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- Biometrics
- The biological identification of a person. Examples are face, iris and retinal patterns, hand geometry and voice. Increasingly built into laptop computers, fingerprint readers have become popular as...
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- My-iWallet Biometric Web Password Manager 2.3.2 (Windows)
- Biometric IE Plugin Password Manager scans face, finger or voice for secure logon to Web Sites. Biometrics is the use of a personal trait such as finger or face, voice or iris recognition to identify a person. My-iWallet is a uniquely secure and innovative application, the first to utilize Biometrics...
- Tags: Web, Password, Voice, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Cordeun, My-iWallet, Web Site Development, Biometrics, Channel Management, Web Technology, Internet, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-09-16
- Universal Biometric Driver 5.12.13 (Windows)
- Universal Biometric Driver is designed to communicate PayPunch software with different types of biometric devices and data transferring to PayPunch database. PayPunch is a Biometric Time Clock & Attendance tracking system that replaces the typical time clock used to track employees attendance. Instead of employees punching a time-card, they simply...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Biometric Device, Xpress Software, PayPunch, Biometry, Biometrics, Security
- Software downloads 2009-09-08
- Cost - Benefit Analysis of an RFID Asset Tracking System
- This paper outlines the cost-benefit analysis of using Ultra High Frequency UHF Radio Frequency Identification RFID technology in an asset-tracking application. To facilitate the analysis, RFID will be compared against the incumbent technology, bar-coding. An experiment comparing these two technologies was conducted, and the findings from this experiment are further...
- Tags: Benefit, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-09-02
- RFID-Integrated Technologies for Infection Control: Background and Technology Comparison on Key Adoption Considerations
- This whitepaper provides background on the issue of HAIs and the extent to which they can be addressed with RFID technologies. It evaluates the various types of RFID technologies available for infection control on the basis of reliability, flexibility, scalability and interoperability. The first part of this whitepaper will provide...
- Tags: Infection, Dynamic Computer Corp., RFID, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-09-01
- Retailer Boosts Sales 14%, Cuts Inventory Management Costs 35% With RFID Solution
- Like virtually all retailers and all businesses, American Apparel wanted to do more with less at its retail locations - specifically, it wanted to boost store sales while reducing the cost of generating those sales. It met that goal with a solution provided by Xterprise, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner,...
- Tags: Inventory Management, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, RFID, Sales Force Management, Retail, Sales, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- IDAutomation RFID Label Software 2009 (Windows)
- This is an easy-to-use WYSIWYG RFID software application that encodes smart labels on RFID capable printers and prints barcodes, text and graphics. Supports Linear, GS1-DataBar, Composite and 2D barcodes including PDF417, DataMatrix ECC200, Aztec and QR-Code. Supports advanced VB Scripting capabilities and connectivity to comma delimited text, CSV, Excel, Access,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Barcode, IDAutomation, Printers, RFID, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-08-19
- Fed's RFIDiocy pwnd at DefCon
- NSA spooks gather for a colleague's retirement party at a bar. What they don't know is that an RFID scanner is picking them out - and a wireless Bluetooth webcam is taking their picture. Could that really happen? It already did. The Feds...
- Tags: Federal Reserve Board, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- Point Guard Security 1.0 (Windows)
- Point Guard Security PGS is a proven visitor management system with more than 5,000 schools already using the software. With security needs ever changing we strive to stay ahead. We are constantly adding new features that truly make a difference. One of our newest features is the RFID JiffyPass Badges,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Visitor, Ident-A-Kid, Point Guard Security, RFID, Tools & Techniques, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics, Management
- Software downloads 2009-08-04
- Elvis, your e-passport is ready!
- E-passports not only threaten your personal safety traveling, the RFID chips are easy to clone and fake. How easy? Here's the picture of Elvis Presley's e-passport: The photo is taken from a passport scanner at a Dutch airport - no alarms or errors....
- Tags: E-passport, Passport, Chip, Hacker, E-passport Chip Business, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-07-19
- Coca-Cola Teaches The World To....
- "Participating in the community of the consumer." I love that phrase. That's the way Jim Keyes, Blockbuster CEO described their Facebook group - which is for the most part, despite all our conversations to the contrary, is what most people think of when you say "community" or "social network"...
