Long Beach, CA - iAccess Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have successfully completed Phase-I of an evaluation test installation at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 90-day evaluation of the VA-100 Biometric Access Control System was monitored and evaluated by Miguel Salaz. Mr. Salaz said that the biometric blood vessel authentication unit "provided excellent performance" and that it would certainly be considered for future installations of high-security access control applications within the airport.
Salaz stated, "now that the concept has been successfully proven", a Phase -II test evaluation would soon begin. In Phase -II the system will be installed in a higher traffic area and be configured to interface to an existing 3rd party access control panel. The Phase - II evaluation is expected to be completed within 30-60 days.
iAccess Systems is a sales/marketing firm that has partnered with Bionics Co., Ltd from Osaka, Japan to introduce a new biometric access control technology to the American market.
The VA-100 is the first finger Biometric Identity and Access Management device to be introduced in the Americas. It features a two-factor system that uses a PIN number in addition to the unique image of the blood vessel pattern in a finger for enrollment and authentication. The blood vessel image is created using a permeating, near-infrared light and a high resolution CCD camera. The image is digitized, stored as a template and recalled when the user tries to gain physical access to a secure area. Access is granted or denied based on the successful comparison of a new image with the stored template. Authentication time is less then two seconds.
Because vein patterns are next to impossible to duplicate, the system can authenticate an individual with a False Acceptance Rate (FAR) of one in one million and a False Rejection Rate (FRR) is below one percent. This makes the system especially effective for high security applications such as airports and financial institutions. Although it is the latest in technology, the VA-100 is non-invasive and easy to install, use and maintain.
The VA-100 is available as a stand-alone unit or as a node in a RS485 network. A Wiegand interface provides communication to legacy access control systems. Standard systems support 800 users with an optional expansion to 3000 users. Entry/Exit Management software provides auditing and reporting functions.
