Identity Management Systems, Logical and Physical Access, Convergence

Biometrics 101: A primer for physical access control

Sunday, June 1, 2003

The following article was provided by Debra Spitler, Vice President of Marketing, ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group (ITG). Ms. Spitler is a longtime leader in the physical access control industry and an active contributor to industry groups and conferences. Her role within HID and its parent company ASSA ABLOY has positioned her at the forefront of major technology revolutions impacting the security and access control markets. In this piece, part one of two, Ms. Spitler investigates the current revolution that is merging biometric technology with existing access control technologies.

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