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Awarepoint awards contract to Suntron

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Suntron Corp., a provider of integrated electronic manufacturing solutions and design solutions, has announced a deal to manufacture RFID products for asset tracking systems provider Awarepoint.

As part of the agreement, Suntron use its Tijuana manufacturing facility to produce circuit board assemblies for Awarepoint. Awarepoint is a San Diego-based provider of active RFID systems for the health care and manufacturing industries. [end] 

Accurate Biometric announced it has been awarded a contract from the FBI for its Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS).

The contract is a significant one for Accurate as it enables them to offer same-day FBI fingerprint submission services for criminal background checks to clients such as housing authorities, Indian reservations and banks.

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Awarepoint announced the acquisition of Patient Care Technology Systems. Providing an enterprise real-time solution, the united companies bring together Awarepoint’s ZigBee based technology with PCTS’s workflow software platform and clinical applications.

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Awarepoint announced that it will integrate its real-time location (RTLS) system for health care environments with Meditech’s electronic health record (EHR). The effort aims to improve throughput and patient safety in hospital emergency departments (ED).

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Awarepoint Corp. announced that it will be participating in the upcoming HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Attendees who visit Awarepoint’s Booth #1901 in Hall B will see live demonstrations of health care solutions designed to actively track, monitor and optimize the utilization and work flow of both equipment and people in hospitals environments.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Accenture Federal Services a 13-month, $71 million contract to add biometric modalities and other enhancements to the US-VISIT program. US-VISIT uses digital fingerprints and photographs. A pilot program included in the contract will test facial and iris voluntary identification enrollment and matching.

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Fulcrum Biometrics has been given two separate awards for innovation at the Cygnus Law Enforcement Group’s Innovation Awards in Chicago at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference.

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