Biometric Security - Case studies

Sharp Healthcare is San Diego's most comprehensive health care delivery system, comprising more than 1,800 licensed beds and 2,500 physicians.  Its wide network of hospitals, medical groups, nursing facilities, and community health centers, offer a full range of integrated care to approximately 3 million area residents.The ChallengeTo provide faster and easier access to resources through biometrics, single sign-on, and context management, while helping ensure greater patient security and pr...

The US TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) Program achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in November 2004 at four sites in the states of Pennsylvania, California and Florida, with biometrically enabled smart card credentials.This groundbreaking program is a first of its kind because it represents common credentialing across a very large, diverse group of people working at land, sea and airports throughout the United States.  Daon's flexible identity assurance platfo...

When Wellington City Council installed Cardax FT in 2001, they were one of the first sites in the world on the Cardax FT technology platform. The Council's recognition of the system's potential will continue to benefit Wellington City for many years to come.Making a positive difference in the community with Cardax FTWellington City Council Security Manager, Ian Gilbert appreciates the Cardax FT reporting capability "It's fantastic -it's easy to use and  I draw on the information held i...

Ingersoll Rand's HandKey hand readers were installed in the university's food-service area The University of Georgia has been a pioneer in adopting biometrics; it had been using two-dimensional hand geometry since 1972.  When it was time to replace the school's old hand readers in 1990, the administration evaluated various biometrics technologies, such as facial, hand, fingerprint, iris and signature devices. The university needed an access-control system that was fast, e...