OFFICE BUILDINGS IN NATIONS CAPITAL TO USE BIOMETRIC SECURITY Evive Designs First Biometric Security Access System For Large Property Management Firm

- Evive Corporation, the premier provider of biometric security solutions for offices and buildings, has been selected by Gates, Hudson, & Associates, a full service real estate company serving the Washington, DC metro area, to provide biometric access security for its multi-story commercial office building at One Beltway Center

One Beltway Center, located at 5904 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA is a 78,000 square foot building accommodating a workforce of approximately 250 individuals. Several prominent government and defense contracting firms, including Mantech International, Envisioneering, and Hadron, Inc, lease space in the property.

"We were looking to update and improve the level of security at One Beltway Center, and after evaluating numerous types of technologies, including badge and swipe card systems, it was clear that Evive had a complete and secure biometric system to meet our needs," said Stephen Melko, VP of Property Management for Gates Hudson and Associates. Evives complete offering, commitment to customer support, and affordability, made the selection of biometric security a natural fit."

How it Works

A typical Evive biometric protection solution works as follows: tenants seeking to access the facility after hours" may do so in a secure and convenient way by entering their unique personal identification number into a biometric reader placed at the facilitys secured door(s). The reader then requires that the tenant briefly place a designated finger on the reader for authentication. The system scans the tenants finger image in a matter of seconds and either grants or denies access. The transaction is automatically recorded allowing facility managers or employers to add or delete users and run irrefutable" incident reports any time of the day or night.

Evives biometric system also eliminates the vulnerabilities that exist today with older token-based systems because it does not rely on a badge or card that can be lost, stolen, or borrowed.

Information provided by the Evive system is especially useful for property management companies, such as Gates, Hudson & Associates that are concerned about the safety and integrity of their buildings and tenants. For example, If Gates, Hudson & Associates needs to know exactly who accessed One Beltway Center at 9:01pm on any given weekday evening, our system provides that positive identification," explained Harry Regan, a 30-year security veteran and Evives Vice President of Security & Technology. "We are improving after hours security access by providing fraud proof evidence of exactly who is entering the building and when." No other security provider offering traditional card keys and badges can make this claim.

About Evive
Evive Corporation (www.evive.com) is a leading provider of access security to protect buildings and facilities utilizing biometric technology for authentication and verification purposes. Evive has pioneered an advanced biometric access solution, FingerAccess, which provides customers with a complete biometric security system designed, installed, monitored and supported by a single company, hassle-free. Evive's customers include universities, property management companies, city governments and high-technology firms. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD., Evive can service clients in any geographic region of the United States and internationally.

About Gates, Hudson, & Associates
Gates, Hudson & Associates (GHA) is a private real estate investment and management company specializing in office, industrial buildings, shopping centers and multi-family apartment properties in the Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC markets. As veterans of the Washington, DC metro area real estate market, GHA tailors the professional experience of its staff to each of their clients needs. Founded in 1980 with the conviction that proficient, hands-on management is the key to successful real estate ventures, GHA offers a wide spectrum of services including: Leasing, Sales, Financing, Acquisition, Development, Renovation, Management, and Information Systems.

Contact: Gina Schaefer, Director of Operations, Evive Corporation
301-986-0999, ext. 190, ginas@evive.com.

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