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Institutions looking towards biometrics for people tracking

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Oklahoma City based biometrics developer, Human Element Biometrics, has developed a tool to help ease the problems associated with current paper sign-in systems at correctional institutions such as halfway houses, according to a News OK article.

With paper based sign-in systems these institutions were never able to be completely sure whether or not those signatures were coming from the people they were supposed to, however, with the company’s new system, fingerprint recognition eliminates the questioning of a signers identity.


The technology is piggybacking off of technology used by RG2 Solutions, the company from which Human Element Biometrics was spun-off, for customer verification at credit unions. In addition to the fingerprint technology, the company also supplies customers with two separate applications, called BioConnector and Digital Persona Pro, which help them transition to or add fingerprint technology into their infrastructure.

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Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a pair of encapsulated RFID mini-transponders designed for applications in animal tagging and asset tracking.

The 12mm TRPGR30TGC and TRPGP40TGC mini-transponders were developed to enable users a battery-free solution for embedding RFID tags into smaller objects across a broader range of applications. These transponders come ready-to-use and are 100 percent backwards compatible with all of TI’s RFID software and readers including power modules, control modules and micro readers.

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India’s government has called a truce in the ongoing argument between the Ministry of Home Affairs’s National Population Register (NPR) project and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), reports the Indian Express.

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IBM released its five in five, a list of five innovations that are going to change the way people work and live, with passwords going the way of the Dodo.

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HID Global unveiled the latest addition to its portfolio of RFID tags, with the announcement of the IronTag 176 ultra-high frequency (UHF) transponder.

This durable tag is suited for tracking a variety of metal parts and equipment. Originally designed for tracking aircraft parts during assembly and maintenance, the IronTag endures the harsh conditions of manufacturing and processing as well as vehicle and equipment operation.

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ID Card Group, an online retailer of ID card systems, is offering a school attendance tracking software system designed for the needs of mid- to large-sized educational institutions. The Teacher-In-a-Box Attendance Tracking Kit includes hardware, software and accessories.

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The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection.

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