Vision-Box, a biometrics solutions provider, has come out with an automatic border control e-gate that supports multimodal biometric authentication.

This new e-gate is a thin system that contains vb i-match, a single sourced design that is modular and flexible and can be adapted to business requirements and infrastructure constraints that would otherwise disrupt passenger flow. It has the ability to cope with industry standards such as ICAO. The e-gate supports iris, fingerprint and facial biometrics.

Accela Inc., an e-government software provider, has adapted its Security Permitting functionality into the Arabic version of the its Accela Automation enterprise software. Designed specifically for Middle Eastern organizations, this software gives users a turnkey approach for managing external requests for facility access, disseminating information about approved people and items to specific locations and sharing information about these sites.