Editor's Note: Wi-Fi-Based Active RFID Technology Increasing Event Safety At California Venue

By Brent Dirks
With a capacity of more than 62,000, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum hosts more than 100 events a year -- everything from professional baseball and football to the latest music concerts and family shows. With so many events at the venue, coliseum officials recently installed a Wi-Fi-based active RFID system from AeroScout and VenueSoft to help staff quickly deploy personnel, such as security, police, medical or facilities staff, if issues arise during events.
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Biometric Solutions

Credit Union Implements Biometric Access Control System

GEICO Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Chevy Chase, Md., recently purchased and implemented US Biometrics' AccessQ system for controlling physical access to various entrances with fingerprint biometrics.
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Smart Card Solutions

Department Of Defense Division Selects Fargo Printer/Encoders

HID Global recently announced that it has been selected to supply its Fargo HDP5000-LC printer/encoders to the Department of Defense Defense Manpower Data Center. As part of the DMDC's migration to the next generation of ID card printers, the HDP5000-LC units will be utilized throughout the DMDC to support its Identity Protection and Management projects.
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RFID Solutions

Webinar: UHF Gen 2 RFID Expands Possibilities For Contactless ID Cards

When you think about security access and tracking solutions, now you can start thinking differently. With new ultrahigh-frequency RFID card technology, you can extend the range of contactless ID cards to as much as 20 feet -- and expand the applications of the technology for your business. The free, one-hour Webinar Wednesday, October 15 will introduce UHF Gen 2 RFID technology, the ways businesses currently use this technology, and the new possibilities this technology now brings to ID card solutions.
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Industry News & Compliance Updates

Ohio Sheriff's Office Uses Biometrics-Based Identity/Access Management System

BIO-key International Inc. and its partner Sig-Tec recently announced the successful deployment of a fingerprint biometrics-based identity and access management system at the Mahoning County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office.
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New Products

Card Scanning

CSSN introduces its lates hardware, SnapShell IDR. This camera type device is a revolutionary new tool for capturing driver's license information quickly and accurately. Powered by a state of the art Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine, it can read cards from all 50 states and over 30 countries. SnapShell uses a 3 mega-pixel camera built into its base and "snaps" high quality digital images. No more waiting around, in about 3 seconds images up to 600 dpi are captured and textual information is relayed into appropriate fields.

For more information, visit http://www.card-reader.com

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