Students Get 'Hands-On' Look at YMCA Biometric Entry System
Published 03.20.2006
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Students in CIT236 (An Introduction to Biometric Identification and Authentication) in Penn College's School of Business and Computer Technologies traveled to the Williamsport YMCA on Monday for a look at its hand-recognition system for controlling entry. Lawrence P. Savitsky, "Y" administrator, explained the system, which takes more than 200 measurements in its scan of a member's hand before unlocking the door and allowing access. The class also plans to visit the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Montoursville to view its fingerprint-identification system, which is linked by computer to a national database.