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Topics for May’s #biometricchat on Biometric Technology with Maxine Most (@cmaxmost)

John Trader — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:26 +0000

When: May 23, 2013 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on biometrics industry Topics: Public education on biometric technology, vendor mistakes when bringing products to market, recent Merger & Acquisition activity, additional markets for biometrics, private vs. public sector revenue growth, global [...]

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Top 5 Reasons to Visit us in Booth #219 at this Week’s NAHAM Patient Access Trade Show & Conference

John Trader — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:59:55 +0000

May is always an exciting time of the year for us here at M2SYS because the National Association of Healthcare Access Management’s (NAHAM) annual symposium and trade show falls during the month. And to top it off, this year’s conference is in our hometown of Atlanta! If you aren’t familiar with NAHAM, here is a brief [...]

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May #biometricchat Welcomes Maxine Most from Acuity Market Intelligence to Discuss Biometrics Industry

John Trader — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:50:23 +0000

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Iris Biometrics for Patient Identification in Healthcare Spreading Across the Globe

John Trader — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:57:03 +0000

In case you missed it, there was an excellent article written by Kristen Hallam from Bloomberg News about the increased use of iris biometrics for patient identification in healthcare to help fight medical identity theft, eliminate duplicate medical records, raise patient safety levels, reduce data breaches, and prevent fraud. In the article, Ms. Hallam points [...]

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The Rise of Photographs for Accurate Patient Identification

John Trader — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:00:59 +0000

Interesting joint research study out of Emory University and Georgia Tech that sheds light on the increasing importance of using a patient’s photograph to help establish more accurate identification and reduce errors. Researchers experimented with including patient photos on their X-rays and discovered that this led to a five-fold decrease in patient identification errors. Here is an excerpt [...]

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Topics for April’s #biometricchat on Biometric Technology with Zack Martin from Avisian Publications

John Trader — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:00:36 +0000

Here are the list of questions that we will cover during our tweet chat on biometric technology April 25th at 11 a.m. EDT (read this post on April’s #biometricchat for more details) with Zack Martin from Avisian (@Avisian): Can you explain how Avisian is structured and what topics your publications cover? Do you see the biometric technology private sector [...]

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New Videos On Our Core Biometric Identification Products Now Available On YouTube

John Trader — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:00:58 +0000

We just released new videos about our core biometric identification middleware and software integration solutions via the M2SYS YouTube channel. In order to give our community the opportunity to learn more about how these products work, an an overview of their value, and how they can help end users to adopt biometric identification to create [...]

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April #biometricchat Welcomes Zack Martin from Avisian Publications to Discuss Growth of Global Biometrics Industry

John Trader — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:39 +0000

When: April 25, 2013 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on growth of global biometrics industry Topics: Global growth of biometrics, obstacles to continued growth, industry consolidation, mobile, biometrics in retail, new biometric modalities Happy to announce today that April’s tweet chat on [...]

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New Look, Same Great Content

John Trader — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:09:00 +0000

You may have noticed that our blog got a little face lift. We recently upgraded our design and format to help highlight our educational videos and social media platforms so you can continue to receive the latest and greatest news on biometric identification technology and stay engaged with us. We like staying engaged with you [...]

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March #biometricchat Recap: A Conversation on Biometrics with Cyrille Bataller from Accenture

John Trader — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:17:40 +0000

We had the pleasure of inviting Cyrille Bataller from Accenture as our guest for March’s #biometricchat tweet chat yesterday. There was a lot of material to cover in the short time we had scheduled for the chat (which started a few minutes late because of some technical difficulties) but we were able to learn a lot [...]

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Defining Patient Verification & Identification in Healthcare

John Trader — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:22:03 +0000

Five years ago, it seemed inconceivable that healthcare would be able to use biometrics as a patient identification system. Back then, biometrics was still deeply entrenched in government security deployments, merely grazing the pastures of the commercial marketplace but showing breakthrough potential for practical applications that would begin to spell dividends for a variety of [...]

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M2SYS Wins Award for “Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia”

John Trader — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:00:31 +0000

We are pleased to announce that the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has named us as one of the “Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia.” TAG’s Top 40 awards recognize Georgia-based technology companies for their innovation, financial impact, and their efforts at spreading awareness of Georgia’s technology initiatives throughout the U.S. and globally. The opportunity [...]

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Topics for March’s #biometricchat with Cyrille Bataller from Accenture

John Trader — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:56:55 +0000

Here are the list of questions that we will cover in our tweet chat on large biometric technology deployments (read this post on March’s #biometricchat for details) with Cyrille Bataller (@CyrilleBataller) from Accenture (@Accenture): How essential are multiple biometrics for accurate identification on ultra-large reference databases? What are the mechanisms used for multi-modal biometric fusion and [...]

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March #biometricchat to Discuss the use of Biometrics For Border Control, Visa Applications & Voter Registration

John Trader — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:59:55 +0000

When: March 28, 2013 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on the use of biometric identification for border control, ePassports, visa applications, and voter registration Topics: The use of biometrics to secure borders, process visa applications & ePassports, and secure voting registries The [...]

