Archive for Pradonet News

New Grabba Fingerprint Device

Posted by: Chuck | Comments (0)
Friday, May 21st, 2010

Mobile Fingerprint Scanner for Blackberry, Ipaq, Palm and MorePradonet USA and it’s strategic Partner Grabba today announced today the addition of a New Fingerprint  Module to it’s mobile identification handheld product suite.

The addition of a optical fingerprint scanner to the Grabba product line will allow clients to be able to extract and match fingerprint images from the device.

The Grabba Fingerprint attachment combine seamlessly with PDAs and Smartphones including Blackberry, Palm and HP creating a powerful enterprise tool. Fitted with its own rechargeable, long-life battery a Grabba is suitable for heavy workloads without adverse impact upon the battery life of the PDA or Smartphone.

Sophisticated battery management technology allows the PDA or Smartphone to be left attached while battery charging of both units takes place, ensuring battery life is maximised.

The S-Series Grabbas feature Pass-through Sync Mode which allows the PDA or Smartphone to be connected to a computer (e.g., to create an ActiveSync connection), while still housed in the Grabba attachment, using the standard mini-USB connector in the Grabba.

Form More information regarding adding fingerprint capability to you existing PDA or Smart Phone email us at info@pradonetusa.com or call 714 253-3411

Categories : Mobile ID News, Pradonet News
Comments (0)

Pradotec Corporation and SMI UK signed a memorandum of understanding to form strategic partnership as SMI UK seek to expand and strengthen its mobile applications

Posted by: Chuck | Comments (0)
Monday, January 11th, 2010

November 17, 2009: Pradotec Corporation (Pradotec), the specialist of multiple application terminals, signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday, with Smart Media Innovations Ltd. (SMI) to embark on a stronger working partnership to address the emerging needs in mobile Identification and Authentication solutions. In Suffolk, SMI’s headquarter in United Kingdom, Pradotec Chief Executive Officer, GK Yeoh, and his team met with the Director of SMI, Dick Clark to officially sign the memorandum of understanding and to discuss the partnership strategy. This includes the plan for SMI to develop new mobile ID solutions to be built on Pradotec’s terminals, to radically improve mobile identification and authentication specifically for law enforcement purposes. “We are very pleased to be chosen by SMI as their terminal provider of choice,” said GK Yeoh, Chief Executive Officer of Pradotec Group. “This marked a significant milestone for Pradotec and we believe Pradotec’s mobile terminal will be proven to be ideal for SMI’s mobile ID solutions especially for location-challenged applications.” SMI’s Director, Dick Clark further added that, “SMI’s strength is in mobile ID solutions that extend the capability of the standard security/database systems, and our vision is to extend the reach of our identification solutions beyond the traditional mechanism where identification and authentication can be carried out anytime in any location.” In addition to the new development, the memorandum of understanding allows both companies to gain access into each partner’s extensive network where Pradotec and SMI will market and commercialize both companies’ products and solutions. The memorandum of understanding aims to identify areas of common interest between Pradotec and SMI on which a strategic alliance could be developed.
About Pradotec Corporation Pradotec is the specialist in Security, Identification, Payment and Authentication Devices. The core offering of Pradotec Corporation is its ability to integrate multiple functions into a single handheld device; the company’s innovative offerings provides an unchallenged convenience to its worldwide users to make contact/contactless Identification, Authentication, Security Enforcement and Automation as well as payments transactions in a mobile location. As an OEM/ODM provider, Pradotec has successfully designed & developed many innovative devices for established System Integrators as well as Government Agencies worldwide. For additional information, visit Pradotec’s website at www.pradotec.com.hk About Smart Media Innovations Ltd Contact: Grace Liew Pradotec Corporation graceliew@pradotec.com.my

Pradotec Corporation and SMI UK signed a memorandum of understanding to form strategic partnership as SMI UK seek to expand and strengthen its mobile applications
Categories : Pradonet News
Comments (0)

Mobile Car Park Ticketing Terminal

Posted by: Chuck | Comments (0)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Mobile Car Park Ticketing Handheld Terminals are quite common in big cities, at fair grounds or airport parking lots: Busy employees with mobile terminals for car park enforcement or ticketing. With IPT300 car parking tickets can easily be printed out with the integrated thermo printer and given to the customer. And in case someone parks illegally somewhere on the ground The IPT300 can not only document the wrongdoing with a tip on the touch screen but also take a picture as proof with the installed 2 Mega pixel camera.

