Tag: Arie Melamed
Biometrics access control: not perfect, but possibly inevitable
May 27, 2015Kenneth Z. Chutchian
YARMOUTH, Maine—Biometrics is the present and the future of access control. Some integrators and manufacturers of facial, iris and fingerprint recognition systems talk as if the markets are growing so fast that cards and keys may seem as old-school as paper checks. Others, however, caution that end users still need time to digest what is happening and what's ahead.
John Aksoy, president and CEO of Plugout, a technology integration-solutions firm based in New York City, said, “It's...
FST Biometrics to continue growth with $15m investment
May 13, 2015Amy Canfield
RISHON LEZION, Israel—FST Biometrics will use a recent $15 million infusion from GMF Capital to continue to expand in the United States and into other new enterprise markets, according to CMO Arie Melamed.FST soon will announce new users of its biometrics' In Motion Identification (IMID) access solution, a fusion of facial recognition and behavioral analytics that provides a high level of accuracy, Melamed told Security Systems News. New users will include, for example, club and sports venues...