLS solutions
  AeroScout has announced that Health First has implemented and is realising significant benefits from AeroScout's Wi-Fi RFID Asset Tracking and Temperature Monitoring solutions in its three hospitals....