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M2SYS Hires Steve Runyan as VP of Sales for Workforce Solutions Division

John Trader — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:16:20 +0000

We are proud to announce that Steve Runyan has joined the M2SYS team as VP of Sales for our Workforce Solutions Division. Steve brings over 25 years of experience in domestic and international sales, most recently in the workforce management industry focusing on enterprise sales in the retail vertical for Kronos, Inc. Steve will be in [...]

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Efficient Biometric Patient Identification System Installations Should Require Minimal IT FTE’s

John Trader — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:45:39 +0000

Chances are, if you are the Director of IT or work for a hospital IT department, just about the last thing you want to hear from the C-level is that another IT project is forthcoming. With the explosion of healthcare IT applications and interfaces (all requiring direct support and monitoring from IT staff) permeating the [...]

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U.S. Vision Adopts RightPunch™ Biometric Time Clock to Increase Workforce Optimization

John Trader — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:11:45 +0000

We are happy to announce today that U.S. Vision has adopted our RightPunch™ PC-based biometric time clock to help increase workforce optimization by; eliminating buddy punching, strengthening labor tracking, establishing a concrete audit trail, and reducing payroll inflation. Seamlessly interfacing with U.S. Vision’s existing Kronos timekeeping software and supporting multiple languages, RightPunch™ allows employees to clock [...]

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List of Questions for February’s #biometricchat on Biometrics & Economic Development

John Trader — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:44:38 +0000

Here are the list of questions that we will cover in today’s tweet chat on biometric technology (follow hashtag #biometricchat) with guests Alan Gelb (@AlanHGelb) and Julia Clark (@juliamgclark) from the Center for Global Development (@CGDev): What was the motivation for writing the paper and how long did it take to conclude your research? Can you discuss [...]

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February’s #biometricchat to Discuss Using Biometrics for Development

John Trader — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:56:15 +0000

When: February 21, 2013 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on the use of biometric identification in developing countries to help bridge the identity gap Topics: How biometric identification helps to promote development, risks and challenges of using biometrics, emerging trends and [...]

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The Potential of Biometric Patient Identification to Identify “Mystery” Patients

John Trader — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:30:07 +0000

A sad and curious story out of Nigeria caught our attention about the value of using biometric identification to ID anonymous patients. Nigerian police recently discovered a number of dead bodies floating in the Amansea river and are having difficulties establishing their identities. It seems that despite the government’s public pleas to help explain the mystery behind [...]

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Biometric Modalities Evolving at a Fast Pace

John Trader — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:04:49 +0000

You may not have noticed, but the biometrics identification industry is growing. Fast. As a fervid biometrics news curator, I am particularly in tune with stories about biometric identification technology deployments across the globe and new biometric modalities that could potentially have an impact on the market. A story came across the wire yesterday that [...]

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January #biometricchat Summary – Privacy and Biometrics with Special Guest Shaun Dakin

John Trader — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:00:16 +0000

On Thursday January the 10th we hosted the first #biometricchat tweet chat of 2013. The topic was biometrics and privacy and our guest was Shaun Dakin, a privacy expert and the man responsible for establishing the National Political Do Not Call Registry as well as writing several op-ed pieces including this one for the Washngton Post [...]

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Privacy and Biometrics — Where are we in 2013? January’s #biometricchat Explores the Issues

John Trader — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:09:28 +0000

When: January 10, 2013 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on iris biometrics technology with Shaun Dakin (@ShaunDakin, @PrivacyCamp), Data Privacy Advocate and Founder of #privchat Topics: What technologies have negative impacts on privacy, how the privacy industry works for change, privacy [...]

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Biometric Patient Identification Technology Should Prevent Medical Identity Theft at the Point of Enrollment

John Trader — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:25:36 +0000

Interesting article about a recent deployment of biometric patient identification technology at Baptist Health Hospital in Florida in today’s news: http://fcnews.tv/SMdnU5 The article quotes the Director of Information Systems as saying the motivation for using biometric patient identification is: “to stop identity theft and ID Card sharing.” This we found to be perplexing based on the fact [...]

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Biometric Patient Identification Technology Should Support Hospital Infection Control Standards

John Trader — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:18:58 +0000

Wikipedia defines infection control in healthcare as “the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial infections or healthcare-associated infection…an essential, though often under recognized and under supported part of the infrastructure of healthcare.” As part of patient and staff safety protocol, hospitals aggressively implement and monitor infection control measures which include consistent cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of [...]

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#biometricchat on Topics in Biometric Technology Returns in January 2013

John Trader — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:00:49 +0000

Since December is a time for most to work a little harder so they can finish off the year on a high note, our monthly #biometricchat tweet chat will be postponed for December and resume in January 2013 with a brand new guest and topic. Biometric technology is taking the world by storm, helping governments and [...]

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Podcast to Learn More About Biometric Patient Identification Systems

John Trader — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:00:43 +0000

We were happy to have the opportunity to record a podcast with HIT Consultant that explains the value of using biometrics for patient identification. HIT Consultant Founder Fred Pennic contacted us recently to ask if we would be open to joining him for a question and answer conversation about how biometric patient identification systems work [...]

