BIO-key, a developer of fingerprint biometrics, and their partner Sig-Tec, a developer of security and access management technology, has announced the deployment of fingerprint based identity and access control system to the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio. The system will be used primarily to secure computer stations and certain applications on them.
The system was implemented by the agency as both a way to step up IT security while lowering IT costs by lessening the calls to the help desk for lost passwords. This first phase of implementation sees the necessary hardware and software installed at the county’s thirteen correctional facilities with more than 300 officers and civilians enrolled. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
