In what areas can Iris recognition be applied?

The IrisAccess™ 4000 identification is ideal for a diverse range of applications. Anywhere that authentication is needed; think of the IrisAccess™ 4000 for flexible support for up to 128 remote stations from a single host.

Access control is the main focus of the IrisAccess™ 4000 system. It can serve as an access control point for a specific secure area or an entire site, depending on the level of security that is required. It can be easily integrated to any exiting access control system in place.

Target Applications

• Access Control - Banks, Airports, Hospitals, Laboratories, Prisons, Military Bases, Intelligence Bureaus, Apartment and Office Buildings...

• Kiosk and Ticketing Machines

• Border Security

• Computer Security

• E-commerce and Internet Security

• Government and Defence

• Manufacturing

Specialised Applications

Data Centres and Server Rooms

These areas contain information regarding businesses, customers and employees - a company's most valuable asset. The highest level of security is required to be put in place, ensuring only those who need access are given the appropriate privileges.

Transportation and Immigration Security

Never before has airport security received the scrutiny it does today. Because even the smallest breach can lead to disaster.

With the increasing challenge to keep airports secure, by keeping unauthorised persons away from the sensitive areas of an airport's operation, such as tarmacs, taxiways, control towers, baggage areas, many airports are turning to the Iris recognition to protect the airport from unauthorised or illegal entry.

This technology would also allow flight crew and airline personnel to be easily identified and granted access to appropriate areas as well as keeping unauthorised entries through immigration channels.

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare

One area in which there is a premium placed on access control is in the pharmaceutical-biotech-healthcare space.

One of the principal appeals of the IrisAccess™ 4000 is the platform's ability to provide non-contact authentication - an ideal solution for environments where rubber gloves, masks, safety glasses or goggles are the norm rather than the exception.

No other technology can accommodate the rubber glove/goggles/mask challenge with anything that approaches the efficiency of the IrisAccess™ 4000.

Public Safety

The IrisAccess™ 4000 positively identifies prison inmates at booking and release, eliminating the type of identity mix-ups. Prison management applications are as varied as visitor authentication, contractor authentication, work-release authentication, time and attendance, and access control privileging of jail and prison employees.

Time and Attendance

Iris recognition is ideally suited to ushering in a new generation of time and attendance solutions. Impervious to the `buddy punching' that plagues old style clocks, cards or even PIN pad systems, iris recognition has been used for time and attendance in manufacturing and construction environments.

No badges to issue replace or recover when employees leave or are terminated, easy revocation of privileges when an employee is terminated, along with the potential to identify a terminated employee as one trying to gain unauthorized access - something that could trigger legal action. No more buddy punching; reduced data entry errors when calculating payroll or recording attendance.

Unique Applications

Iris recognition technology is finding its way into the education sector - not just for security but for other applications as well. It's being used in day-care and schools to restrict access and establish the identity of school employees, as well as parents or other adults who come to school to pick up children.