Salt Lake City-based SwipeClock, a provider and manufacturer of web-based timekeeping products, has released the Schlage biometric HandPunch GT-400 timekeeping system. The HandPunch GT-400 relies on handprints to track employee time. This system comes with a terminal that’s 20% smaller than previous hand geometry units. Its display is that of an ATM style, featuring a […]

Assa Abloy has released a smart reader designed for hospital employees to gain quick, secure access to patient information and other hospital applications. The smart reader is a collaboration with HID Global and Dell, utilizing HID Global’s OMNIKEY 5321 reader and Dell’s Mobile Clinical Computing (MCC). With MCC,’s data virtualization, health care staff can log […]

Digital Transactions reports that the Annapolis, Md.-based Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. is gauging interest from its committee members as to whether they’re interested in exploring an open alternative technical standard to EMV. Should enough members be interested, X9 would hold a two-day meeting for discussion of how to proceed with integrated circuit (IC) standards. […]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to implement the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry program in Saudi Arabia. Global Entry is a program designed to streamline the airport screening process for trusted travelers and allow customs authorities to better handle unknown travelers and […]

Teachers in government schools in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, are threatening to strike in protest of the government’s proposal to introduce a biometric attendance system into the institutions. As reported in the Times of India, the state wants to implement the system to add accountability and discipline in a system where teachers routinely […]

VASCO Data Security International Inc. has added a virtual appliance to its IDENTIKEY line of remote access security products. Like the stand-alone hardware version of the IDENTIKEY appliance, the virtual version offers securitization, but does so within a virtualized environment. The tool validates DIGIPASS generated one-time passwords and e-signatures to secure remote access. This brings […]

BioEnable Technologies has launched the next generation of its biometric kiosks with upgraded features to enable biometric identification through a kiosk environment. The new kiosks have increased memory and large CPU to enhance the processing capabilities of biometric verification and identification. The system features a multilingual touch screen interface that works within a self-contained platform. […]

The Indian Food and Civil Supplies Ministry has found around 150 faked biometric-based ration cards in the Chikkaballapur district, reports Deccan Herald. Department officials accidentally uncovered the fictitious cards when it found one that had an elderly couple claiming to have young children. Further investigation uncovered the fraud. The department has filed a case against […]

The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for biometric applications and systems, reports Defense Systems. The contract comes from the Army Product Manager for Joint Personnel Identification (PM JPI) and is part of the U.S. Army’s Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – […]

The U.S. Postal Service is piloting a program that would enable federal agencies to accept third-party identity credentials instead of requiring users to create government usernames and passwords, reports Information Week. The pilot is associated with the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange (FCCX). Due to a requirement set by the federal CIOs in October 2011, federal […]