Reacting to the biometrics market’s problem of low product awareness, developer Simply Biometrics has launched biometric training programs focusing on time and attendance and physical access control solutions. These programs will cover a range of biometric modalities including iris, hand geometry, fingerprint and vascular recognition. The program is aimed at technology companies, system integrators and […]

AuthenTec, a developer of biometric technology, has announced that Motion Computing, a mobile computing and wireless communications developer, has embedded AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors into their J3400 series of tablet computers, according to an Orlando Business Journal article. The biometric devices are intended to serve as an extra layer of security to protect any sensitive data […]

As networked printers in businesses have presented a hazard related to printing sensitive documents when the printer is not in your immediate vicinity, Silex, a biometric technologies developer, has created a biometric solution to the issue, according to an Advance Web article. The technology, called SecurePrint, is designed for use in the health care industry […]

Zebra Technologies, a Vernon Hills, Ill.-based printer manufacturer, has launched its QuikCard ID solution, an all-in-one integrated program for entry-level card applications designed for small- to mid-size businesses and colleges and universities. The QuikCard ID system combines the company’s value class printers with card design software and design templates that enable users to design, print […]

Global Rainmakers Inc. introduces two new products, the EyeSwipe and the HCAM. Both products are miniaturized versions of the New York-based company’s HBox technology, performing iris recognition at a distance. Different configurations of the EyeSwipe and HCAM serve different security requirements, ranging from access control in high‐throughput environments – from up to 20 to 30 […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a provider of strong authentication and credential management, announced it has won a tender by West Midlands Police Authority in the UK (WMPA) to deploy a smart card and credential management solution to create secure electronic identities for its 16,000 staff members. West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the […]

The school’s Mobile Experience Lab explores the future of life with the mobile handset Most trials of near field communication have involved payment applications at the neighborhood department store, restaurant or transit agency. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge took a different tact, however, attempting to illustrate the many other ways NFC could be […]