CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 22, 2002 — Hydro-Quebec’s Gentilly-2 nuclear generating station has a new security system that authenticates access from the size and shape of the hand, replacing keys, cards or ...

Amazon is testing out a new payment method at its New York offices: hand scanning. So far, the e-retailer has refused to comment on the project, which is code-named "Orville," but a report in the New ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Representatives of four different forms of biometric identification—facial recognition, iris scan, fingerprint, and hand geometry—each made a case for their biometric being most ...

Diebold is a global leader in providing integrated, self-service and security systems for banks, hospitals and government agencies. The company installed a biometric hand geometry reader by ...

Yet hand geometry is not the only biometric used in most nuclear power plants, and this underscores a weakness in the technology. "Hand geometry is not considered as strong as some other biometrics," ...

If access control systems are to control where people — not credentials — can and cannot go, then only a biometric device can truly provide this capability. That’s why more and more biometrics readers ...