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Kent Security announces SafeRise offering

Friday, May 21, 2010

Kent Security Services, a security provider that offers guard services, investigations and electronic security, has announced that it is offering the SafeRise System.

SafeRise is designed to offer physical access control for homes high-rises and office by scanning for facial and voice recognition as well as behavioral biometrics to determine if someone is allowed in a certain area.


In addition to its capabilities, SafeRise also touts that it can reduce operating expenses on security while raising property value by raising the level of security offered in a building. Other aspects of the system included with it are a redundant on-site server, networked door controllers and intercoms, high-resolution surveillance cameras, electronic locks and an optional service where a call-in center can be contacted under specific circumstances. [end] 

Luxand announced release of a free, downloadable version of its Blink! facial recognition software. The software provides as a biometric-based login service Windows 7 and Windows Vista operating systems via a user’s regular webcam. In addition to authenticating the individual accessing the computer, Blink! also takes and records a still image of each person trying to access the computer to help prevent unauthorized access, and touts the ability to correctly recognize stored faces despite poor lighting conditions or basic changes in a user’s look such as glasses or hair cuts.  

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FST21, an Israel-based developer of biometric solutions, has announced the release of their new multi-factor system called the SafeRise System, which is designed as a physical access control for high-rise, office, multifamily and multi-tenant buildings.

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A company is offering a biometric alternative to the standard doorman employed at many of the metropolitan high-rise apartment and condominium complexes across the U.S., according to a Gothamist article.

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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has announced an award of $50,000 to the University of Kent in the UK to support its Biometric Grand Challenge competition, a contest that recognizes innovative work by doctoral degree candidates in the biometric sector.

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The Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a science, engineering and technology company, has announced the winner of their self-sponsored Biometric Research Competition hosted by the University of Kent in the UK and the UK Biometrics Institute.

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Aware Inc. has announced it has supplied a major U.S. government agency with client and server-based software products for the personal identity verification (PIV) employee credentialing system implemented by IT services firm Jacob & Sundstrom.

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