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UK Nursery installs biometric security system

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Crown House Day Nursery, a day care facility in the UK village of Evesham, has become the first in the area to install a biometric security system, according to an Evesham Journal article.

The system used at Crown House requires a swipe of an enrolled fingerprint to access the facility. Louise Lees, the owner of the Nursery, has reported that the system has been receiving overwhelmingly positive parental feedback. The system was provided by biometric technology providers Easy Dentic.

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