RSI Announces Smart Card Integration
HandReaders Now Available with Smart Card Options
May 15, 2001
RSI Announces Smart Card Integration
CAMPBELL, CA -- May 15, 2001 -- Smart cards are now being used for practically everything -- banking, Internet transactions, telecommunications, mass transit and identification. In response to market demand for the product, Recognition Systems, Inc., a division of IR Security & Safety Solutions, has developed a SmartCard reader to use with its hand reader for access control and time and attendance.
What it is
A smart card is about the size of a credit card. The difference between a smart card and magnetic stripe or bar code card is that the smart card is embedded with a computer chip, which makes it more resistant to tampering. Also, smart cards store a larger amount of data, so users can have multiple applications on the card, such as access control, time and attendance, vending machines and cafeterias.
How it works
The SmartCard Reader, which is attached to RSI's HandReader, stores the user ID and biometric hand template on the smart card. When a user presents the card and places a hand in RSI's HandReader, it compares the hand's length, width, thickness and surface area with the template stored in the smart card to verify identity. It's quick, easy and virtually foolproof.
The benefits
RSI's SmartCard reader is convenient and reliable. For example, since the smart card stores the user's hand template, it eliminates the need to distribute the hand templates across a network of HandReaders. For companies with multiple locations, this allows employees to access several facilities without having to be enrolled at each site.
How secure is it?
The smart card is encoded with an identification number, which is extremely difficult to alter. Also, smart cards typically use a site code in the reader and the card to indicate which facilities a user can access. In addition, the data passing between the reader and card can be encrypted to ensure the security of the communication.
Who are likely users?
Large companies, governments and municipalities can benefit from RSI's SmartCard reader. Early users will probably be those who require cards that can't be duplicated and/or multiple applications for a large number of employees.
About Recognition Systems, Inc.: With over 35,000 hand geometry readers in use throughout the world, Recognition Systems, Inc. (RSI), founded in 1986, is the pioneer of hand recognition technology developed to meet the growing needs of the commercial access control, time and attendance, and identification markets. The company is the world sales leader of biometric verification devices and serves an international clientele from its headquarters in Campbell, Calif. RSI is a subsidiary of Ingersoll-Rand Corporation. For more information about IR, visit the company's Web site at www.irco.com.
CAMPBELL, CA -- May 15, 2001 -- Smart cards are now being used for practically everything -- banking, Internet transactions, telecommunications, mass transit and identification. In response to market demand for the product, Recognition Systems, Inc., a division of IR Security & Safety Solutions, has developed a SmartCard reader to use with its hand reader for access control and time and attendance.
What it is
A smart card is about the size of a credit card. The difference between a smart card and magnetic stripe or bar code card is that the smart card is embedded with a computer chip, which makes it more resistant to tampering. Also, smart cards store a larger amount of data, so users can have multiple applications on the card, such as access control, time and attendance, vending machines and cafeterias.
How it works
The SmartCard Reader, which is attached to RSI's HandReader, stores the user ID and biometric hand template on the smart card. When a user presents the card and places a hand in RSI's HandReader, it compares the hand's length, width, thickness and surface area with the template stored in the smart card to verify identity. It's quick, easy and virtually foolproof.
The benefits
RSI's SmartCard reader is convenient and reliable. For example, since the smart card stores the user's hand template, it eliminates the need to distribute the hand templates across a network of HandReaders. For companies with multiple locations, this allows employees to access several facilities without having to be enrolled at each site.
How secure is it?
The smart card is encoded with an identification number, which is extremely difficult to alter. Also, smart cards typically use a site code in the reader and the card to indicate which facilities a user can access. In addition, the data passing between the reader and card can be encrypted to ensure the security of the communication.
Who are likely users?
Large companies, governments and municipalities can benefit from RSI's SmartCard reader. Early users will probably be those who require cards that can't be duplicated and/or multiple applications for a large number of employees.
About Recognition Systems, Inc.: With over 35,000 hand geometry readers in use throughout the world, Recognition Systems, Inc. (RSI), founded in 1986, is the pioneer of hand recognition technology developed to meet the growing needs of the commercial access control, time and attendance, and identification markets. The company is the world sales leader of biometric verification devices and serves an international clientele from its headquarters in Campbell, Calif. RSI is a subsidiary of Ingersoll-Rand Corporation. For more information about IR, visit the company's Web site at www.irco.com.