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 throughout life.“Veins take oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart and this blood shows as black in near-infrared light. During the capture process, the palm is held a few centimetres above the scanner, which shines a near-infrared ray of light onto the user’s palm. The still image captured in the near-infrared range by the palm vein technology camera appears as a black network, reflecting the palm’s vein pattern [...]

Face biometrics has become all the rage of late as the world tries to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, biometrics used for access and identification is not limited to face recognition, as fingerprint readers are the market leader by far and there are other modalities to choose from. In the age of COVID-19, however, touchless has become more important; are we about to see fingerprint biometrics losing its place at the top of the roost? Participating in Hi-Tech Security Solutions Q&A; on biometrics during and after the COVID-19 period are: Dave Crawshay-Hall, chief technology officer of [...]

By Dave Crawshay-Hall, chief technology officer, Fulcrum Biometrics Southern Africa. As part of our ongoing practical and localised research to compare our preferred vendors’ products against other competing products, Fulcrum Biometrics Southern Africa has imported a number of devices for facial recognition and temperature scanning from different vendors. The bottom line is, beware and dig deeper. There is a wide range of choices on the market for different biometric recognition methods or ‘modalities’. These vary greatly in the three key things that end users should have a good understanding of: price, accuracy, and user experience or convenience. [...]

We have much pleasure in announcing that Uwe Brandkamp has accepted a position with Fulcrum Biometrics Southern Africa as GM Channel Partners. Uwe is a well-known stalwart of the ICT distribution industry in the South African and broader African markets. Uwe contributed to building Comztek with founder Paul Conradie which they later sold to global leader Datatec to merge with their Westcon-Comstor distribution business. Uwe was the Sales Director in these businesses until 2019. https://www.linkedin.com/in/uwe-brandkamp-1503203 Fulcrum Biometrics and parent company Fujitsu Limited, globally have a go-to-market model that is Channel Partner lead and Uwe will bring a wealth of distribution [...]

Allyson Koekhoven 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 throughout life. “Veins take oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart and this blood shows as black in near-infrared light. During the capture process, the palm is held a few centimetres above the scanner, which shines a near-infrared ray of light onto the user’s palm. The still image captured in the near-infrared range by the palm vein technology camera appears as a black network, reflecting [...]

As part of our ongoing practical and localised research to compare our preferred vendor’s products against other competing products on the market, Fuclrum SA in Lonehill, Johannesburg, have imported a number of devices for Facial Recognition and Temperature Scanning from different vendors; bottom line from our CTO Dave Crawshay‑Hall is …….… BEWARE and DIG DEEPER. Background Overview to this Article: There are a wide range of choices on the market for different biometric recognition methods or “modalities”. These vary greatly in the 3 key things that end-users should have a good understanding of; Price, Accuracy and User Experience or Convenience. [...]

About Fulcrum Biometrics South Africa Credits: Andrew Seldon. (www.securitysa.com/10427r) Fulcrum Biometrics, a company based in Texas and focused on biometric and identity management, has announced the launch of its new international office in South Africa. Fulcrum was founded in 2002 and later expanded to the city of Gurgaon, some 20 kilometres southwest of New Delhi, India, where it established a software development hub, sales and distribution office to serve the region. Ken Nosker, one of the original founders, is still the president and CEO of the company. Fulcrum Biometrics Southern Africa is led by a group of people with a long [...]