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Datastrip Introduces Upgraded Handheld Biometric Reader

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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

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Datastrip, Inc., has introduced an upgraded version of its handheld biometric and card reader, the DSV2+TURBO, which is HSPD-12 approved. The new terminal is upgraded from the company's DSVII-SC readers, which aren't HSPD-12 certified. The new version is lighter weight and features a capacitive fingerprint sensor supplied by UPEK, Inc., rather than an optical one, and can process more types of cards. The DSV2+TURBO has been used by U.S. soldiers in Iraq for base access control, can process an array…

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