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New Podcast – Healthcare Data Integrity & Data Interoperability Standards – What Will the Future Hold?

John Trader — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:58:09 +0000

We released a brand new free podcast this week that discusses how healthcare data integrity and data interoperability standards will be affected by the advent of health information exchanges (HIEs) and integrated delivery networks (IDNs). Joining us on the podcast as our guest was John Donnelly, President of NJ based IntePro Solutions, and an expert [...]

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Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Adopts RightPatient™ Biometric Patient Identification System

John Trader — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:59 +0000

We are happy to announce that Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC has adopted RightPatient™ , our biometric patient identification system for use at their facility. Having initially invested in a biometric patient identification system that only supported palm vein biometrics, Hugh Chatham decided to switch to RightPatient™, choosing iris biometrics as their preferred [...]

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November #biometricchat Summary – Discussing Iris Biometrics with Jeff Carter

John Trader — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:00:22 +0000

We were happy to welcome Jeff Carter (aka @EyeLock_1) as our guest for November’s #biometricchat Twitter chat, focusing on iris biometrics. Jeff has a wealth of experience on the topic, and is internationally known for his expertise having already performed two TEDx talks on the subject. Here are the links to Jeff’s TEDx presentations: During this [...]

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November #biometricchat Features @EyeLockCorp to Discuss Iris Biometrics Technology

John Trader — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:24:21 +0000

When: November 1, 2012 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on iris biometrics technology with Jeff Carter, Chief Strategy Officer of @EyeLockCorp Topics: Differences between iris and retina biometric identification technologies, using iris recognition to identify the unconscious, public acceptance of iris biometrics [...]

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RightPatient™ Biometric Patient Identification AHIMA Conference Review and Winner of our Visa Gift Card Giveaway

John Trader — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:05:55 +0000

M2SYS recently attended the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) trade show in Chicago to meet attendees, discuss their patient identification issues and challenges, and demonstrate RightPatient™, our multi-biometric patient identification system which supports fingerprint, finger vein, palm vein, and facial recognition. Using biometrics as the patient identifier with RightPatient™ enables healthcare organizations to prevent duplicate medical records [...]

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New Infographic – The Effect of Fraud, Theft and Inaccurate Patient Identification on Healthcare

John Trader — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:47:52 +0000

Today, we released a brand new Infographic that illustrates the negative effect that inaccurate patient identification, patient fraud, and medical identity theft have on the healthcare industry. Here is a link to the Infographic: The Effect of Fraud, Theft and Inaccurate Patient Identification on Healthcare Since healthcare is increasingly focusing on cleaning up fraud and waste in [...]

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Finger Vein Biometrics Identification for Membership Management Software

John Trader — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:05:23 +0000

An article published today in the University of Vermont’s campus newspaper The Vermont Cynic reported that the campus recreation center has adopted M2SYS finger vein technology for student member identification. Tim Lewis, associate director for campus recreation made the decision to use finger vein biometrics for member identification after brainstorming ideas on how to eliminate students carrying [...]

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Biometrics and Healthcare Data Integrity

John Trader — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:00:14 +0000

Yesterday, Becker’s Hospital Review published an article written by M2SYS entitled “Is Biometrics the Answer to Healthcare Data Integrity?” As healthcare slowly moves towards full scale adoption of electronic medical records and this digitization manifests into the creation of health information exchanges, more health IT professionals are worried about how to effectively manage healthcare data [...]

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August #biometricchat Summary – Using Biometrics to Protect Corporate Data with @BiokeyIntl

John Trader — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:33:22 +0000

This past Thursday marked August’s #biometricchat tweet chat where we discussed using biometrics to protect corporate data with our special guest Scott Mahnken from Bio-key International. Bio-key are experts in developing and deploying biometric single sign-on identification systems to help businesses protect their data and intellectual property. There has been a lot of news coverage recently [...]

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August #biometricchat Features @BiokeyIntl to Discuss #Biometrics for SSO

John Trader — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:05:17 +0000

When: August 23, 2012 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on biometrics for single sign-on (SSO) with @BIOkeyIntl Topics: Biometrics as an alternative to passwords and PINs, the economic hardship of data breaches, the effectiveness of national data breach awareness campaigns, industries [...]

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The Difference Between Identification and Verification for Biometric Patient Identification Systems

John Trader — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:23:17 +0000

Advance for Healthcare Information Professionals published an article on Friday entitled “Defining Patient Verification & Identification in Healthcare” written by our President, Michael Trader. In the article, Michael explains that healthcare biometrics patient identification systems use different searching queries to identify a patient and its important that those directly responsible for purchasing decisions and hospital technology [...]

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M2SYS Partners with ABT Security Systems to Deliver Biometric Time and Attendance Systems and Identity Management Solutions

John Trader — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:43:04 +0000

Yesterday, we announced a new partnership with Australian based ABT Security Systems designed to help businesses who struggle with antiquated workforce management systems and a lack of access control protocols by introducing biometric identity management tools that will help create efficiency and save money. The partnership will provide ABT Security with access to the following [...]

