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New safes biometrically lock-down prescription narcotics

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

ESSC, a developer of electronic security and network cabling solutions, has announced the release of a new biometric safe designed for health care to secure narcotics in an effort to reduce employee and patient theft. The safe, called MedixSafe, utilizes three-factor authentication to open including a PIN, proximity card and fingerprint scan.


The new solution aims to eases the process that includes interviews, investigations, research and occasional turning over of the case to the FBI when theft of drugs from traditional drug cabinets in emergency medical service vehicles occurs.

According to paramedics already using the solution, the idea of people being tracked each time they open the safe to find drugs such as morphine or fentanyl acts as enough of a deterrent to theft. [end] 

British journal Benchmark Magazine, a monthly publication about security technology, found after testing a variety of fingerprint readers, that those using multispectral imaging provide more consistent readings than those relying on optical scans only.

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ScaleMatrix integrated biometrics into various levels of access in its San Diego-based cloud data center, reports Security Info Watch, giving it added security for its clients.

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CADD Emirates, a Dubai-based ICT system integrator serving many industries including the hospitality sector, has announced that it will begin replacing its hotel guest room key card systems with biometric fingerprint scanners.

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Albron, an independent caterer in the Netherlands, will offer biometric- and contactless-based payments in its restaurants thanks to a newly signed agreement with pan-European payment processor Equens.

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