West Virginia University Latest School to Use Schlage Recognition Systems Biometric HandReaders for Access
Diebold Integrates HandReader Technology at Residence Hall
February 25, 2003
West Virginia University Latest School to Use Schlage Recognition Systems Biometric HandReaders for Access
Diebold Integrates HandReader Technology at Residence Hall
CAMPBELL, CALIF. – February 25, 2003 – Schlage Recognition Systems, the biometric Access Control component of Ingersoll Rand’s Security Technologies Electronic Control Systems, today announced that Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) has integrated the company’s hand geometry technology into the access control system at West Virginia University’s Boreman North Residence Hall. Additional HandReaders will soon be implemented at the Student Recreation Center. West Virginia University is the first to offer degrees in biometrics and forensics identification.
Instead of verifying a card or code, the HandReader verifies the person who is at the entrance. It looks at the three-dimensional size and shape of a resident's hand. The result of ninety hand measurements, including lengths, widths, thickness and surface areas, are converted into a nine-byte mathematical representation of the hand, which is stored for later use and verification. A Boreman North resident simply enters her unique ID number on the HandReader’s keypad and presents her hand to gain entry. Verification takes only a second.
“More and more, colleges and universities are wanting the security and convenience of biometrics for their students,” reports Bill Spence, director of marketing for Schlage Recognition Systems. “Some universities are talking about a ‘one card’ system, but others have taken the next step and implemented ‘one hand’ environments. For instance, the University of Georgia has been verifying student meal passes in their dining facilities with our HandReaders since 1989. In 1999, they implemented another ten HandReaders at their Ramsey Recreational Sports Center and installed another 27 HandReaders covering all entrances to 16 residential facilities. Each year approximately 30,000 students are enrolled into the system for the school year.
“Just last November, we announced that students at Johnson & Wales University in northeast Denver are using HandReaders to control access to their dorms and dorm rooms. Soon, they will also use the biometric readers to enter a 24-hour computer lab, obtain meals, check out library books, access the athletic fields and obtain bookstore charge backs. The faculty is using the HandReaders to enter academic facilities.”
By the fall of 2003, West Virginia University plans to install biometrics in all residence halls and continue to explore its use elsewhere, including dining halls.
About Schlage Recognition Systems
With over 70,000 hand geometry units throughout the world reading millions of hands each day, Schlage Recognition Systems, founded in 1986, is the pioneer of hand recognition technology used in access control, time and attendance and identification applications. The company is the world sales leader of biometric verification devices and serves an international clientele from its headquarters in Campbell, Calif. The hand geometry website is www.handreader.com. Phone is 408-341-4100. Schlage Recognition Systems is the biometric Access Control component of Ingersoll Rand’s Security Technologies Electronic Control Systems. The Ingersoll Rand website is www.irco.com.
Diebold Integrates HandReader Technology at Residence Hall
CAMPBELL, CALIF. – February 25, 2003 – Schlage Recognition Systems, the biometric Access Control component of Ingersoll Rand’s Security Technologies Electronic Control Systems, today announced that Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) has integrated the company’s hand geometry technology into the access control system at West Virginia University’s Boreman North Residence Hall. Additional HandReaders will soon be implemented at the Student Recreation Center. West Virginia University is the first to offer degrees in biometrics and forensics identification.
Instead of verifying a card or code, the HandReader verifies the person who is at the entrance. It looks at the three-dimensional size and shape of a resident's hand. The result of ninety hand measurements, including lengths, widths, thickness and surface areas, are converted into a nine-byte mathematical representation of the hand, which is stored for later use and verification. A Boreman North resident simply enters her unique ID number on the HandReader’s keypad and presents her hand to gain entry. Verification takes only a second.
“More and more, colleges and universities are wanting the security and convenience of biometrics for their students,” reports Bill Spence, director of marketing for Schlage Recognition Systems. “Some universities are talking about a ‘one card’ system, but others have taken the next step and implemented ‘one hand’ environments. For instance, the University of Georgia has been verifying student meal passes in their dining facilities with our HandReaders since 1989. In 1999, they implemented another ten HandReaders at their Ramsey Recreational Sports Center and installed another 27 HandReaders covering all entrances to 16 residential facilities. Each year approximately 30,000 students are enrolled into the system for the school year.
“Just last November, we announced that students at Johnson & Wales University in northeast Denver are using HandReaders to control access to their dorms and dorm rooms. Soon, they will also use the biometric readers to enter a 24-hour computer lab, obtain meals, check out library books, access the athletic fields and obtain bookstore charge backs. The faculty is using the HandReaders to enter academic facilities.”
By the fall of 2003, West Virginia University plans to install biometrics in all residence halls and continue to explore its use elsewhere, including dining halls.
About Schlage Recognition Systems
With over 70,000 hand geometry units throughout the world reading millions of hands each day, Schlage Recognition Systems, founded in 1986, is the pioneer of hand recognition technology used in access control, time and attendance and identification applications. The company is the world sales leader of biometric verification devices and serves an international clientele from its headquarters in Campbell, Calif. The hand geometry website is www.handreader.com. Phone is 408-341-4100. Schlage Recognition Systems is the biometric Access Control component of Ingersoll Rand’s Security Technologies Electronic Control Systems. The Ingersoll Rand website is www.irco.com.
