Biometric Alternatives

["Mears,Caleb M" <Caleb.M.Mears () business colostate edu>]

Hello All,

I am currently evaluating different biometric alternatives to our current logon system. I have narrowed my search to 
fingerprint based systems because as most of our "customers" are students, ease of use is a must and iris or voice 
based systems do not seem practical. Keyboards with built-in scanners are preferred because most of the devices I have 
found are small external devices that I imagine will grow legs and walk out the door unless there is a locking 
mechanism included with the device. I am looking for something that will work in conjunction with our current Windows 
XP workstations and Windows 2000 server w/ Active Directory; however, we will be migrated over to Windows 2003 server 
by the end of the summer so compatibility with 2003 server is a must. The purpose of this project is to provide the 
students with an alternative to remembering their password and provide quicker logon times. Any good/bad experiences 
with vendors are appreciated.

Caleb