Leading security doors and screens installation company, Meesons, has implemented the UK’s first iris biometric access control portal. The solution has been designed and fitted for controlling and monitoring staff access to restricted areas at Manchester Airport. Working with HumanRecognitionSystems Ltd (HRS) and CEM Systems, Meesons developed an integrated security and personnel management system that […]

The Athena IDProtect 72K Java Card received U.S. Government FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification while the Athena ASEPCOS Digital Signature smart card received the French Government Common Criteria EAL4+ certification for SSCD Type 3, enabling users to choose from Open Platform or file system based solutions for highest level of security required by government and […]

Biometric Services International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Biometric Security Project, announced the availability of its latest review of biometric standards activity, “Summary of Published and Emerging Biometrics Standards.” Progress in biometrics standardization since the last report, issued in June 2007, has been significant with twelve new standards published bringing the total number […]

Validity Sensors’ fingerprint sensors will be included in biometric verification solutions from Digital Development Systems (DDS), a biometrics technology company in Japan. DDS incorporates San Jose-based Validity’s durable LiveFlex sensor into a compact USB fingerprint reader. The swipe-based fingerprint reader replaces password verification with fingerprint verification in PC and enterprise server environments. The solution features […]

Lumidigm has partnered with biometric reader manufacturer and port solution provider Innometriks. Responding to Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) reader requirements, Innometriks has integrated Lumidigm Venus fingerprint sensors into its TWIC readers. The Innometriks reader combines the Lumidigm Venus fingerprint sensor along with an HID smart card reader, a large 3.5-inch color LCD, and a […]

A proposed bill in the Arizona legislature would allow families to keep children’s biometric information away from schools in the form of lunchroom fingerprint programs and facial and iris recognition programs. Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, is sponsoring Senate Bill 1216, which originally called for a ban but now would require schools to obtain parental consent […]

Lumidigm has signed a certified business partnership with Israel-based BioGuard Components & Technologies Ltd. BioGuard is an international biometrics solutions developer. “We are pleased to be Lumidigm’s business partner in Israel,” said BioGuard President Ephram Yeashoua. “The Lumidigm sensors will allow BioGuard to install biometric identity management systems where traditional biometrics have failed.”   

Precise Biometrics has been invited to participate in the EU-financed research project headed by Sagem Securite, TURBINE (TrUsted Revocable Biometric IdeNtitiEs). Precise Biometrics has been chosen to participate in the TURBINE project due to its expertise when it comes to fingerprint recognition and Match-on-Card technology. Precise Biometrics will mainly contribute with its expertise within fingerprint […]

NEC Corporation and Daon have been working for several months on Japan’s new multi-modal biometrically enabled border control. The system went live in November 2007 and was used to successfully process more than 10,000 travelers through Narita International Airport during the first morning of operation. Fingerprints and facial images are obtained from persons entering the […]

Heathrow Airport owner BAA is pulling a biometric fingerprint system at the new Terminal 5 (T5) the day before the building opens to the public due to concerns about the data protection of fingerprint information from passengers. BAA said in a statement, “Following a meeting with all relevant parties, including the Information Commissioner and the […]