Berry College has implemented BioPassword Enterprise Edition to authenticate users of their internal databases by verifying the rhythm of their typing. The liberal arts college, located outside of Rome, Georgia, is using the software to secure sensitive employee and student records while streamlining their login processes. Berry College at Head of Security Class With BioPassword’s […]

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $357 million contract by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a department within the Department of Homeland Security to continue providing biometric capture services in support of U.S. citizenship applications and green card renewals. Biometric capture services involve electronic scanning and recording of fingerprints, and photograph and signature collection, […]

GE Homeland Protection announced its Secure Registered Traveler (SRT) Kiosk has arrived in Europe. The GE SRT Kiosk uses advanced technology to identify and assess travelers for explosives and other threats with little disruption for the traveler. The Kiosk integrates quadrupole resonance and trace (ITMS) explosives detection technologies with biometric identification functionality to create a […]

Looking for a holiday gift idea? Sequiam Biometrics has announced a partnership with The Sharper Image to launch a line of fingerprint biometric products for consumers. Two products will be offered starting November 2007 with additional products released in the first half of 2008. The Sharper Image and Sequiam Biometrics Offer New Biometric Lineup for […]

ScreenCheck has qualified for the new AET Europe B.V. (AET) Certified Solution Program. AET uses ScreenCheck for total card solutions concepts. ScreenCheck provides smart card ID solutions for national ID card systems, weapon card systems and medical card solutions. AET has a global ranking as a market and technology leader when it comes to middleware […]

India’s ICICI Prudential Life Insurance company has launched biometric smart cards for their rural policyholders. The cards will allow policyholders to carry all their policy details without worrying about carrying any documentation. They will also be able to store transaction details, pay renewal premiums and service transactions and receive help during claims. The biometric smart […]

CEM Systems has released version 5.0 of its CEM AC2000 AE (Airport Edition) security management system. Updates in the most recent version include a new look for the front-end applications, support for Linux® operating system, unlimited airport definable fields, the ability to enroll and manage biometric iris templates through the access system, and an improved […]

Privaris announced that HID Global will distribute Privaris’ plusID™ family of products. plusID is a line of personal biometric identity verification tokens for physical and logical access. plusID can support all of HID’s card formats, enabling it to operate with an organization’s existing HID readers. Using HID’s new idBank technology, access credential formats can be […]

As the new Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre opens in Jamaica, officials are encouraging residents to purchase Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) smart cards. By obtaining a smart card, commuters can avoid waiting in line to buy bus tickets. The cards can also be personalized with contact information to protect against loss or theft. Since the start […]

Veritec, Inc. announced the Blackfeet Nation of American Indians, has signed an agreement to use it’s 2-D VSCode™ biometric technology for multi-purpose cards which will serve as Tribal Member ID, border-crossing (to and from Alberta, Canada) control and passport-backup ID cards. The technology stores the individual’s fingerprint minutiae in the 2-D VSCode™, is robust, tamperproof, […]