Intercede has joined the Oracle Extended Identity Management Ecosystem. Intercede’s MyID® identity credential management software integration to Oracle® Identity Manager provides joint customers with a single solution that provisions user accounts into multiple systems and manages the lifecycle of identities, identity credentials and devices such as smart cards, USB tokens and One Time Password (OTP) […]

BioLink has started the first stage of biometric e-passports for Nigeria, the first African country to adopt e-documents enhanced with biometrics in compliance with ICAO guidelines. The new passports to be issued for Nigerians contain a digital face photo as well as thumb and forefinger fingerprint templates. BioLink co-operated with its strategic partners Iris Smart […]

BioLink has started the first stage of biometric e-passports for Nigeria, the first African country to adopt e-documents enhanced with biometrics in compliance with ICAO guidelines. The new passports to be issued for Nigerians contain a digital face photo as well as thumb and forefinger fingerprint templates. BioLink co-operated with its strategic partners Iris Smart […]

Gemalto’s Vice President of Business Development and Government Affairs, Neville Pattinson, testified before U.S. Congress urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make privacy and security of government credentials, such as REAL ID and WHTI cards, a high priority. At issue is how well the RFID technology being considered for enhanced driver’s licenses, REAL […]

Bioscrypt has integrated SecuGen®’s fingerprint sensor into their V-Station (Optical) reader for physical access control. The V-Station (Optical) can be used for dual- or multi-factor authentication by supporting not only fingerprint biometric verification but personal identification numbers, proximity cards, tokens and smart cards. The SecuGen sensor has a scratch-resistant finger plate and patented optic design […]

BioPassword has announced that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) in Santa Ana, California is using BioPassword Enterprise Edition to authenticate its 4,800 employees, including deputies, and prevent intruders from accessing sensitive information like case records and criminal history. BioPassword’s authentication software platform is based on a simple, yet powerful, combination of the user’s standard […]

In Pakistan, the Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) has asked Nadra biometrics facility to identify and verify the existence of pensioners seeking payment. Collection of pension and its direct transfer to the pensioner’s account would be only a thumb-impression away after the introduction of biometrics technology. Read the full article here.   

The Department of Homeland Security calls its “Biometrics-at-sea” program a success based on the figures from its first year. The program collected biometric data from 1,368 migrants, prosecuted 90 of those migrants and helped reduce the flow of illegal migration by nearly 50 percent in the waters between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. This […]

Cogent Systems have been awarded an initial $11 million contract from the Spanish Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of the Police and Civil Guardfor a national criminal automated fingerprint and palmprint identification system. The new system will be used by law enforcement officials for the Spanish National Police and Spanish Civil Guard and will integrate […]

DigitalPersona announced the availability of a fingerprint reader and associated software targeting a range of retail point-of-sale applications. DigitalPersona’s U.are.U® Fingerprint Reader and software now support unified point-of-service (UPOS) operating systems that include OPOS (OLE Point of Service) for Windows and Windows Embedded for Point of Service compliant systems. The new DigitalPersona products allow retailers […]