VeriChip Corporation Launches "VeriGuard" Secure Access Control
Business Wire reports, "Named 'VeriGuard-S.A.C.' (Secure Access Control), the newly developed device represents the first-ever deployment of a wall-mounted RFID (radio frequency identification) subdermal VeriChip reader that has been integrated into a building-access security system. In its present configuration - already installed and functioning - the new VeriGuard-S.A.C. reader consists of a high-powered RFID antenna encased in a durable plastic panel that can be mounted near a doorway or building entrance. The VeriGuard-S.A.C. scanner "reads" a passing subdermal VeriChip by emitting a low-frequency radio signal and receiving a return radio signal sent by the VeriChip's transponder...The VeriGuard-S.A.C. system...is now ready for immediate commercial introduction."