Categories : Pradonet News
Comments (0)

Mobile Credit Card Terminal for Aircraft Onboard Sales

Posted by: Chuck | Comments (0)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
IPT300 Mobile Ticketing Handheld

IPT300 Mobile Ticketing Handheld

Pradonet USA’s  Mobile Credit Card PDA Terminal is perfectly suited  for duty free sales on board of planes and can be performed easily, without hardware troubles. Unlike our competitors we have built in modules not 2-3 different attachments slapped onto a Handheld.

The mobile ticketing handheld device runs on Windows® CE® basis and offers with its color touch screen excellent user friendly operation. Credit cards can be read with the integrated magnetic card reader and  contact and contact less chip card reader. The memory is big enough to hold sellable items as well as black lists which can be easily updated.

Read More→

Categories : Pradonet News
Comments (0)

ST4EX add GPS

Posted by: Chuck | Comments (0)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Pradonet a leader in providing mobile id verification solutions , today announced the release of two new extended life batteries and internal GPS for the popular ST4EX mobile biometric identification handheld terminal. The ST4EX now has two options of battery power, one being a upgrade to two 1550mAH batteries and two being one single 3100mAH battery. In addition the unit will now include a internal GPS module.

Both new rechargeable battery options allow the ST4EX handheld biometric terminal to operate continuously for up to 12 hours. In addition, the extended batteries are as before hot swappable in the field without losing any valuable data. The internal GPS added to the ST4EX allows users to pinpoint locations of all transactions taking place on the handheld.
“We have managed to add more field usage to the already popular small and lightweight St4 handheld platform. The additional battery life allows for more modules to be added without subtracting power usage, such as a digital camera or barcode scanner. The addition of the GPS module allows the data being captured to be pinpointed to a precise location ” says Chief Executive Officer Chuck Weiglin

Categories : Pradonet News
Comments (0)

St4EX Options

Posted by: Chuck | Comments (0)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009

The St4EX Mobile Personal Identity Computer base unit is a blank slate ready to be modified for your exact project needs. Pradonet’s St4ex biometric terminals are rugged, handheld devices built for the toughest environments. The St4ex devices meet world government standards for drop resistance to withstand 2 meter  drops , and weather resistance to particle debris and wet/dry conditions (IP64 rating).


Fingerprint Scanners:

St4EX | Upek Fingerprint Module

St4EX | Upek Fingerprint Module

UPEK FIPS 201 Compliant Silicon Fingerprint Sensor Certified by GSA and FBI as Single Fingerprint Capture Device: The TouchChip® TCS1 ngerprint sensor with Enhanced Image Mode (EIM) technology provides the largest image capture area available for silicon fingerprint sensors, ensuring the best possible fingerprint biometric performance. The TouchChip® TCS1 sensor has been specifically designed for applications such as access control, network access, e-business, asset protection and government security.  UPEK received FBI and GSA FIPS* 201 certication for its TouchChip® TCS1 silicon fingerprint sensor with Enhanced Image Mode (EIM) technology. This certication allows the UPEK TCS1 fingerprint sensor to be used for FIPS 201 and PIV (Personal Identity Verification) card applications, as part of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12).

Categories : Pradonet News
Comments (0)

Pradonet adds new Secure Biometric Mobile Payment Handheld to its line of Mobile ID Devices

Posted by: Chuck | Comments (0)
Friday, December 11th, 2009

Pradonet Technologies , a leader in providing mobile id verification solutions , today announced that it will begin production of its new IPT Series of Secure Biometric Handheld Payment Devices. By adding secure payment and printer functionality to a handheld the new IPT300  is well suited for retail mobile sale force team, distribution, route accounting, on-board ticketing, parking enforcement, On-the-spot billing, In-Flight sales and other credit card payment purposes.

Read More→

Categories : Pradonet News
Comments (0)

Pradonet adds New Option for Remote User Enrollment, Law Enforcement & More

Posted by: Chuck | Comments (0)
Friday, December 11th, 2009

Pradonet , a leader in providing mobile id verification solutions , today announced the release of a new Law Enforcement version of the  popular ST4EX mobile biometric identification terminal. The Law Enforcement version ST4EXLE features a fully integrated optical fingerprint scanner digital camera with flash to enable evidence gathering, remote photo capture and the capturing and matching of fingerprint templates.

