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Press release,
Recognition Systems, Inc.

AT LOTUS CHILDCARE CENTER,
PARENTS LEND A HAND

Eight years ago, corporate division of Lotus Development Corp. opened the Lotus Childcare Center for the children of its employees. On a typical day at the facility, you'll find up to seventy infants and preschoolers enjoying the center’s stimulating activities.

To enter the facility, Lotus employees and visitors formerly had to swipe a proximity card past a reader at the front door. Lotus soon realized that the card-reader system created a problem for non-employees, who were unable to enter without undergoing the time-consuming process of applying for a pass card.

To eliminate this bottleneck, Lotus installed an RSI HandKey® biometric device. Visiting parents can now take a few minutes to enroll with the system, then punch in a short code and place a hand in the unit. In less than a second, the HandKey checks over 90 hand dimensions, including lengths, widths, thicknesses, and surface areas, and verifies that the hand in the unit belongs to a parent who's enrolled. Once the parent's identity is confirmed, the standalone system opens the door.

Judy Kilgore, the center's director, says, "The hand reader works really well, providing an extra barrier of protection for our children. Just as important, our non-Lotus parents no longer feel excluded."