Malaysian manufacturer of state-of-the-art security systems – Elid – hopes to carve out a sizeable market share in the rapidly growing markets of the region.

The company recently launched the EL3000 Fingerflex access controller, card reader and fingerprint recognition system, and the Matrix V integrated security management system at the Big 5 show in Dubai, last year.

Fingerflex
“The new compact system, which draws its design from the shape of a human thumb, ensures complete security and offers a multiple choice for the users,” says international sales manager Alex H K Tan.
EL3000 has been built around one of the latest solid-state capacitive technologies to provide accurate fingerprint recognition without being affected by skin texture and condition (dry or greasy). The sensor, with a dimension of 18 mm by 12.8 mm, has an active array size of 256 by 360 pixels, and a resolution of 508 dpi (dots per inch). Fabricated on a silicon chip, this Fingerflex feature reduces power consumption compared to optic-based sensors, and is highly durable for long-term application, says Tan.
The device, with a 32-bit processor based on RISC architecture, executes the recognition algorithm requires a verification time of less than a second and has a recognition accuracy of less than 0.5 per cent for false rejection rate and less than 0.01 per cent for false acceptance rate.
The compact, secure and scalable Fingerflex comes in three models – the EL3000E-EM (compatible proximity card reader), EL3000H-HID (proximity card reader) and EL3000M MIFARE (contact-less smart card reader), says a company spokesman.
The EL3000M eliminates fingerprint template storage on controller, as the complete two-dimensional fingerprint image and personal information gets stored on to the Mifare smart cards. This allows the finger presented to the scanner to be matched against the template from the card. “Only Elid Mifare Smart Card can communicate with Fingerflex reader preventing any other smart card from being granted access. With these features, card theft or database protection are no longer an issue and the number of users to the system application is scalable to the requirement,” says the spokesman.
Not only does the availability of Fingerflex models offer flexible access methods suited to the users’ preference (card or card and finger verification), and required security, it can also be integrated either to a security control suite of software or to a clocking management system.
This compact device has a wide application environment and is suitable for isolated highly secured areas in highly populated campuses, institutions and medical centres, single or multiple premises and single locale or geographically distributed premises.
There are several options available to its method of application or configuration as it can be used as a stand-alone device, networked with direct connection to a local PC control station, networked on a LAN (local area network)/WAN (wide area network) for widely distributed system, or networked on a LAN for multiple premises of a same locale.
Elid currently deals in door access systems, car parking control systems, lift access systems, time recording terminal, photo ID imagining systems, integrated building security systems and biometric identification systems.
“We introduced EL3000 to the gulf market during the Big 5 Show and have received positive response from the buyers,” says Tan.

Matrix V
State-of-the-art Matrix V integrated security management system (ISMS) is suited for large-sized, complex areas equipped with a TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/internet protocol) LAN infrastructure, with a high level of regular/visiting human traffic and requiring only the highest quality in security management for areas such as high-rise intelligent buildings, airports and government centres.
Matrix V takes advantage of the EL5000 advanced multi-door controller – Elid’s multi-purpose, TCP/IP network-ready controller and is capable of numerous security management functions previously available only in separate component systems,” says the spokesman.
Now, alarm monitoring, door access, car park access, visitor management and many other functions, can be managed through a single EL5000 controller. “Each controller comes equipped with a powerful, high-speed 32-bit Intel processor and a large memory space for the storage of data for up to 100,000 user cards (with memory expansion board), plus time zones, timers, PIN code data, etc,” he says.
The system can manage up to 1,000 EL5000 advanced multi-door controllers and 32 ISMS client workstations distributed over single or multiple remote areas connected over a TCP/IP network. This translates to 8,000 doors, 8,000 remote field devices (144,000 input points (sensors) and 288,000 output points (alarms), and an additional eight input and eight output points in the immediate proximity of each EL5000 controller. Its wide capabilities make it suitable for even the largest, most complex building architectures and the most demanding security requirements, he says.
Matrix V maintains total control and surveillance of all door access points in secure areas directly from any of the 32 connected client workstations. All door access activity is transmitted directly to the computer screen. Specific commands to doors such as opening and closing them directly, sealing them off from further access, etc can also be given.
“It has features that include Anti-Passback options to prevent a single user card from being re-used to allow more than one person through a door access area, inhibit access and permanent lock release of doors instantly on demand in response to specific events such as an escaping thief or a fire that demands immediate evacuation or to facilitate the movement of furniture through a particular route,” he points out.
Matrix V possesses scalable system architecture, in terms of both hardware and software. A single controller can control a maximum of up to eight door readers, 208 input and 344 output points (with the appropriate number of I/O modules, reader interface units and electronic field devices as required for a particular system configuration). More controllers may be added as needed – up to 1,000 controllers per Matrix V system.
Every Matrix V module contains powerful transaction logging and database look-up features that can collect, sort, compile and store thousands of transactions from all modules daily for analysis. It also has the feature of instantly receiving a breakdown of the number of people in any area of the security system. It gives users details such as number of individuals, their identifications and how long they have been present in the security zone. This information is also logged in the transaction database and can be retrieved for analysis at a later time.
For dealing with emergencies, the security system can be customised to exact specifications. Any relay controlled output device such as sirens, doors, lights, and communication lines, may be programmed to activate in response to direct user commands or an automatically detected emergency, he says.
In situations when the security system sensors detect an emergency, it can automatically set off audible alarms and alarm signals, page or dial-up relevant authorities such as the fire brigade or police, disarm security doors, organise an evacuation of the premises by calculating the number of persons logged into the building and providing instructions to those persons to evacuate the building via “mustering stations”, where evacuees may log their successful escape in the system.
The system can be programmed to be intelligent enough to suggest evacuation routes that avoid “danger” areas that have triggered sensors within them as well as tally personnel who have mustered and who might be left behind in the premises.
Operator Decision Support is another feature that can be activated upon Matrix V detecting a pre-determined event on the security system, such as a forced door.
This function is meant to supplement the normal training provided to security personnel when responding to such situations by providing a checklist of critical actions that need to be taken.