As schools in the United States begin implementing biometric data gathering to expedite processes such as lunch payments and bus rides, Anita Ramasastry writes on Justia that parents should also be concerned with privacy issues surrounding gathering this information on children. Ramasastry notes that a small number of schools around the nation are implementing the […]

Fujitsu Frontech North America and Sensometrix, which provide biometric authentication systems, have been awarded a series of services by Pearson VUE, a testing administration and services provider that delivers millions of licensure, certification, academic admissions, regulator, and government tests a year. Pearson VUE has, in recent years, has deployed Fujitsu’s PalmSecure biometric identification technology to […]

Biometric technology expedites lunch lines By Ross Mathis, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications The Pinellas County School Board District in Clearwater, Fla. has paired up with technology provider Fujitsu Frontech North America to provide a reliable and secure method of handling school food service program transactions. With more than 102,000 students, the district is the seventh […]

M2SYS Technologies announced its RightPunch line of biometric time and attendance tracking solution, which had already been deployed to Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, has been deployed to the California State University, Fresno Association. The RightPunch time clocks at both the California State University locations, which rely on scanning a user’s unique palm vein pattern via […]

The University of Central Florida (UCF) implemented a biometric vein scanning system in an effort to prevent unauthorized persons from entering certain campus facilities, according to a student newspaper. The campus’ Recreation Wellness Center (RWC) is one of the first to install the system, after many complaints of too many unauthorized people being caught trying […]

The Victory Lutheran College in Victoria, Australia had just started enrollment of students in a biometric check-in system designed to track tardy students when backlash from parents that hadn’t been informed of the new procedures led to suspension of the technology, according to an ABD Goulburn Murray article. Many parents didn’t learn about the system, […]

The Pinellas County School District, seated in Clearwater, Fla., has deployed biometric technology to provide a more reliable and secure method for handling school food service program transactions. The fully integrated solution combines Fujitsu PalmSecure biometric technology with MCS Software’s point-of-sale system to provide enhanced security without student PINs or fingerprints scanners. Unlike other readers, […]

Dates: September 27-29, 2011 Location: Tampa, Florida Venue: Tampa Convention Center URL: URL: http://events.jspargo.com/biometrics11/ or http://www.biometrics.org/ Description: Supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA), the Biometrics Consortium Conference is focused on Biometric Technologies for Defense, Homeland Security, Identity Management, Border Crossing and Electronic Commerce. The Conference […]

The Biometrics Consortium, a leading industry group, defines biometrics as “automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Among the features measured are; face, fingerprints, hand geometry, handwriting, iris, retinal, vein, and voice. Biometric technologies are becoming the foundation of an extensive array of highly secure identification and personal verification […]

Part of the AVISIAN Publishing Expert Panel series to be published throughout December 2006 Rory Hersch President Off-Campus Advantage The coming year will be an exciting one in the campus card industry. With more and more schools realizing the myriad values in creating true ‘one card’ systems, innovation is the new order of the day. […]