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Black Hat Iris Biometrics Attacks Don’t Tell The Whole Story

John Trader — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:00:07 +0000

Planet Biometrics released an article today “Iris attacks no surprise to iris recognition inventor” which details an interview with John Daugman, Professor of Computer Vision and pattern Recognition at Cambridge in response to the recent Black Hat conference paper that hacked into an iris system and re-engineered images to fool a recognition device. Professor Daugman is [...]

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M2SYS Releases First Free Learning Podcast on Patient Identification in Healthcare

John Trader — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:46:19 +0000

Today marks a milestone for M2SYS as we release our first free educational podcast. Our inaugural podcast addresses patient identification in healthcare as we discuss some of the major issues and challenges along with some possible solutions with Nancy Farrington, Enterprise Master Patient Index Administrator with Main Line Health. Nancy has over 30 years of [...]

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July #biometricchat Welcomes Former FBI Assistant Dir in Charge of Criminal Justice Information Services to Discuss IAFIS #Biometrics & Law Enforcement

John Trader — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:02:13 +0000

When: July 19, 2012 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on IAFIS Biometrics and Law Enforcement with Michael D. Kirkpatrick (@MDKConsulting) Topics: The past, present and future of biometric ID management applications in law enforcement, interoperability, modalities. This month promises to be an exciting #biometricchat [...]

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The Winner of the RightPatient™ Healthcare Biometrics HFMA Kindle Fire Giveaway

John Trader — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:00:16 +0000

We were grateful to participate as a healthcare biometrics patient identification system vendor in the ANI 2012 Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) trade show last week in fabulous Las Vegas. It was a great show which featured a keynote address by Captain “Sully” Sullenberger who talked about how healthcare professionals should change their mindset from [...]

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Will Gesture Biometrics Become a Conventional Biometric Modality?

John Trader — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:00:25 +0000

How soon could we expect to see gesture biometrics vault into the mainstream as a viable biometric modality? According to an article in ZDNet Asia today, gesture biometrics, at least for ATM security banking purposes, is “unlikely to happen anytime soon.” Part of the reason is that gesture biometrics requires investment in an intricate system of [...]

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Vodaphone in UK Using M2SYS Hybrid Biometric Platform & Palm Vein Biometrics at Summer Festivals

John Trader — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:17:53 +0000

We were happy to hear that Vodaphone in the UK has successfully implemented the M2SYS Hybrid Biometric Platform biometric identification technology with palm vein recognition for their mobile phone VIP recharging trucks that travel to festivals throughout the year. You can read more about the deployment on the Vodaphone UK blog. According to the blogpost, [...]

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#biometricchat Transcript for 06/14 Tweet Chat on Voice Biometrics

John Trader — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:05:59 +0000

Fantastic chat this week with Nik Stanbridge from Voice Vault about voice biometrics. We had a great discussion with Nik and the other biometric professionals that joined the chat about these categories in voice biometrics: – Technical challenges – Viable non-telephone based voice applications – Future industry growth opportunities for voice biometrics – Why voice biometrics is more secure [...]

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Iris Recognition vs. Retina Scanning – What are the Differences?

John Trader — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:08:06 +0000

In biometrics, iris and retinal scanning are known as “ocular-based” identification technologies, meaning they rely on unique physiological characteristics of the eye to identify an individual. Even though they both share part of the eye for identification purposes, these biometric modalities are quite different in how they work. Let’s take a closer look at both [...]

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June #biometricchat Topic is Voice #Biometrics (06/14 at 11 a.m. EST)

John Trader — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:00:29 +0000

When: June 14, 2012 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on voice biometrics Topics: The science behind voice biometric technology, technical challenges, non-telephone-based voice applications, market applications, and customer impact We are happy to announce that June’s #biometricchat will focus on voice [...]

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Effective Communication Directly Linked to Quality Patient Care

John Trader — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:05:48 +0000

A new report released by Healthgrades suggests that hospitals with the highest patient ratings for physician and nursing communications on average have had fewer problems with patient safety issues. The report analyzed patient safety data for hospitalizations between 2008 and 2010 and found that quality communication among healthcare workers led to fewer surgical inpatient deaths with treatable complications among [...]

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Announcing the Winner of the RightPatient™ AppleTV Drawing

John Trader — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:05:52 +0000

Recently, we invited some Patient Access healthcare professionals to enter their names in a contest for a chance to win AppleTV. We gathered the names of everyone who entered the contest and are happy to say that Kathy Berzai, Director of Access Services for Memorial Hospital & Health System in South Bend, IN is our winner. [...]

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Should all Micro-Credit Banks Use Fingerprint Biometrics Banking Technology?

John Trader — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:30 +0000

Perhaps foreshadowing a future shift for micro-credit banks across the globe to start using biometrics for customer identification, we distributed a News Release today announcing that ASMAB, a micro-credit bank in the country of Benin, has started to use fingerprint biometric banking technology for customer identification. The genesis for ASMAB’s decision to start using fingerprint [...]