The ST4EX is the state of the art mobile terminal for the new generation of Chip-Based Identity cards. The unique design of the ST4EX caters for the most demanding field operating requirements with its rugged exterior and long battery life span.

The built-in Secure Access Module supports the use of digital keys for card schemes requiring high-security while the GSM/GPRS module provides mobility for high-speed data transfer and voice calls over mobile networks. With a TFT LCD panel, the ST4EX provides a user-friendly touch screen interface for multiple applications on a Win.CE platform

“We have managed to add more functionality to the already popular small and lightweight St4 handheld platform. The addition of a camera and optical scanner allows Law enforcement personnel to remotely enroll and verify both fingerprints and photos.”

About Pradonet

Pradonet develops, manufactures and markets numerous Mobile and Handheld ID software, hardware, biometric devices. Our portable Mobile ID Hardware allows for Government Agencies, Systems Integrators and Access Control Companies to easily connect to existing ID systems for accurate ID verification and authentication.

Categories : Pradonet News
Comments (0)

Pradonet Technology Launches FeliCa Enabled Ruggedized Mobile Handheld Terminal — ST4fx

Posted by: Chuck | Comments Comments Off
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
ST4FX Mobile Handheld Terminal

ST4FX Mobile Handheld Terminal

Pradonet Technology,the specialist of multiple application mobile terminals, announced the launch of FeliCa enabled contactless handheld terminals, known as ST4fx, that enable FeliCa card reading anywhere, anytime.

The success of this new handheld terminal demonstrated the capability of Pradonet Technology’s R&D team in  incorporating FeliCa contactless technology into a portable handheld device. With the new ST4fx that is now FeliCa ready and soon to be fully supportive of Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality, the portable handheld now enables more mobility to access FeliCa card without the restriction of location. System Integrators and existing service providers can now adopt this new handheld with FeliCa Technology to build more applications and services to further enhance their offerings.

This compact, ruggedly built multi application terminal is designed to offer instant, reliable check on various electronic documents and chip-based card. Built with IP64 design that is water and dust resistant, together with the specially injected rubber protective case, ST4fx is an ideal device to be operated under harsh weather and extreme conditions in any industry and location. Various applications that can be offered by the ST4fx include identity authentication, e-ticket validation for events, cashless e-payment, field sales automation as well as security access and border control.

In a statement today, Pradonet Technology’s Malaysia Group Chief Operating Officer Mr. Chin said that the FeliCa contactless market is huge and fast growing. Being chosen by Sony as their trusted partner in supporting their FeliCa initiative is a significant opportunity for Pradonet Technology in gaining access into Sony’s FeliCa projects globally. “This is a significant achievement for Pradonet Technology, for being chosen by Sony and to be able to develop the handheld with FeliCa specification in such a short period of time.”

FeliCa is the contactless IC card technology developed by Sony Corporation. Offering the highest transaction speed in the industry, the secure RFID communication has been extensively deployed by public transport operators and enhanced to offer a range of value-added applications including e-cash and loyalty. With more than 330 million contactless cards and FeliCa enabled wallet mobile phones issued, FeliCa brings convenience to daily life in Japan, Hong Kong and other countries. With greater adoption of FeliCa in a range of consumer electronic products and NFC enabled devices, FeliCa continues to innovate and expand its offering to the contactless world.

Pradonet Technology plans to support FeliCa by creating a wide range of readers and handheld terminals for the fast growing FeliCa technology market. Leveraging on the company’s specialization, Pradonet Technology will continue in optimizing its readers and devices with multiple applications for more versatility in its application.

About Pradonet Technology

Pradonet Technology is the specialist in Security, Identification, Payment and Authentication Devices. The core offering of Pradonet Technology is its ability to integrate multiple functions into a single handheld device; the company’s innovative offerings provides an unchallenged convenience to its worldwide users to make contact/contactless Identification, Authentication, Security Enforcement and Automation as well as payments transactions in a mobile location. As an OEM /ODM provider, Pradonet Technology has successfully designed & developed many innovative devices for established System Integrators as well as Government Agencies worldwide.

FeliCa is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Categories : Pradonet News
Comments Comments Off

Pradonet Tweets...