The Department of Homeland Security recently met in front of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on terrorism, technology, and homeland security (in Congress, even subcommittees have committees) to discuss the progression of the US-VISIT program, now entering its fourth year. The members of the committees discussed the progression of the program, the program […]

Fifteen biometric ATM machines were installed earlier this week in five districts in southern India. The scanner kiosks are forecasted to service over 100,000 people who will scan their fingerprints rather than swiping a card and inputting a PIN number. According to Financial Software and Systems the country is scheduled to increase the number of […]

The first in a line of biometrics-based garage door openers have been shipped to consumers by bioMETRX, an industry leader in biometrics solutions. The initial order is for around 1,200 units, thanks largely to the product’s spot on HGTV’s “I Want That!” Also keep an eye out for the biometric garage door opener to make […]

An Garda Síochána and the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service have signed a contract that will replace their current fingerprinting solution for the Office of the Refugee Application Commissioner (ORAC) as well as – eventually – updating fingerprinting technologies throughout other branches of government. The winning bid came from Accenture, with the aid of Irish […]

Sawtry Community College has decided to switch from a smart card-based payment system, to a fingerprint identification mechanism that can be used to charge accounts at the point of sale. It’s a much more streamlined system of delivering meals to the students, thanks in part to Toshiba and Datasym, with technology provided by Aufait Systems. […]

In “Round B” of funding for the biometrics startup, CellMax, the company was able to raise $2 million to further advance its proprietary VioMetric technology. This, after collecting $1.3 million in the first round of funding. Innovative voice biometrics start-up CellMax Systems announced the closing of $2 million in Round “B” funding from US private […]

Citibank has chosen the country of Singapore to play host to the first biometric credit cards ever issued. The initial roll out calls for 190,000 cards to be dispersed and features technology by Pay By Touch. The full post can be seen here.   

The first passport containing facial biometric information has been issued to the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man. Click here for the full news story.