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Use of Biometrics for Hotel Room Access Portends Strong Potential for Market

John Trader — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:56 +0000

An article on the HotelierMiddleEast.com caught our eye this morning that could spell a new niche for biometric identification technology that has the potential for wide scale adoption. Here is a link to the article: Hotel key cards to be replaced with biometrics (HotelierMiddleEast.com) Seems that CADD Emirates out of the United Arab Emirates has implemented a hotel [...]

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#biometricchat Postponed for May

John Trader — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:25:37 +0000

May is an extremely busy month for us at M2SYS and with all of the travel, new product development, and other initiatives we unfortunately have to cancel this month’s #biometricchat. We will return next month however, with an exciting new topic, a new guest and some great discussion. Thanks to all who have supported the #biometricchat [...]

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National Association of Healthcare Access Management Convention is this Week

John Trader — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:51:28 +0000

This week, National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) professionals from around the country will gather together at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina for their 38th annual conference. The dates of the meeting are 05/08 through 05/12 and the conference agenda appears to be packed full of educational seminars and learning labs centered [...]

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M2SYS Biometric Patient Identification System Used at Rural Healthcare Clinic in Ghana

John Trader — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:05:54 +0000

Excited to share the news with you that we just released a video showing how the M2SYS biometric patient identification system is now being used by Dr. Gabriella Nanci through her Yonkofa Project which aims to bring healthcare to rural, underserved areas of Ghana. Dr. Nanci approached M2SYS last year seeking to find a biometric [...]

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#biometricchat Transcript for 04/12 Tweet Chat on #biometrics and the #mobile Market

John Trader — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:05:09 +0000

Yesterday we had an outstanding #biometricchat on the topic of biometrics and the mobile market. Our guest was Raúl Jareño from Mobbeel, who provides biometric security solutions (iris, voice, face, hand geometry, signature recognition… and more to come) for Android and iOS devices. We covered many different topics on the present and future of biometric technology [...]

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Patient Identification in Healthcare Tweet Chat Summary 11/03/11

John Trader — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:00:39 +0000

Share “ Looking forward to “Biometrics in Retail” Biometric Chat on December 1 at 11am EST – 4pm BST #Biometrics #biometricchat #Retail SecurLinx Thu, Nov 03 2011 15:45:04 ReplyRetweet Share “ Many thanks to @m2sys & @jstclair1 for a very thorough and thought provoking #biometricchat on health care ID today! t.co/Y6l5xxtL SecurLinx Thu, Nov 03 2011 14:30:03 ReplyRetweet Share “ @SecurLinx Thanks again for joining in the discussion! [...]

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April #biometricchat to Discuss #Biometrics and Mobile Market (04/12 at 11 a.m. EST)

John Trader — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:36:57 +0000

When: April 12, 2012 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on biometrics and mobile devices Topics: Viable biometric modalities for mobile devices, security advantages of using biometrics on mobile devices, public acceptance of biometrics on mobile devices, interoperability of biometrics with [...]

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Mystery Patients Continue to Point at Biometric Patient Identification Systems as Solution

John Trader — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:05:19 +0000

Yet another case of a patient turning up at a hospital without any identification or means to prove their identity resulted in the medical facility turning to the public for help. The Atlantic Journal Constitution published a story yesterday, “Grady seeks family of gravely ill mystery patient” that detailed a badly battered, dazed and confused [...]

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M2SYS Visits Georgia Tech Career Fair Seeking Local Talent

John Trader — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:00:45 +0000

Recently, M2SYS participated in the Georgia Tech Alumni Association Career Fair at The Cobb Galleria Center seeking local talent to fill open positions as we continue our rapid growth. The fair was well organized with over 1,000 job candidates in attendance looking to stand out as they weaved their way through the aisles gathering information [...]

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How Biometrics Can Save Your Wallet’s Life

John Trader — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:35:01 +0000

Today’s guest post is courtesy of Julia Borgini The other day I was flipping through the channels on the TV, and came across an episode of Seinfeld. It was “The Reverse Peephole” episode where Kramer reverses the peephole in his apartment door so everyone can see in. One of the subplots of the episode was that George [...]

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#biometricchat on #biometrics and #cloudcomputing Chat Summary

John Trader — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:30:45 +0000

Yesterday we were pleased to welcome Terry Hartmann (@TerryID) from Unisys (@unisyscorp) to discuss the topic of biometrics and cloud computing at our monthly Twitter chat on biometric technology. It was an excellent discussion surrounding the questions: 1. What are the driving reasons for storing biometric information in the cloud? 2. Will “Identity as a Service” ever [...]

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Questions Released for 03/15/12 #biometricchat with Terry Hartmann from Unisys

John Trader — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:19:41 +0000

As a new feature of our monthly #biometricchat, we will start releasing the list of questions prior to the chat so participants can get an idea of what we will be discussing and come to the chat prepared and ready to contribute or ask additional questions. This month’s chat will focus on biometrics and cloud computing [...]

