CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 22, 2002 — Hydro-Quebec’s Gentilly-2 nuclear generating station has a new security system that authenticates access from the size and shape of the hand, replacing keys, cards or ...

Hand-geometry systems seem to cause the least apprehension because such measurements are not commonly used off campus and so would have little or no application if the biometric data were to leak out.

Today, there are three major initiatives for cards and credentials on college and healthcare campuses. Every security director needs to be aware of them. 1. Smart cards are becoming the credential of ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Representatives of four different forms of biometric identification—facial recognition, iris scan, fingerprint, and hand geometry—each made a case for their biometric being most ...

Validating people, not plastic, sounds good on paper and is, in fact, one of the reasons cited by some colleges and universities for controlling building access-primarily dorms, or ...

September 16, 2002 — With the increased emphasis on safety and security following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, vendors continue to enhance their product offerings. HID Corp., a leading maker of ...

Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 16, 2013 – Allegion PLC (NYSE: ALLE), a leading global provider of security products and solutions, today announced that its Schlage biometric hand readers were used at the ...

While using a hand instead of an ID card to gain entrance to university facilities, particularly recreation centers, is gaining prominence, a pioneer in the use of hand scanners, San Diego State ...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that the Associated Students at California State University, Chico (AS) uses seven Schlage HandPunch time and attendance readers at employee ...

In 1996, William Beaumont Hospital, a 254-bed community hospital in Troy, Michigan, had a problem: A small number of rogue employees were taking narcotics from a storage area without authorization.

Rear Adm. David M. Stone, USN (Ret.), Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), has announced the beginning of Phase II of the Airport Access ...