Smart Identity Devices, a developer of smart cards, biometric solutions and various information technology, has announced that with its partner Cross Match Technologies the two have been certified as a supplier of biometric devices for use in India’s Unique Identification (UID) program. Specifically, the approval was issued for the Guardian fingerprint capture device and the […]

SecuGen has announced its Hamster IV v2 fingerprint reader, the new generation of its Hamster IV fingerprint readers, has met the requirements Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Single Finger Capture Device Specifications and received FBI certification for FIPS 201/PIV. The new version of the Hamster IV retains most of the aspects of its predecessor such as […]

Northrup Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Biometrics Operations and Support Services – Unrestricted (BOSS-U) program to further develop and supply their DNA identification system developed by IntegenX. The DNA-authentication system, called IntegenX RapidHIT 200 Human DNA Identification System, has been previously tested in a Department of Defense exercise that saw […]

Lumidigm has announced that it has entered a partnership with identity solutions distributor IdentyTech Solutions for distribution in Israel. The new agreement will see IdentyTech’s terminals and other identity solutions integrated with Lumidigm’s multispectral fingerprint scanners, which use both surface and subsurface fingerprint data for a more accurate print match in both good and poor […]

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have begun researching a facial-recognition-based system they are calling a Questionable Observer Detector that would be able to identify criminals returning to the scene of the crime, according to a Network World article. The idea for looking into such a system struck Kevin Bowyer, a professor of computer […]

AuthenTec has introduced a solution that brings fingerprint security to virtual private network authentication on Android-powered smartphones and tablets. AuthenTec touts the new solution, called QuickSec Mobile VPN Client 2.0, as being an upgrade over the native VPN Client the Android operating system provides as it’s more secure, faster, interoperable and less expensive to maintain. […]

The FBI will begin a service that provides facial recognition capabilities to local police agencies for identifying persons of interest via photos by early 2012 as a part of their larger Next-Generation Identification system, which incorporates iris, voice and facial data in addition to the fingerprint data the FBI already has, according to a Nextgov […]

The Washington County School District in Florida is adding biometric identity authentication systems to all of its school buses in an effort to better keep tabs on students’ whereabouts, according to a WJHG News article. The original decision to bring the new systems on board came from reported inconsistencies in attendance recording. Among the challenges […]

The E-Gates at Manchester Airport, facial recognition-based biometric gates that enable passengers to bypass lines for automated security checks, were temporarily suspended due to an investigation of a couple swapping passports and then passing through the gates, according to a BBC News article. Both people involved were stopped by immigration officers supervising the system. After […]

Human recognition Systems (HRS) has announced it will be speaking at the Biometrics 2011 event at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center in London on Oct. 19th to give attendees an overview on the recently installed biometric system at Gatwick Airport in London, according to a Security Park article. Specifically, HRS will detail the trial and […]