BioConnect has teamed up with Yardstick, an online education company, to enable biometric identification of students. BioConnect’s latest partner is a Canadian company offering e-learning and online examination services. And while such services are innovative by their nature, they’re also susceptible to the problem of identity fraud, since with traditional authentication mechanisms like username and…
Last week marked Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where FindBiometrics and Mobile ID World brought you live coverage form the major mobile industry event. MWC is massive, and since last year when we first reported from the show, biometrics technology has taken Mobile World Congress by storm. Last week wasn’t only about Barcelona, however, and we…
Toronto-based Entertech Systems has gained access to a strong talent pool. The biometrics company has joined BioTalent Canada, a network connecting employers with recent graduates specializing in biotechnology. It’s already paying off, according to Entertech President Jeff Crews. Commenting in a press release, he asserted, “Through our partnership with BioTalent Canada we have been able…
Tyco Security Products has completed another major integration into its C•CURE 9000. The security and event management platform now supports IdentityTech fingerprint scanners. The devices—IDTAccess, IDTGate, and IDTWallmount—are IP65-certified rugged fingerprint readers designed to operate in a range of environments and also sporting anti-vandal casings. As integrated into C•CURE 9000, any one fingerprint reader can support as…
Biometric time and attendance tracking specialist Actual iD has announced a significant upgrade to its platform: Actual iD Time & Absence Management now supports numerous new payroll formats. Among the payroll systems the platform now supports are ADP, Allied, Ceridian, Paychex Online, QuickBooks, and more. The integrations could significantly boost the platform’s appeal as more…
Entertech Systems is predicting a hugely important role for biometric technology in Internet of Things security. In a new blog post, the company cites data from Gartner and Acuity Market Intelligence highlighting the growing importance of biometric authentication in a range of areas related to the IoT. The company points to Gartner’s prediction that biometric sensors…
Last week as part of Mobile Identity Month at FindBiometrics we explored the concept of multimodality in mobile authentication. Of course, thanks to the recent mainstreaming of biometric technology, as well as major innovations in cost, size and availability, we now have the privilege of going beyond the concept and looking into practice. There are…
FindBiometrics was at the BioConnect Launch party, hosted by Entertech Systems at its new Toronto HQ. Here’s a glimpse at the celebration of biometrics and the next generation of physical access. [View the story “FindBiometrics at #BioConnectLaunch Party” on Storify]
Actual iD has opted for Entertech’s BioConnect system to provide the identification backbone for its time and attendance tracking platform, the company has announced. BioConnect is, of course, a popular biometric identity management system with a range of potential applications. It was recently integrated into AXIS Communications’ signature access control platform, and has also seen…
Entertech Systems and Nymi have banded together to develop a new kind of biometric access control system. Nymi’s cardiac-based authentication wristband has essentially been integrated into Entertech’s BioConnect access control platform, allowing authorized personnel to access protected areas with the flick of a wrist. Nymi’s signature product, the Nymi Band, uses the company’s HeartID biometric…
Entertech Systems has launched a new company headquarters in Toronto. FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill paid the biometrics company responsible for BioConnect a visit to interview CEO Rob Douglas. The following video interview, shot in Entertech’s cool new Liberty Village HQ, features Douglas speaking on the role of Entertech as an enabler in the new biometrics landscape.…
Last week at FindBiometrics we continued our month long examination of Invisible Biometrics while the industry news was diverse and exciting. Headlines about the FBI’s NGI program, international government deployments, finance and major biometric innovations highlighted just how dynamic the biometrics industry has become. Here is a look back on the week’s top stories: Invisibility…
Suprema’s biometric devices are now compatible with a major access control platform, the company has announced. Access Control Technology Ltd. (ACT) has integrated Suprema’s technology into its ACTenterprise access control system. ACTenterprise is a scalable and flexible software system designed with an emphasis on role-based differentiation, allowing varying degrees of access to different individuals within…
Last week at FindBiometrics governments from all around the world decided to double down on biometrics as we concluded our Healthcare Month with an investigation into remote care solutions. The rest of the headlines were diverse in nature as we officially entered summer talking about smartphones, physical access control, border control and much more. Here…
EnterTech Systems has expanded its access control offerings with a new partnership with Digitus Biometrics. Integrating the latter’s db Bus and db Cabinet Sentry products into its BioConnect identity management platform, the company is now able to offer a comprehensive access control system for the data center and other such settings. The new system is…
Suprema has announced the integration of Axis Communications’ AXIS A1001 Network Door Controller into the BioConnect 3.0 platform from EnterTech Systems, Suprema’s operating partner in Canada, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom. It’s essentially an infusion of Suprema’s biometric technology into AXIS’ access control system. The AXIS A1001 Network Door Controller is a non-proprietary, open…
Physical access control represents a diverse range of solutions to a very simple, age old problem: how do I lock my door? As we examined last week, now that biometrics have landed on the scene and taken off as the best way to control access to limited areas, the answer to that question depends greatly…
Today, Suprema, Inc. announced that its biometric technology has been integrated with Genetec’s open platform, unified IP security solutions. The integration is big news for the companies, as it will see biometric devices from Suprema paired with Genetec’s Security Center platform and BioConnect 3.0 from EnterTech Systems – Suprema’s operating partner in the US, UK,…
EnterTech Systems has found a new distributor for its biometric access control technology. Mayflex, an IT infrastructure company, will distribute EnterTech’s offerings – including those developed by operating partner Suprema – in the UK. In a statement, Mayflex executive Gary Harmer expressed his company’s delight at the new partnership, calling Suprema and EnterTech’s technology a “vital…