Zvetco Biometrics has announced that its Verifi M5000 USB Fingerprint Reader is now available.

According to a news release, the Verifi M5000 is a heavy duty fingerprint reader, designed to be deployed in harsh environments. The fingerprint reader's case design is waterproof@and@can be mounted in kiosk, Nema enclosures, police cars and door jams.

Like the P5000, an earlier model on which it is based, the M5000 can handle the largest one-to-many (1:N) identification schemes, in government, enterprise or Web transactions. It features a high-resolution UPEK large area silicon sensor that captures larger and more detailed fingerprint images, making them suitable for large-scale searches.

"Zvetco's M5000 provides a perfect biometric tool for military, police and government agencies where identifying unique individuals from within extremely large databases is the requirement, often in harsh environments," said Zavi Cohen, chief executive of Zvetco Biometrics. "It uses significantly larger sensors that capture more minutia points from the fingerprint image, ensuring the highest accuracy match for every user. This technology introduces a cost-effective solution for one-to-many authentication and complements FIPS-201 deployments with quick and accurate identification of an individual fingerprint from within even the largest government or enterprise database."

The M5000 features solid aluminum construction and protection against dust and fluids, along with commercial grade powder coat finishing and ESD immunity. According to the release, it is ideal for many government, police and private sector applications.