IR Recognition Systems' Biometric Hand Geometry Readers Now Support Chinese Language
CAMPBELL, CALIF. - March 13, 2002 - IR Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand's (IR) Security & Safety Group's Electronic Access Control Division, today announced that it's biometric hand geometry Hand Readers, which positively identify a user by the shape and size of one's hand, are now available with Chinese language display. Customers may order the graphical display option for Chinese applications at no additional cost. All standard Hand Reader menus are supported.
To be introduced at the Secutech Expo, March 13-15 at the Taipei World Trade Center in Booth A1112, the graphical display features 122 x 32 pixels. Both English and Chinese can be displayed simultaneously. Additional languages can be added.
"We are very excited to provide our Chinese-speaking users with a biometric solution that works in their language," emphasizes Bill Spence, IR Recognition Systems director of marketing. "With the increasing growth of biometric-based time and attendance, access control and identification applications in the Chinese-speaking world, this should propel new acceptance and applications for hand geometry in Asia."
About Recognition Systems
With over 60,000 hand geometry units throughout the world reading millions of hands each day, IR Recognition Systems, founded in 1986, is the pioneer of hand recognition technology used in access control, time and attendance and identification applications. The company is the world sales leader of biometric verification devices and serves an international clientele from its headquarters in Campbell, Calif. The hand geometry website is www.handreader.com. Phone is 408-341-4100. IR Recognition Systems is the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand Corporation's Security & Safety Group's Electronic Access Control Division. The Ingersoll-Rand website is www.irco.com.