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Biometrics: The biological identification of a person. Examples are iris and retinal patterns, hand geometry and voice. Increasingly built into laptop computers, fingerprint readers have become popular as a...; Full Biometrics Definition >>

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VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?: VeriChip said Tuesday it will begin pitching its implantable RFID chips directly to consumers in a move that aims to link doctors directly to personal health records. VeriChip said it will launch a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign in South Florida on April 28. The general idea appears...; Tags: VeriChip, Health Care, RFID Chip, Personal Health Record, Chip, Microsoft HealthVault, Health Link, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22
MGM Mirage's IT green field: RFID meets alcohol; predictive modeling; bandwidth galore: Very few technology executives ever get a green field to play with. MGM Mirage CIO Tom Peck has an $8 billion green field--actually massive construction project dubbed CityCenter--right in the middle of the Las Vegas strip. Peck was speaking at the Gartner Emerging Technologies Conference in Las...; Tags: Bandwidth, Information Technology, MGM Mirage, SOA, Modeling, CityCenter, RFID, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Every move you make tracked by RFID tags: We've been told for several years that RFID tags would appear everywhere. This is not the case yet, but researchers at the University of Washington would like to know if the future of social networking could be affected by these tags and check the balance between privacy and utility. They've...; Tags: Researcher, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-05
TouchPoint (1): TouchPoint is a Web-based visitor management and office administration software,which is integrated with business card scanner, digital pen, bar coder, camera, and visitor badge printer. Modules include visitor management, contractor management, gate pass management, material management, courier management, key management, and vehicle management. It also has capability for other languages...; Tags: Touchpoint, Management, Cogent Innovations, Scanners, RFID, Printers, Workforce Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-02-19
Photos: Ford F-150 goes high-tech: For its F series trucks and E series vans, the automaker is set to offer a built-in dashboard computer and an RFID system for keeping tabs on tools. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, Ford Motor Co., Productivity, RFID, Manufacturing, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-02-06