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Avoiding Patient Identification Problems with Biometrics

John Trader — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:00:04 +0000

Two stories in the news caught our eye over the past week where hospitals appealed for the public’s help to identify patients who were admitted under different circumstances. Occasionally, a person will enter a hospital or medical center without any patient identification and due to their medical condition (unconsciousness, dementia, Alzheimer’s, etc.) the facility is [...]

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#biometricchat with Terry Hartmann from Unisys Corporation Rescheduled for 03/15 at 11 a.m. EST

John Trader — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:28:54 +0000

Due to a scheduling conflict, we had to move this month’s #biometricchat tweet chat with Terry Hartmann from Unisys Corporation back to 03/15/12 at 11 a.m. EST. The topic will be the history of biometrics and cloud computing, where we are now and what the future may hold. Please see our previous post about the content [...]

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M2SYS CEO @themizan to Speak at 2012 Biometrics Summit in Miami

John Trader — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:05:31 +0000

Where: Miami Hilton Downtown, Miami, FL When: February 27 – March 1, 2012 M2SYS Informational Session: Day two, 02/29/12, 3:25pm M2SYS CEO Mizan Rahman will be speaking next week at the 2012 Biometrics Summit in Miami, FL. Mizan will be joined by James Rokosky from our partners at DSI-ITI, LLC. to dicsuss using multi-modal biometrics to enhance the public safety [...]

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Terry Hartmann from @unisyscorp to Discuss #biometrics & Cloud Computing at March #biometricchat (03/01 at 11am EST)

John Trader — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:53:03 +0000

When: March 1, 2012 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on biometrics and cloud computing Topics: The exponential growth of biometric data, leveraging the cloud for big data biometrics, applications that can benefit from biometric cloud computing, the burdens of new [...]

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Fujitsu and M2SYS Team Up for Webinar on Biometrics for Time and Attendance in Healthcare

John Trader — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:11:51 +0000

Word is spreading across the workforce management landscape about the benefits of using biometric employee identification for time and attendance. Most notably, biometric technology has proven to: be a more affordable alternative to expensive wall mounted time clocks eliminate “buddy punching” resulting in a more productive work force reduce payroll inflation and payroll error rates be more secure and efficient than [...]

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Cloud-Based Application Development for Biometrics Data

John Trader — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:54 +0000

Today’s guest post is by Natasha Tasha. More and more international governments and security-intensive companies are using biometric-enabled identity cards for their employees and professionals. As this technology becomes more widespread, the need to make this technology more mobile, and more accessible is becoming clear. Experts all over the globe are pushing for cloud-based biometrics for [...]

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February #biometricchat announced — #Biometrics in Workforce Management – Join us on 02/09 at 11am EST

John Trader — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:26:07 +0000

When: February 9, 2012 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on biometrics for employee identification in workforce management Topics: Advantages of using biometrics, ROI metrics, common misunderstandings of biometrics, future trends We took a temporary hiatus in January, but we are back [...]

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Is that the Right Patient?

John Trader — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:00:12 +0000

Today, we welcome a guest post from Iatric Systems. Meaningful Use brings increased utilization of electronic records, providing instant access to patients’ medical information – which is a great thing. It also brings the heightened chance for error in patient identification and the subsequent disaster that creates. The ability to select the correct patient and verify [...]

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The Antidote to Stress and Worry for Retailers

John Trader — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:28:37 +0000

In celebration of the National Retail Federation’s Annual “Retail’s Big Show Convention” this week, we welcomed a guest post from Dan Jablons at Retail Smart Guys. Dan was recently our guest on the monthly #biometricchat where he talked about the value of using biometric technology in a retail environment, especially at point-of-sale for employees. For [...]

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University of Maine Deploys @M2SYS Palm Vein Scanners for Student Check-In at Dining Halls

John Trader — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:27:26 +0000

Today we announced that the University of Maine has deployed the M2SYS palm vein scanner with our Hybrid Bio Snap-On™ Platform and Hybrid Bio-Hyperpliance Multi-Biometric Identification Matching Server software for student check-in at their on-campus dining halls. The goal for the deployment is to use the palm vein scanner to more effectively track dining hall [...]

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Video on India’s UID Biometrics Initiative

John Trader — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:55:24 +0000

Over the holidays, SkyNews posted a video on YouTube which provides an overview of India’s current UID project aimed at gathering the biometric data of its 1.2 billion citizens in order to provide better access to the welfare state. As with most large scale biometric data gathering projects, there are arguments for and against the [...]

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U.S. Holds On to Biometrics Database of 3 Million Iraqis

John Trader — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:30:29 +0000

A story published in Wired today reported that the U.S. is keeping the Iraqi biometric database that it assembled over the course of the war effort as a “tool for counterterrorism.” During the 8 year war in Iraq, the U.S. military actively collected biometric information on three million Iraqis largely to flesh out suspected insurgents and [...]

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Biometrics: From Bertillon to Mobile Biometrics

John Trader — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:05:19 +0000

Today’s guest post is by Mobbeel, who provides biometric security solutions (iris, voice and signature recognition) for mobile devices. Their targeted platforms are Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian, Maemo, Bada and Windows Phone 7. “Science is built upon approaches that gradually come closer to the truth.” Isaac Asimov. In 1879, Alphonse Berthillon, head of the French police photography department, suggested [...]

