Frost & Sullivan has released a new analysis called the Indian Biometric Market that estimates roughly ten times growth of the biometric market in the region by 2015. Among the report’s reasoning is the major increase in needs for securing people, assets, information and facilities which results in an increase in biometric access control solutions, […]

Victorinox, maker of the Swiss Army series of pocket knives and multi-tools, has developed a new multi-tool that includes a 32GB biometrically secured flash drive, according to an article from The Gadgeteer. In addition to the flashdrive tucked into the usual red tool are the blades and scissors that are a standard in Victorinox’s offerings; […]

As more biometric solutions intended for online transactions and accessing online bank accounts are being developed some are arguing that fingerprint-based biometrics are not robust enough to be trusted with banking access, according to an article from The Engineer. Beyond the fear of access, others, such as Barclays Bank, fear privacy issues would come up […]

Shanghai Anviz Biometric Technology has developed a new biometric time and attendance system designed to operate over a USB connection to computers. The system, called the Bio-office Desktop series D100, touts plug and play capabilities wherein no driver installation or additional hardware installation is necessary for the system to work. Other aspects of the new […]

Fujitsu Frontech North America, a developer of biometric and other technology, has announced Christer Bergman as its new vice president of biometric solutions. More than experienced in large companies similar to Fujitsu, Bergman held the position of CEO and president for Precise Biometrics AB from 2001 to 2006. Among his chief responsibilities, Bergman will be […]

In an effort to improve the act of tagging pictures users upload to their profiles on Facebook, the company has integrated facial recognition that will remember past tags and suggest tags for pictures rather than forcing users to manually attach names to faces fro each picture they upload, according to an entry from The Facebook […]

Virtual Case Management (VCM), a service that provides secure access to sensitive files for investigators, process servers, intelligence analysts and the security industry, has tapped biometric technology developer SecuGen for a biometric solution. Specifically, VCM selected SecuGen’s Hamster line of fingerprint readers to integrate into its own software and improve management of access rights as […]

Imation, a developer of computer technology and accessories, has released a new flash drive with a built-in fingerprint reader, according to a Computerworld article. While the new drive, called the Defender F2000 Biometric Flash drive, is not nearly the first biometrically secured flash drive available to consumers, but it is the first to achieve Level […]

DigitalPersona has announced it has been selected by Washington Radiology Associates (WRA) to integrate DigitalPersona’s biometric hardware and software with WRA’s Radiology Information System (RIS). The resulting solution, which utilizes the DigitalPersona Pro authentication software and U.are.U Fingerprints Readers, allows users of the system to replace usernames and passwords with a swipe of a finger […]

A research report from RNCOS, an industry analyst company, projects automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS) holding a 35% share of the global biometric market, the largest share for any biometrics, by the end of 2010. Chief among the reasons the report lays out for the AFIS domination of the biometric market are increased use in […]