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Japan postal service deploying biometric ATMs
August 7, 2006
JapanTimes: Japan Post has decided to incorporate fingerprint scanning into its ATM network rather than using palm-scanning technology, sources said Aug. 5.The postal service agency will introduce the Hitachi Ltd. fingerprint technology to make its roughly 26,500 ATMs across the nation biometric by the end of March 2009, sources said.
Hitachi, Japan's largest comprehensive manufacturer of electrical machinery, and computer maker Fujitsu Ltd., which is pushing the palm-scanning technology, have been locked in a fierce battle for the ATM market.
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