DigitalPersona announced the release of a new version of its Pro Enterprise software solution, version 5.2. Among the aspects of the new version DigitalPersona is touting are the extensive number of factors a company utilizing the solution can use to authenticate for access to sensitive information or secured computer stations. These factors include what a […]
01 Feb, 2012DigitalPersona announces new enterprise version release
01 Feb, 2012Canada parking catches a ride on the Visa payWave
Visa and Imperial Parking Canada Corp. (Impark) are teaming up to offer Visa payWave contactless payments to 72 of its attended parking facilities across Canada. Customers at participating parking lots can now simply wave-and-pay, when purchasing parking at a payWave enabled Impark parking lot. Based on EMV chip technology, payWave transactions are fast and secure […]
01 Feb, 2012Viv.ie announce planned summer release for high security face recognition solution
Viv.ie, a start-up located in Ireland working on face recognition technology, announced it is finishing a new type of facial recognition technology that does away with a number of the security pitfalls current facial recognition technology is commonly guilty of, according to a Sydney Morning Herald article. Face recognition had gained some traction in the […]
01 Feb, 2012Report: NFC market to pass $10 billion by 2016
MarketsandMarkets has published a new report predicting that the NFC market will reach over $10 billion by 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38% from 2011 to 2016. The NFC market, as defined by M&M’s report, includes NFC products, e.g. tags, chips, micro SD cards, integrated SIMs, readers and middleware, as well […]
01 Feb, 2012Homeland Security’s Global Entry expanding
Biometrics enable expedited border screening
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Global Entry program is expanding enabling enrolled U.S. citizens to enjoy expedited screening when returning from travel abroad to a number of domestic airports. The program also makes them eligible to participate in similar programs at foreign airports. Global Entry has 200,000 travelers enrolled, says John Wagner, executive director […]
01 Feb, 2012Jakarta airport opens biometric immigration gate
In an effort to streamline passenger security, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport has opened the country’s first biometric immigration gate. Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint. The new […]
01 Feb, 2012Oberthur unveils SIM card for ‘wide’ field communication
Oberthur Technologies partnered with Ingecom to integrate a high-frequency chip and antenna into a SIM card, enabling mobile phone users to communicate with a receiver located up to 15-meters away. While Near Field Communications (NFC) technology enables transactions over a few centimeters, this “AirSIM” prototype enables for “wide field” communications over a much greater distance, […]