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@Fresno_State using @M2SYS @Right_Punch Biometric Time Clock for Employee Time & Attendance

John Trader — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:03:17 +0000

Today, M2SYS announced that another California State University campus has incorporated their RightPunch™ biometric time clock using palm vein technology to keep track of employee time and attendance. California State University, Fresno Association, Inc. has implemented the M2SYS RightPunch™ palm vein biometric employee identification technology with Kronos Time and Attendance Software to help optimize labor tracking [...]

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Summary of December’s Tweet Chat on Retail Technology and Biometrics (#biometricchat)

John Trader — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:05:13 +0000

On Thursday we hosted December’s tweet chat on biometric technology where we welcomed Dan Jablons (@danjab) from Retail Smart Guys to talk about technology in retail. We touched on several topics including: 1. The importance of leveraging POS systems to maximize profits 2. Securing a POS system for PCI compliance 3. Mobile strategies to take advantage of this growing market [...]

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@M2SYS Partners with RedPrairie to Offer PC-based Biometric Time Clocks for Employee Time and Attendance

John Trader — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:46:47 +0000

Today M2SYS announced another partnership to broaden the reach of RightPunch™ a PC-based biometric time clock designed as an affordable alternative to a wall mounted time clock or a way to augment exist time clocks. We are proud to say that RedPrairie Corporation, a leader in enterprise workforce management software and labor tracking solutions that [...]

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Retail Technology for Inventory Management, Customer Data Protection, Mobile Market & Lowering Shrink – #biometricchat – December 1, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST

John Trader — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:10 +0000

When: December 1, 2011 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat) What: Tweet chat on retail technology Topics: Using retail technology for inventory management, protecting customer data, capitalizing on mobile markets, reducing shrink We are happy to welcome Dan Jablons (@danjab) from Retail Smart Guys as our guest [...]

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Public Opinion on Biometric Technology Points to Wider Acceptance

John Trader — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:05:18 +0000

A recent report released by Unisys Corporation revealed that over half of Americans surveyed are willing to offer biometric information to secure their identities. Airport checkpoints, banking transactions and government benefit distribution topped the list of services Americans identified as worthwhile to give up their biometric data in exchange for security and convenience. Interestingly enough, [...]

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The Growing Importance of Accurate Patient Identification in Healthcare – #biometricchat November 3rd, 11a.m. – 12 p.m. EST

John Trader — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:05:46 +0000

It comes as no surprise that accurate patient identification has been number one on the list of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ (JCAHO) National Patient Safety Goals since 2003. Medical identity fraud and inaccurate patient identification continue to be a growing problem in healthcare, causing a precipitous drop in the quality of patient care [...]

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M2SYS Launches White Paper Library on Web site

John Trader — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:05:57 +0000

Recently, we launched a new page on our Web site for current and future M2SYS biometric research White papers written on a variety of topics. Separated by tabs that categorize the White papers based on the vertical markets to which they apply, currently you can find the following research: 1. Patient Misidentification in Healthcare - “Eliminate [...]

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Biometrics in Healthcare — One to Many Identification as a Way to Eliminate Patient Fraud

John Trader — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:05:24 +0000

Healthcare professionals are catching on to the value of using biometrics for patient identification. As cases of medical identity theft increase and liability mounts, the industry has been turning to biometrics to ensure 100% patient identification accuracy, safeguard patient health, eliminate medical identity fraud, and cut costs. In addition, biometric patient identification systems instantly interface [...]

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Announcing the First #Biometric Tweet Chat Hosted by @M2SYS Technology

John Trader — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:10:34 +0000

When: October 6, 2011 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: Tweetchat.com What: The First tweet chat about biometric technology [...]

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M2SYS Unites with Retail Pro to Promote Biometrics for Retail Point of Sale

John Trader — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:28:15 +0000

Yesterday, we announced a new partnership with Retail Pro International to help bring biometric identification technology directly to retailers in an effort to help bolster their loss prevention policies and strengthen PCI compliance. As an alternative to the traditional swipe card or PIN #, biometrics can also help retailers streamline employee login, create efficiencies and lower costs. [...]

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Face Recognition: Improved Benefit? Or Erosion of Privacy?

John Trader — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:12:02 +0000

The following is a guest post from Carl Gohringer, founder of Allevate Limited (www.allevate.com) A Surveillance Society? I sat in Heathrow waiting for an early morning departure for a business trip. Sipping my coffee, I look casually around trying to spot the cameras. They’re cleverly hidden. Am I being watched? Doubtful. Am I being recorded? Almost certainly. This [...]

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Webinar Recap – How Palm Vein Biometrics can Help Strengthen PCI and Workforce Management Compliance

John Trader — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:05:35 +0000

Yesterday, Fujitsu and M2SYS hosted a webinar on how palm vein biometrics can help strengthen PCI and Workforce Management (WFM) Compliance. We discussed some common challenges that PCI and WFM non-compliance create as well as how businesses need to identify technology applications that will help to lower risk and create efficiencies. In addition, we covered discussed [...]

