A new technical report, The Global Biometrics Market (IFT042B), from BCC Research states that the global market for biometrics was worth nearly $2 billion in 2006 and is expected to increase to $2.7 billion in 2007 and $7.1 billion by 2012. This is a growth rate of 21.3% over the next five years. Fingerprint biometrics […]

Passlogix® expands the authentication capabilities of its v-GO® Single Sign-On Platform™. Additions include integration with the full suite of RSA smart cards and authenticators, HID Prox and iClass proximity badges used for kiosk access, Microsoft .Net smart cards, European national ID cards, and an expanded list of smart cards. In addition, these enhancements address the […]

IdentiPHI has released SAFsolution® Enterprise Citrix Web Authenticator which takes their standard Citrix web interface authenticator further by replacing passwords with fingerprint biometric credentialing. The authenticator product provides administrators flexibility to configure the biometric login process to their needs. With a successful biometric match, the product provides the appropriate user credentials to the Citrix session […]

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has signed an agreement with the University of Kent on behalf of the United Kingdom Biometrics Institute (UKBI) to collaborate on biometric and identity projects. The agreement aims to maximize cooperation from academia, industry, and government and includes a SAIC student sponsorship program and competition. SAIC to Collaborate with UK […]

Portugal’s Faro airport has begun using what it calls the world’s first semi-automatic passport control system. Holders of the British biometric ePassport can go through the Rapid security system by holding up their passport to a reader and then having their face scanned and compared to the biometric details stored on their passport. The procedure […]

Liverpool-based Human Recognition Systems (HRS) is hoping to turn Liverpool into the UK hub for the biometrics industry. Investment company Capital Values Group has made an almost £2 million commitment to HRS which specializes in biometrics technology and has worked with the Manchester Airport on security issues. The company hopes that if an identity card […]

Rimax’s latest contactless palm print reader offers secure access for small, private installations of up to 200 users. Rimax Staff On Time Palm Scan 1:N is a new outdoor biometric terminal that applies one-to-many verification for access control to private businesses and estates. Users simply hold their palm up to the reader and Palm Scan […]

SmartMetric has released its Biometric ID Pass, a self-contained ID-checking system designed to speed up access to facilities. The employee simply touches his ID card with his finger to activate the Radio Frequency transmission to security. If it’s his card, he’ll be granted entrance. If it’s a stolen card, the fingerprints won’t match and he’ll […]

Sagem Securite and Psion Teklogix have established a partnership to develop a biometric mobile computing solution called MorphoCheck™. This system will allow authentication of ID-documents, including Electronic Passports, ID Cards, Driving Licenses and other types of ID documents. MorphoCheck™ is a mobile, multimodal terminal capable of scanning 2D barcodes by reading the MRZ band on […]

Cross Match Technologies debuts its D SCAN® Authenticator CF, a compact, high-resolution document reader, at the Biometrics 2007 Exhibition in London this week. The Authenticator CF was designed with a large optical scanning area enabling high-speed data capture from RFID memory chips used in e-passports and ID cards. The Authenticator CF complies with both ICAO […]