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New biometric system utilizes 3G technology

Friday, May 29, 2009

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies and Human Recognition Systems, a developer of biometric-based and other security technologies, has developed a biometric access control system that is controlled via VPN software on a 3G phone network, according to a Security Park article.

The new technology was developed as a solution for a housing refurbishment project that had a main compound located two miles away from an area that needed to be administered on the same biometric system.


In addition to the 3G technology offering remote operations, technical support can also be administered via a remote access link. The systems utilize hand geometry for access control as they are ideal for working with the poor samples and environment involved in construction.

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In an effort to streamline passenger security, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport has opened the country’s first biometric immigration gate.

Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint.

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SecuGen announced that one of its manufacturing partners, iPulse Systems, is rolling out biometric time and attendance systems that incorporates fingerprint modules from SecuGen to all the McDonald’s restaurants across South Africa.

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A new app for mobile phones running on the Android operating system has been developed by AppTech that purports to be capable of recognizing a person’s age via the built-in camera on the phones.

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Yubico and SSO Easy have partnered to create a simplified two-factor authentication for single sign-on (SSO).

Designed for users who must implement strong two-factor authentication for access to SAML-based SSO servers, critical applications and sensitive information, this solution utilizes Yubico’s YubiKey driverless USB-token to log in with a one-time password.

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Aware has announced it has provided one of its facial recognition solutions to Cambridge Assessment, the international exams group for the University of Cambridge, to better secure exam candidates’ identities and curb identity fraud in test taking environments.

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Lumidigm announced a partnership with Tiger IT Bangladesh Limited to bring a criminal identity solution that utilizes iris recognition and will also offer fingerprint recognition sensors from Lumidigm.

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