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'Bolt-on biometrics' for the college and university campus

Monday, November 8, 2004

Whether viewed as sci-fi, Orwellian, or other, most observers agree our day-to-day use of biometrics will increase rapidly over the next few years. On campus, the reality is that biometric implementations are likely even more immediate. That means you should get involved, or at least pay attention. Here are three examples for biometric implementations that can let you realistically begin deployments on your campus. We call them bolt-on biometrics because they can likely attach to your current campus card infrastructure.

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