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Contactless identification
Access & Identity Management Handbook 2021, Suprema, Editor's Choice
Stephen G. Sardi examines two contactless identity confirmation technologies, along with some tips on choosing the right one for your needs.
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Access control in the palm of your hand
Access & Identity Management Handbook 2021, Fulcrum Biometrics, Access Control & Identity Management
Palm vein technology exploits the fact that each one of us has a unique pattern of blood vessels in the palm of our hand that is more complex than our fingerprint and never changes.
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The best DJ in biometrics
Issue 9 2020, iPulse Systems, Editor's Choice
From a DJ to South Africa’s security industry disruptor, Gary Chalmers is leading the market into the ‘as-a-service’ business model.
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Touchless access control conference
Issue 8 2020, Hikvision South Africa, IDEMIA , Suprema, Access Control & Identity Management, Conferences & Events, Training & Education
Hi-Tech Security Solutions hosted an online conference in mid-August to highlight the new trend towards touchless access control. The conference hosted speakers with experience in the access control, ...
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There’s an app for that (your camera)
CCTV Handbook 2020, Surveillance
In last year’s CCTV Handbook we looked at an organisation named Security & Safety Things (S&ST) and its goal of developing an open operating system (OS) for surveillance cameras based on the Android Open ...
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The future of open standards
CCTV Handbook 2020, Milestone Systems, Editor's Choice
Despite the many benefits of open standards, some companies still produce proprietary solutions. Are the surveillance and broader security markets still committed to open standards?
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The impact of AI on surveillance
CCTV Handbook 2020, Axis Communications SA, Hikvision South Africa, Cathexis Technologies, Dahua Technology South Africa, Editor's Choice
Artificial intelligence is a popular buzzword in the security industry that has us expecting real-life science fiction, but what is its real impact?
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