Password use is widely accepted method for protection of informational and other resources: in computer networks, cash dispensers, telephone cards, etc. However, passwords can be forgotten, stolen or broken. In this relation, biometric identification is more reliable, since fingerprint or eye can not disappear so easily. There are also examples for combination of biometrical and password protection, either to protect scanning areas or to generate random passwords. Impementation of biometric password generation creates range of advantages for everyday use.

The point of password use is to create universal and easy to install system; the point of biometric use is to create highly secure system.

Biometric market now worth $3.4 billion with annual growth of 29.1% ; this predominantly include finger scan technology (59%), facial and iris scanning (13%), keystroke (0.4%) and signature scans (2.7%). Proposed invention targets end-users, small, medium-size companies and widespread information systems which need:
- Convenient, cost effective and secure solution for personal passwords storage, i.e. – Flexibility in installation of access control devices: i.e. biometric scanners and password generators in university labs and libraries or subscription services of internet media.

Since security concerns in the modern world are constantly growing, biometric password generation is capable to gain at least 3% of total biometric market.

Advantages of biometric password management

- Passwords are unique because of uniqueness of biometric characteristics. – Passwords are permanent, because they use certain mathematical algorithm (coding table) for coding. Other methods on the market generate just random passwords, useless for most applications. – Passwords do not require storage or additional processing (i.e. comparison of a fingerprint with etalon in a database). – Passwords use is flexible and can be invented in numerous applications: from personal password generators to access control systems. – Passwords are secure because user can select any coding table or coordinate grid to generate password; this selection, however, is easy to remember.
One of the major assumptions is that password protection will remain the most popular security measure. Anyway, to answer whether existing or new technologies will impact our invention, we need to discuss its areas of aplication and how it’s supposed to be realized.
Application
2. Technology
Application of our invention is simple and straigntforvard: to generate paswords and ensure their security. Necessity of password generations is apparent for anyone using more than one password, either for banking, mail or administration. To store password is obviously insecure, whether in notepad or bulletproof safe. Presented invention claims to offer such technology using fingerprints.
2. Nevertheless, with technology development, new advances appear on the market and bring fortune to their inventors. The recent example is a group of Russian students, who offered device for face recognition and attracted few million investment from Japan venture fund.

To generate password (http://merqum.com) , biometric identifier should be permanent, distinctive and have high performance; for ease of use it must be universal and collectable. Fingerprint technology is also a market leader in biometric technologies and we present some comments below why ones are better than others. • DNA: DeoxyriboNucleic Acid (DNA) is the one-dimensional ultimate unique code for one’s individuality, except for the fact that identical twins have identical DNA patterns. However, there are some tradeoffs in its use. • Facial, hand, and hand vein infrared thermograms: The pattern of heat radiated by the human body is a characteristic of each individual body and can be captured by an infrared camera in an unobtrusive way much like a regular (visible spectrum) photo- photograph. The technology could be used for covert recognition and could distinguish between identical twins. A thermogram-based system is non-contact and non-invasive but sensing challenges in uncontrolled environments, where heat-emanating surf1aces in the vicinity of the body, such as, room heaters and vehicle exhaust pipes, may drastically affect the image acquisition phase. Infrared sensors are prohibitively expensive which is a factor inhibiting widespread use of the thermograms. • Gait: Gait is the peculiar way one walks and is a complex spatio-temporal biometric. • Hand and finger geometry: Some features related to a human hand (e.g., length of fingers) are relatively invariant and peculiar (although not very distinctive) to an individual. The representational requirements of the hand are very small (nine bytes in one of the commercially available products), which is an attractive feature for bandwidth- and memory-limited systems. • Iris: Visual texture of the human iris is determined by the chaotic morphogenetic processes during embryonic development and is posited to be distinctive for each person and each eye (Daugman, 1999a). Iris identification technology is a tremendously accurate biometrics. Ease of use and system integration has not traditionally been strong points with iris scanning devices, but people can expect improvements in these areas as new products emerge.

• Retinal scan: The retinal vasculature is rich in structure and is supposed to be a characteristic of each individual and each eye. It is claimed to be the most secure biometric since it is not easy to change or replicate the retinal vasculature The image acquisition involves cooperation of the subject, entails contact with the eyepiece, and requires a conscious effort on the part of the user. All these factors adversely affect public acceptability of retinal biometrics. Retinal vasculature can reveal some medical conditions (e.g., hypertension), which is another factor standing in the way of public acceptance of retinal scan-based biometrics. • Voice: Voice capture is unobtrusive and voice print is an acceptable biometric in almost all societies. Voice may be the only feasible biometric in applications requiring person recognition over a telephone. Voice is not expected to be sufficiently distinctive to permit identification of an individual from a large database of identities. Moreover, a voice signal available for recognition is typically degraded in quality by the microphone, communication channel, and digitizer characteristics. Voice is also affected by a person’s health (e.g., cold), stress, emotions, and so on. Besides, some people seem to be extraordinarily skilled in mimicking others. • Finger-scan biometrics is based on the distinctive characteristics of a human fingerprint. It is not surprising that the workstation access application area seems to be based almost exclusively on fingerprints, due to the relatively low cost, small size and ease of integration of fingerprint authentication devices.