RFID Basic Training (zip): This computer based training covers RFID (automatic identification technology) basics. Includes a self -tests all free, no registration require. Great for employee training distribute freely to all of your employees and give copies to your friends. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Training, RFID, Workforce Management, Computer-Based Training (CBT), Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-02-06
Who or what gets the RFID tags?: There's a new push on for RFID tags in medicine. Mostly it's patients getting active RFID chips. Newborns, Alzheimer's patients, surgical patients, and even some cardiology patients are being chipped. But the push to RFID stuff is getting more intense, too, as Wal-Mart mandates...; Tags: Patient, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-25
RFID sales generated $5 bln in 2007: RFID sales around the world hit $5 bln in 2007, a figure pushed by a $2 bln investment in China’s chipped national ID card, according to IDTechEx. by AM; Tags: Sales Strategy, RFID, Sales Force Management, Sales, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, AM; Blog posts 2008-01-18
Easy Time Control Free (exe): Easy Time Control Free Edition is Easy Trinitys entry level Time and Attendance solution that brings you easy-to-use interface and your workforce management tools. Our Easy Time Control Free Edition is so effortless to set up and use that it allows you to implement your employee time control application with...; Tags: Easy Time Control Free Edition, Biometrics, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Security, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-01-14
Idal Implements Open Integrated IT Infrastructure to Gain New Flexibility, Stability, and Insight: Idal wanted to replace the old legacy system with an automatic one to be more efficient and obtain a unified vision of all company processes - even those pertaining to different business lines - to enable more informed decisions. The challenge was to centralize and standardize company data and enable...; Tags: IT Infrastructure, Oracle Corp., J.D. Edwards & Co., Information Technology, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Hardware Upgrade, RFID, Business Structures, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Finance; Case studies 2008-01-01
FBI aims for world's largest biometrics database: FBI aims for world's largest biometrics databaseFreedom for Security?If as man would give up freedom for security, that man deserves neither. Ben Franklin. This is a continued outrage, by the powers that be. Pushin further and further into a police state. I will do everything in my power to fight...; Tags: Federal government, Authentication/Encryption, Vertical industries, information technology, irony, FBI Aims, biometrics database, Revelation 13:17, biometrics, FBI, government; Discussion threads 2007-12-22
What CIOs really want: My Between the Lines partner Larry Dignan attended Hewlett-Packard's analyst meeting in New York today where CEO Mark Hurd stated the obvious--all CIOs want to cut costs and simplify. It's an oversimplification, but Hurd excels at reducing problems to their bare essentials, with all the metrics needed to make...; Tags: CIO, Technology, RFID, Web 2.0, Strategy, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Internet, Management, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-12-11
Fixing damages immediately with RFID: Pat Lawicki, CIO of PG&E describes how PG&E will start tagging transformers and poles with new RFID tags so line workers can more efficiently access and fix damages when accidents occur. by Andrew Mager; Tags: PG&E Corp., Tagging, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2007-12-11
Kaiser, taking the pulse with RFID: Phil Fasano, CIO of Kaiser Permanente discusses RFID innovations and using its electronic medical record to provide preventive care for its patients. by Administrator; Tags: RFID, E-health, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Healthcare, Administrator; Blog posts 2007-12-04
Universita La Sapienza's Wi-Art Project Uses RFID Technology to Personalize the Museum Experience: Located in Rome, Universita La Sapienza is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious universities. Universita La Sapienza wanted to create a single archive of all university artifacts, with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) cataloguing to ensure advanced access and security methods. The challenge was to offer high added value...; Tags: Oracle Corp., RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; Case studies 2007-12-01
Do You Know Where Your Assets Are? Maximizing ROI with RFID Asset Management: Companies today are making millions of dollars' worth of decisions based on data that is only about 70% accurate. They may have an existing procedure for how assets move through their internal or external supply chains. But when they get an opportunity to look at actual data about that process,...; Tags: Asset, ROI, Intermec Technologies Corp., RFID, Asset Management, Roi/Tco, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2007-12-01
Of iPods and digits: Of iPods and digitsI always keep in iPod in plain sightThat way, if I get mugged, the thief takes the useless iPod and leaves right away without finding my hidden Zune. The poor thief now has to deal with nightmares like [url=http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1255910&tstart=15] this. [/url]RE: Of iPods and digitsIt's Security Vs....; Tags: Authentication/Encryption, SECURITY, biometrics, iPODS; Discussion threads 2007-11-23
AGL Energy CIO: Cesare Tizi: Cesar Tizi, CIO AGL Energy speaks to ZDNet about his role at Australia's largest energy supplier where he's been focused on integrating and simplifying the company's billing and accounting systems. He also shares his thoughts on recent IT trends, such as virtualization, green datacenters, and RFID. by Andrew Mager; Tags: CIO, Data Centers, Virtualization, RFID, Channel Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Marketing, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2007-11-16
AGL Energy CIO: Cesare Tizi: Cesare Tizi: AGL was -- how's a nice way of putting it? Quite a challenge! AGL's an organization that … was growing at an amazing rate. When I joined AGL, we had pretty much every technology you could shake a stick at: we had mainframes; mid-range, Wintel-type platforms; we had...; Tags: Phone, Data Center, Information Technology, Environment, Business, Unit, CPU, Technology, Encryption, CRM, AGL, Data Centers, RFID, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Management, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2007-11-16
VeriScan Lite (exe): Collect, update, and maintain your members' records with easy interface. Export data in multiple formats, save log entries, and set up custom alerts. Works with any kind of data reading hardware for barcodes (regular and 2D), magnetic stripes, RFIDs, direct keyboard entry, and even US issued driver licenses. Private clubs,...; Tags: Keyboards, RFID, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; Software downloads 2007-11-16

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Biometrics Security Technology Inc.: Co. had been operating as a development stage company and had been engaged principally in research and development, recruitment of personnel and financing activities. During...; Biometrics Security Technology Inc. company page on BNET »