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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] 

Neurotechnology announced that it has developed three versions of embedded solutions for Android-powered devices such as smart phones and tablets.

Specifically, Neurotechnology has ported its VeriFinger Embedded software development kit (SDK), which authenticates user identities via fingerprints, VeriLook Embedded SDK, which authenticates user identities via facial recognition, and MegaMatcher Embedded SDK, which authenticates user identities via both fingerprints and facial recognition. A version that utilizes iris recognition also is in the works.

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Missouri State University in Springfield is rolling out its new Bear Pass, a student ID card that also provides door access and debit card functionality. The purpose behind the new card is to make the campus safer while keeping a student’s information secure, according to school officials.

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Madison County Jail in Alabama implemented a 3D face recognition system to prevent the accidental release of the wrong inmate, according to Homeland Security News Wire.

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A new Morpho company under the Safran group has been launched called MorphoTrust USA.

The new company, which was formed after the acquisition of three divisions and the headquarters of former biometrics developer L-1 Identity Solutions, will serve as an identity solutions provider dedicated to the U.S. market only.

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Viv.ie, a start-up located in Ireland working on face recognition technology, announced it is finishing a new type of facial recognition technology that does away with a number of the security pitfalls current facial recognition technology is commonly guilty of, according to a Sydney Morning Herald article.

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The facial recognition feature that’s part of the most recent incarnation of the Android mobile device operating system called Ice Cream Sandwich is being panned as very easily fooled, according to an Information Week article.

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