Identica's vascular biometric technology recognized by SC Magazine
Identica’s VP-II scanner uses patented recognition algorithms to capture and encrypt individuals’ unique vascular patterns on the back of the human hand; SC Magazine recognizes the technology as one of the more innovative approaches to biometrics and access control
Good news for Tampa, Florida-based biometric company Identica Holdings Corporation: SC Magazine has recognized the company’s vascular biometric technology as a leading security product within the Biometrics/Access Control industry. Featured in the magazine’s December issue, Identica’s VP-II scanner was among several entries tested and evaluated over the past eleven months. The testing included features, product usability, performance, integration, accuracy and value. “The biometrics industry is experiencing tremendous growth with vascular recognition rapidly emerging as an industry standard for biometric verification,” said Terry Wheeler, president and COO of Identica Holdings. “We are excited about SC Magazine recognizing Identica for our vascular recognition technology, specifically their acknowledgment of the ease of enrollment, user acceptance and integration with TCP/IP-based IT applications that is inherent in our solutions.”
SC Magazine selected the industry’s most innovative products for 2007. This year’s selection included products and applications in access control, analysis and testing, perimeter defense, data protection, and security infrastructure. Testing criteria included shelf life, innovation, usefulness, and comprehensiveness. “Biometrics is gaining rapid acceptance and integration in IT security,” said Dr. Peter Stephenson, technology editor of SC Magazine. “Identica’s vascular scanner represents the future of the security industry, offering new and unique ways of meeting day-to-day security challenges for many organizations and various applications.”
Identica’s VP-II scanner uses patented recognition algorithms to capture and encrypt individuals’ unique vascular patterns on the back of the human hand. An individual presents his or her hand to the scanner and their live vascular pattern is matched to a stored template, identifying the individual in the blink of an eye (0.1 sec/person). With the option of storing the encrypted unique personal template on media such as a smart card, the scanner communicates with Identica’s proprietary Universal Controller (the UC-2) and biometrically verifies the user with the stored template on the media.
