Schlage Recognition Systems' HandKey® II Tightens Security for Anaheim's Arrowhead Pond
NHL Mighty Ducks and Other Employees Enter Complex with Biometric HandReader Scan
May 14, 2002
Schlage Recognition Systems' HandKey® II Tightens Security for Anaheim's Arrowhead Pond
NHL Mighty Ducks and Other Employees Enter Complex with Biometric HandReader Scan
CAMPBELL, CALIF. - May 14, 2002 - Schlage Recognition Systems, the biometric Access Control component of Ingersoll Rand’s Security Technologies Electronic Control Systems, today announced that the Arrowhead Pond, a premier Southern California entertainment and sports venue and home of the NHL Anaheim Mighty Ducks, is using a HandKey II hand geometry reader to protect access to the complex. Hand geometry readers positively identify users by the shape and size of their hands, not their keys, cards or codes.
"Prior to the HandKey II, we were using a magnetic stripe card-based system but people were simply handing their cards off to friends, letting them in for free," explains Quinn Mackin, Arrowhead Pond director of events services. "Needless to say, this was creating problems and showed us that our security was lax. We knew we needed to find an alternative system that provided greater security through better identification."
The Pond looked at several alternatives, including other biometric technologies, but found them too expensive. The HandKey II was installed in early September of 2001 at the Southeast entrance to the building, where the majority of employees must enter, just off the administrative offices and the Mighty Ducks locker room. Whether an All Star winger or sales manager, an employee enters a four-digit pin code on the HandKey II and swoops a hand into the reader, which then compares the hand's length, width, thickness and surface area with the template stored in the unit. The process takes approximately one second and is virtually foolproof. When a match occurs, the door opens.
"The HandReader has tightened access into the Pond," reports Mackin. "Many times, we have tried to trick it by entering a PIN and then another's hand. We have never been given a false read. We look forward to adding another HandReader to one of the North entrances so that the media and operations people don't have to come to the south side of the building to enter."
Two people in administration can access the system and make changes from their desktop PCs. When someone leaves the organization, Pond administrators quickly and easily delete that user's record with a couple of clicks and block any further entrance to the Pond. Plus, there are no cards or keys to administer.
"We've done away with our master key," emphasizes Mackin. "We no longer need it."
The installing dealer for the HandKey II at the Pond was Intellisec of Fullerton, Calif. Phone number is 714-449-2795 (Dave Santana, general manager). Website is www.intellisec.net.
About Schlage Recognition Systems
With over 60,000 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 division of Ingersoll Rand's Security Technologies Sector. The Ingersoll Rand website is www.irco.com.
NHL Mighty Ducks and Other Employees Enter Complex with Biometric HandReader Scan
CAMPBELL, CALIF. - May 14, 2002 - Schlage Recognition Systems, the biometric Access Control component of Ingersoll Rand’s Security Technologies Electronic Control Systems, today announced that the Arrowhead Pond, a premier Southern California entertainment and sports venue and home of the NHL Anaheim Mighty Ducks, is using a HandKey II hand geometry reader to protect access to the complex. Hand geometry readers positively identify users by the shape and size of their hands, not their keys, cards or codes.
"Prior to the HandKey II, we were using a magnetic stripe card-based system but people were simply handing their cards off to friends, letting them in for free," explains Quinn Mackin, Arrowhead Pond director of events services. "Needless to say, this was creating problems and showed us that our security was lax. We knew we needed to find an alternative system that provided greater security through better identification."
The Pond looked at several alternatives, including other biometric technologies, but found them too expensive. The HandKey II was installed in early September of 2001 at the Southeast entrance to the building, where the majority of employees must enter, just off the administrative offices and the Mighty Ducks locker room. Whether an All Star winger or sales manager, an employee enters a four-digit pin code on the HandKey II and swoops a hand into the reader, which then compares the hand's length, width, thickness and surface area with the template stored in the unit. The process takes approximately one second and is virtually foolproof. When a match occurs, the door opens.
"The HandReader has tightened access into the Pond," reports Mackin. "Many times, we have tried to trick it by entering a PIN and then another's hand. We have never been given a false read. We look forward to adding another HandReader to one of the North entrances so that the media and operations people don't have to come to the south side of the building to enter."
Two people in administration can access the system and make changes from their desktop PCs. When someone leaves the organization, Pond administrators quickly and easily delete that user's record with a couple of clicks and block any further entrance to the Pond. Plus, there are no cards or keys to administer.
"We've done away with our master key," emphasizes Mackin. "We no longer need it."
The installing dealer for the HandKey II at the Pond was Intellisec of Fullerton, Calif. Phone number is 714-449-2795 (Dave Santana, general manager). Website is www.intellisec.net.
About Schlage Recognition Systems
With over 60,000 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 division of Ingersoll Rand's Security Technologies Sector. The Ingersoll Rand website is www.irco.com.