- Tags: Facebook, Fan, Coca-Cola Co., Beverage, Customer, Machine, Coke, Coca-Cola Freestyle, Food & Beverage, RFID, Manufacturing, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen
- You're strolling in the south if France when a van stops, men burst out and in seconds hustle you into the van. "American scum!" they hiss as they hood you. But wearing a Sorbonne t-shirt and no fanny pack, how did they know? Thank your government - and a bad...
- Tags: Passport, RFID, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Apple files patents on haptic feedback, biometrics and RFID detection
- Apple files patents on haptic feedback, biometrics and RFID detectionAre we for or against patents this week?I can never remember whether this is the week that we are for patents or if this is the week we are against patents. Or was our feeling towards patents more based on the...
- Tags: biometrics, RFID, patent, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Apple files patents on haptic feedback, biometrics and RFID detection
- A patent application filed by Apple in February 2008 for multi-touch display screen with localized tactile feedback indicates that the company is researching haptic feedback for possible inclusion in the iPhone and iPod touch. Most telling is a line in the application about the competitive advantages of...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Patent Application, Patent, Apple Inc., Fingerprint, RFID, Biometrics, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- autoID Password Manager 2.0.1 (Mac)
- autoID can type your login ID/password and be used to fill in web forms automatically. In addition to managing your ID's and passwords, autoID can input personal and credit card information on web pages. When you need to fill in a web form, click on the first entry field and...
- Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Password, Auto-ID, Ricardo Batista, RFID, Channel Management, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-10
- Mobile RFID Solutions
- Mobile RFID enables unique RFID use-cases not possible with fixed readers. Mobile data collection devices such as scanners tethered to mobile computers, integrated handheld readers, and vehicle mounted readers from companies such as Psion Teklogix, Intermec, LXE, and Motorola, allow the reader to be brought to the asset instead of...
- Tags: Mobile, TAKE Enterprise, Mobile RFID, RFID, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Marketing
- White papers 2009-05-25
- The PKI Authentication System With the Integration of Biometric Identification and Nonsymmetric Key Technology
- To deal with the threats to the PKI authentication system from the internet and the real world, based on the analysis of biometric identification and nonsymmetric key technology, this paper presented a new PKI authentication system through the integration of Biometric identification and non-symmetric key technology, which assembled their advantages...
- Tags: Biometric Identification, Integration, Academy Publisher, PKI, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2009-05-24
- Lens Manufacturer Optimizes Order Management With RFID Technology
- GKB Hi-Tech Lenses Ltd. satisfies more than 7 million spectacle wearers worldwide every year. With a total manufacturing area of more than 300,000 sq. ft., GKB Hi-Tech is always up to date with the latest technological advances in the optical industry. As GKB Hi-Tech grew, it needed an efficient, precise...
- Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft Corp., Order Management, Manufacturing, RFID, Web Services, Application Servers, Middleware, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2009-05-06
- Auto Components Supplier Cuts Receiving Cycle-Time by 50%, Cuts Costs by 30%
- Continental Automotive is one of the world's leading suppliers to the automotive industry, employing about 150,000 people in 36 countries. To log incoming shipments, Continental used manual bar-code scanners, a technology that had a lengthy, costly receiving cycle yet provided limited accuracy and inventory control. The company chose a custom...
- Tags: Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Continental Automotive, RFID, Scanners, Channel Management, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- How can Internet security be stepped up?
- The state of Internet security nowadays has reached its worst it has ever seen. With botnets attacking Mac's which was almost unheard of before last week and password thefts, eBay and Twitter scams to identity and data theft which breached the Pentagon. One of the main reasons...
- Tags: Password, Internet, Internet Security, P4ssw0rd, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- Kick Open the Box on Higher ROI for Active RFID: Driving Cost Parity With Passive Systems
- Active tag cost is always the first question when end users evaluate a RFID system because the on-going tag costs will drive up Total Cost of Ownership TCO. Yet deployment costs, support and system maintenance are other key metrics for ROI. Active RFID market adoption is driven by the need...
- Tags: ROI, TCO, Guard RFID, Roi/Tco, RFID, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2009-04-16
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