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Does Being Overly Productive Absolve an Employee from Time Theft?

John Trader — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:00:51 +0000

The negative effects of employee time theft on a company are well documented. Time theft not only drains profits but it can also lower employee morale, stifle accountability and damage loyalty. Despite these facts, employees who are overly productive at work may feel that they are entitled to occasionally sneak a couple of extra minutes [...]

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Free Webinar – How to use Palm Vein Biometrics to Strengthen PCI and Workforce Management Compliance

John Trader — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:31:51 +0000

M2SYS and Fujitsu will be offering a free webinar on August 30th from 2:00 to 2:30pm EST, 11:00 to 11:30pm PST on how palm vein technology can help to strengthen workforce management and PCI compliance. The webinar will cover how using biometric palm vein technology to strengthen compliance can: help replace passwords with a palm scan, [...]

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Do Employees Have a Right to Refuse Enrollment in a #Biometric System?

John Trader — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:17:55 +0000

Biometrics is a Growing Identification Technology It’s no secret that biometric technology deployments are on the rise. Increasingly, retailers are catching on to the unique benefits and security that biometric technology offers to positively identify an individual by their physiological characteristics instead of through ID cards, personal identification numbers or passwords. The rapid growth of [...]

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M2SYS Receives Frost & Sullivan’s 2011 North American New Product Innovation Award for Hybrid Biometric Platform™

John Trader — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:21:19 +0000

Today, Frost & Sullivan announced that M2SYS is the recipient of the 2011 North American New Product Innovation Award for Hybrid Biometric Platform™, the first scalable, multi-modal biometrics system that supports fingerprint, finger vein, palm vein, and iris recognition from a single server. After careful evaluation of modern biometric recognition platforms, M2SYS was recognized for its [...]

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Would you be Willing to Participate in A Tweet Chat on #Biometric Technology?

John Trader — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:30:38 +0000

Anyone who is a Twitter veteran or even if you are a novice has probably heard of a Tweet Chat. Tweet Chats are pre-arranged chats that happen on Twitter through the use of Twitter updates (aka tweets) that include a predefined hashtag to link those tweets together in a virtual conversation. They have caught on like wildfire across [...]

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Africa is Leveraging Biometric Technology to their Advantage

John Trader — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:30:38 +0000

A story popped up on the news wire today that caught our eye and got us thinking. The story, “Techno Brain deploys gov’t info kiosks in Tanzania” reports that Tanzanians who are eligible for Social Security funds can now, “have the freedom to gain access to their account details and conduct transactions in both in [...]

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Mizan Rahman, Founder and CEO of M2SYS Speaking at 2011 Biometrics Exhibition and Conference

John Trader — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:36:25 +0000

Mizan Rahman, Founder and CEO of M2SYS Technology will be speaking at the 2011 Biometrics Exhibiton and Conference, held in Westminster, London UK from October 18 – 20. The Conference assembles some of the world’s leading experts in biometric technology to discuss its use in commercial and governmental applications. A list of the speakers [...]

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It Takes a Few Seconds to Lose Billions – the Numbers Tell the Story

John Trader — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:00:16 +0000

The problem of employee time theft and how to rectify it is starting to gain traction with employers across the world. As we pointed out in a recent White paper about eliminating time theft and increasing profits with PC-based biometrics, employee theft directly causes 1/3 of all corporate bankruptcies in the U.S. and of the [...]

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You Can’t Leave Your Fingers at Home

John Trader — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Please enjoy this guest blog post from ACS Technologies, a M2SYS partner who provides excellence in information management solutions for the faith-based community. This post was written by Eleanor Pierce, Communications Strategist at ACS Technologies. A link to the ACS Community Blog page can be found here. Imagine the rush of people at check-in before church services on [...]

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M2SYS Volunteers With HomeStretch of Atlanta to Rebuild Houses for the Homeless Part II

John Trader — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:40:18 +0000

Continuing in our goal of helping the community through volunteering initiatives, a few of us set out again to help HomeStretch of Atlanta rehabilitate homes for the homeless. HomeStretch is a noble cause — they provide temporary housing for the homeless of Atlanta who are picking up the pieces of their lives and making a [...]

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M2SYS Releases White Paper on Using Biometric Technology To Eliminate Time Theft, Tighten Compliance

John Trader — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:05:56 +0000

We are proud to announce that we have recently released a free white paper entitled: “Eliminating Time Theft, Establishing Accountability and Increasing Productivity with Biometric Technology.” This white paper begins with a look at the problems lack of employee accountability creates for a business and how it negatively impacts efficiency and profitability. It then examines [...]

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Stop Employee Time Theft And Embezzlement With Automated Time And Attendance

John Trader — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:05:31 +0000

We caught wind of a news story today about a Stamford, CT woman who embezzled over $150,000 from her employer by falsifying payroll spreadsheets over the course of a four year period. Apparently the woman was manually increasing the number of hours that she worked each week then manipulated composite reports so they would not [...]

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