As it’s clear from the above review, biometric techniques are different in applicability, use of use, acceptability, etc. It’s unlikely that advantages in some technique will change market share of others, especially of the most popular ones, like fingerprint or face recognition. Any successful combination of biometric techniques, however, is capable to create own market niche.

The market.
Biometric market now worth $3.4 billion with annual growth of 29.1% ; this predominantly include finger scan technology (59%), facial and iris scanning (13%), keystroke (0.4%) and signature scans (2.7%). pocket USB-password generators;
- Flexibility in installation of access control devices: i.e. biometric scanners and password generators in university labs and libraries or subscription services of internet media. Since security concerns in the modern world are constantly growing, biometric password generation is capable to gain at least 3% of total biometric market.Additional details are available at

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Hewlett Packard has announced a major extension of their social media strategy, with a campaign aimed at getting in touch with creative youth. ‘Listen 2U’ is a dedicated website where young people can develop their talent, posting and directing their own movies for the chance to win HP products. With news posts ‘broadcast’ from university student unions, and subjects including the NME and Mighty Boosh, the site has a credible chance of resonating with creative young people. Moreover, HP has integrated a page dedicated to its products into the website, enabling the printing brand to combine marketing with social media interaction.

This ‘savvy’ campaign is but the latest from a printing brand that takes social media very seriously. The ‘Innovation’ area of the HP site includes a webpage extolling the worth of social media – for no more reason than a belief in its potential. As of August 2008, there were sixty ‘Employee Business Blogs’ at HP’s website which, moreover, included links to the personal web pages of their employees. Hewlett Packard evidently puts aside legal risks and trusts its employees ‘not to act like idiots,’ as Karen Snyder of ‘The Social Media front’ argues.

In January 2009, Toprankblog.com posted an interview with HP’s Web 2.0 Head Strategist, Tac Anderson, asking after the printing brand’s attitude to the internet. Mr Anderson is more than conversant in the web: he has ‘implemented internal wiki’s, train[ed] product teams on using Google Alerts, RSS feeds and other tools… as well [lent his] expertise wherever’ possible. Mr Anderson is convinced his strategy points the way for interaction betweens firms and their customers, and on top of everything runs a blog for firms getting into new communications. Visit NewCommBiz.com for what Mr Anderson calls ‘The Future of Social Media.’

Of course, the flipside for companies with a significant web presence is the difficulty of controlling the conversation. On 19 November 2009, David Spark reported on his negative experience with HP’s customer service helpline, broadcasting to countless people from SocialMedia.biz. The post even garnered comments from an ‘HP Insider,’ reporting what he feels is the profit-driven mentality of the company. Though this individual remains anonymous – quite understandably given the collusion of work and personal life latent in social  media – the existence of such comments damages a brand whose image is largely sunny.

The new campaign from Hewlett Packard will seek to banish such comments while expanding on their community base. The ‘direct a video’ competition currently running asks people to post their entries on YouTube, encouraging entrants to interact. With an HP notebook up for grabs among other prizes, there is little doubt ‘Listen 2U’ will do much for creativity amongst youth. Depending on the success of the campaign, other print companies may decide to follow in HP’s footsteps.

Peter Lavelle is a copy writer and news reporter at Printerinks.com.

What is a cleaning business plan?

This is basically the blueprint of your cleaning business that will serve as a guide in going about the launching as well as all other tasks involved in starting the enterprise.  This plan is a detailed compilation of all pertinent details regarding operations, targeted profit, information on manpower, potential clients, etc.

How to write a cleaning business plan

It is natural to think that writing something as important as the blueprint of your entire business is daunting and should be left to a professional.  While there is a certain advantage to having a professional writer arrange this for you, there is no harm in taking on the task yourself.

Yes, you can write your own business plan for the cleaning business you are about to start.  All you need is to determine the most important aspects that need to be included such as the following:

• Business goals and objectives (long term and short term)
• Mission
• Company summary (what the company is all about)
• Services offered (current and foreseen)
• Market analysis summary (results of your marketing studies)
• Strategy as well as implementation (How you will go about in achieving the short term as well as long term goals that have been stated in the plan)
• Management summary
• Financial plan
• Indexes

Tips

1. KISS- Keep it short and simple.  You are not writing a novel so you have to make the entries as concise and brief as possible.  The goals as well as your mission statement should be very specific.
2. Base it on facts- Numbers are very important on business so before you get started on writing your cleaning business plan, make certain that you have done thorough research.  Keep in mind that you will be referring to whatever you will write for the first few months of operation so it is important that you have a solid foundation on which you will be basing some of the most important decisions.
3. Have it looked at by an expert- Although you can write your own business plan, it would not hurt to consult an expert who have actually done one on the past and have consequently succeeded in the business as well.  Getting an expert opinion can only help in making your plan more focused and goal oriented
4. Be realistic- What you will write on your business plan, particularly on the objectives/goals part should be attainable and quantifiable.  You would want your success to be as measurable as possible.
5. Make changes if/when necessary- There are rough drafts even in business plan writing.  Do not be adamant with what you have written initially and be open to expert suggestions from people who have been in your position a long time ago and have managed to make it big.

Since it is your business, it is only fitting and proper that you author the business plan.  However, keep an objective and realistic view in taking on the task.

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