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Press Release: RIM, HID, and Iris ID Systems announce Biometric support for BlackBerry 7 Smartphones

posted by Justin Lisenby at 11:44 am on Mar 26, 2012 | Leave a comment

HID Iris ID logos Press Release: RIM, HID, and Iris ID Systems announce Biometric support for BlackBerry 7 Smartphones

RIM has teamed up with HID and Iris ID Systems to develop and deploy some new Biometric security options for BlackBerry OS 7 Smartphones. This new technology will utilize the NFC technology that is embedded into BlackBerry 7 devices and will help companies in numerous ways. Check out the Press Release, which starts below and continues past the break, for all the details on this new functionality.

Press Release

Iris ID Systems Inc. Announces Interoperability Between Its IrisAccess Platform and NFC-Enabled BlackBerry Smartphones Equipped with HID Global`s iCLASS Digital Keys

CRANBURY, NJ. and IRVINE, Calif. – ISC West 2012 - Iris ID Systems Inc., formerly LG Electronics, Iris Technology Division, a leading provider of iris biometric technology, and HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that the IrisAccess® platform iCAM7000 can be used with select NFC (Near Field Communications)-enabled BlackBerry® 7 smartphones. The BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900/9930 smartphones activated with HID Global’s iCLASS® digital credentials will be compatible with the installed base of iCLASS readers that are embedded in the iCAM 7000 series for applications ranging from physical access systems in buildings to applications that track time and attendance, and other identity dependent applications.

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