What we are seeing in the next stage of notebooks, is in-built cameras. This takes away virtually all of the pricing issues, as well as complexity. The eventual arrival of smart video phones will really see the company's technology take off, she adds. For now, however, the adoption of biometric security is down to the sheer number of problems that password and PIN access poses. What's even worse is the number of post-it notes stuck on to the side of the average workstation with a password in plain view for all to see.
Passwords are a pain - for both users and network managers alike.
But, they are also free. Explaining to the bean-counters upstairs that they will have to pay to replace a free technology is not an easy task. Security issues What upgrading to biometric security does not do is strengthen the network as a whole. Simply installing a few fingerprint readers, and retiring to the pub for a pint and a game of pool, will not work. Another problem with the adoption of the technology is the upheaval it will cause to the company.