Biometrics In The Mainstream
By Corrina Stellitano
Not so long ago, biometric suppliers tended to provide uncustomized black boxes with unchanging components. Now, more biometric suppliers are scrapping...
Standing Up To Abuse
By Randy Southerland
The DeSoto Juvenile Detention facility near Arcadia, Fla. a campus of 14 buildings was originally constructed for the U.S. Air Force. It has served as...
System for Today and Tomorrow
Some airports are not waiting for federal government guidelines on biometrics. Instead, they are upgrading security systems to include the flexibility...
eVALUATING Biometrics
BY RAM SATHAPPAN
Larry Barfield recently found himself charged with the task of evaluating fingerprint-based biometric security for the U.S. Marine Corps. As a project...
Mark of Verity
ID card upgrade boosts professionalism at Indiana DNR The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division, headquartered in Indianapolis,...
AVAYA optimizes access control on a
As the saying goes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. That is certainly true of telecom giant, Avaya Inc., the of Lucent Technologies and of AT&T,...
Best Dressed Security
After 42 years as a leading producer of poultry in the Caribbean, Jamaica Broilers Group has embarked on a mission to modernize operations and increase...
PAGING BIOMETRICS STAT!
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
There are few places as busy as the emergency room of a big city hospital. For hospitals in Ohio, like Columbus' Mt. Carmel Health System, the task of...
Caesars Palace Security Bets on Hand Readers
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas has saved more than $170,000 in key management and replacement costs by integrating hand geometry readers into its security...
Cards serve multiple purposes for D.C. university
Gallaudet University in Washington D.C., offers educational programs for hearing impaired students from infants and their parents and through middle and...
Getting Clever With Smart Cards
By Jacqueline Emigh
In workplaces ranging from Boeing and Microsoft to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), employees now wield special, contactless wallet-sized cards that...
A Primer on ID Card Printing Technologies
JOE WRIGHT
Today there are three major technologies used by desktop ID systems to print personalized cards: direct-to-card printing, reverse image printing and thermal...
Bridging the Gap
By Michael Fickes
There are lots of attempts to standardize technology today. The goal is to open up the architecture. This is very important to end-users, especially those...
Club Makes Sure Golf Games Are For Patrons, Not Employees
The Bay Colony Golf Club is located on approximately 300 acres bordering the Cocohatchee Strand Nature Preserve just within the gated entrance of the...
Small Montana Airport Takes Big Security Role
By Jacqueline Emigh
Big airports such as London's Heathrow and Boston's Logan are not the only ones testing new physical security systems these days. Nearly a year ago, a...
Using Technology To Gain Control
By Kim Rahfaldt
It takes a lot of people to keep business running smoothly at the Port of Seattle. From fishing guides to florists, food service workers to pilots, and...
Cards Enable School To Track Students, Schedules
Like many schools, Connetquot High School in Bohemia, N.Y., previously used simple, laminated paper cards with a traditional school photo as the only...
In The Face Of New Technology
LARRY ANDERSON, Editor
Face recognition lately has been taking it on the chin. Several high-profile applications have failed, resulting in some bad press. Speaking out against...
Wright On Track
At the Marin County Civic Center, the challenges of maintaining door security while protecting life safety and providing accessibility are complicated...
Locks Bring Courthouses To Order
The historic San Luis Obispo County Courthouse, located on California's Central Coast, has chosen Schlage Locknetics on Board Computer-Managed (CM) locksets...
Unlocking Ancient Rome
By Corrina Stellitano
In today's Las Vegas, ancient Rome is bustling with growth, expansion and renovation. Caesars Palace, a Park Place casino and entertainment complex, is...
FreeMarkets Keeps Cool and Safe With Integrated Access Control
Companies rely on FreeMarkets Inc. to help them do everything from buying goods and services and managing suppliers, to monitoring contracts. As a provider...
FULL CONTACTLESS
In September, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) became the first federal agency to successfully implement the government's new contactless smart...
CSU Installs Access Control at Residence Halls
By CAROL CAREY
Fort Collins, a medium-sized city located at the base of the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado, offers outstanding hiking and skiing, along with cultural...
Little Rock Has Fingers On Problem
Compiled by PAUL ROTHMAN
LOCATION: Arkansas USER: Little Rock National Airport TECHNOLOGY: Fingerprint Readers,Smart Cards Little Rock National, the 79th largest commercial service...
