Biometrics has outgrown its futuristic image and inserted the mainstream.

Biometrics has outgrown its futuristic image and inserted the mainstream. Today, biometrics ??” biological measurements that provide positive identification ??” are used not sole in government facilities but increasingly in diverse commercial applications. Biometrics, in the form of finger, hand, face and iris scanners, have become commonplace. This article will report in what manner biometric data is being used in diverse applications to verify identity at city offices, nightclubs, automated teller machines (ATMs) and level television studios.

Fingerprint scanning saves IT department time and wealth

For Michael Sherwood, fingerprint scanning has been a real time-saver. As IT director for the City of Oceanside, Calif., Sherwood attends to the computer stand in want ofs of more than 1,000 city employee Oceanside is a picturesque town of 160000 the bulk of mankind located about 35 miles north of San Diego. It boasts miles of beach van a sunny climate and a marina.

The City of Oceanside has been using