DigitalIDNews | Sig-Tec and BIO-key outfit Ohio Sheriff’s office

Monday, October 6, 2008

BIO-key, a developer of fingerprint biometrics, and their partner Sig-Tec, a developer of security and access management technology, has announced the deployment of fingerprint based identity and access control system to the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio. The system will be used primarily to secure computer stations and certain applications on them.

The system was implemented by the agency as both a way to step up IT security while lowering IT costs by lessening the calls to the help desk for lost passwords. This first phase of implementation sees the necessary hardware and software installed at the county’s thirteen correctional facilities with more than 300 officers and civilians enrolled.

BI2 releases new mobile-based solution

Biometric Intelligence and Identification (BI2) Technologies, a Massachusetts-based technology developer, has announced the release of its new iPhone-based multi-modal biometric solution called MORIS.

MORIS, which stands for mobile offender recognition and information system, uses both facial recognition and iris recognition and will be first implemented at the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department in Massachusetts.

Hospital taps DigitalPersona for security solution

DigitalPersona has announced it has been selected by Memorial Hospital of Union County in Ohio for a biometric solution to help it meet Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements for securing electronic forms of patient records.

Bio-key provides law enforcement new two-factor solution

Bio-key International, a provider of biometric solutions, has announced it has successfully deployed more than 400 FBI compliant, mobile, two-factor authentication devices to the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office.

Ohio State uses RFID to combat bike theft

As part of the university’s Student Affairs Risk Assessment efforts, Ohio State University is using RFID technology to combat bike theft.

Coined “Bug Your Bike,” the program gives students the option to obtain a free RFID tag which can be placed on their bikes to prevent theft. Police can then use this technology to positively identify stolen bicycles and to return the property to their rightful owners.

RockWest supplying first responder credentials

RockWest Technology, a business unit of Identive Group Inc., announced the implementation of a credentialing and identity management system for the City of Colorado Springs, the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.

GE’s biometric prescription solution gets Ohio approval

GE Healthcare has announced its biometric solution for ePrescriptions has been approved by the Ohio Pharmacy Board, which oversees the only state requiring two-factor authentication for ePrescriptions.

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Sig-Tec and BIO-key outfit Ohio Sheriff’s office