MaxID, a developer of mobile computing equipment, is unveiling their new mobile identification unit aimed at military and law enforcement agencies at the Biometrics Consortium in Tampa, Fla. The new device, called iDLMax, is designed specifically with these markets in mind, as it has a rugged design to withstand extreme environments and is multi-modal to […]

The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council has elected new officers and a steering committee and outlined activities for the upcoming year. This year Council projects include developing white papers that discuss how the U.S. government’s FIPS 201 standard can be used for enterprise identity programs and emergency response official credentialing programs and publishing case studies […]

UPEK Inc., a biometric fingerprint provider, announced the availability of its new TCEFx1 USB fingerprint module, which uses the company’s FIPS 201 certified TouchChip TCS1 fingerprint sensor. The UPEK TCEFx1 module is compact, simple to integrate, and enables for biometric authentication with ANSI 378 fingerprint templates stored on U.S. Government issued Personal Identity Verification cards. […]

Motorola has been chosen to supply the enrollment kiosks to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Police Computing and Material Service for Norway’s biometric passport and visa program, according to an article from The Financial. The kiosks from Motorola, called Bio-Enrol Stations, will enable Norway’s agencies to enroll the 500,000 passport applicants […]

Hypercom Corp. announced that its medCompact healthcare terminal has received e-Health Basic Command Set approval from Gematik, the German health care organization. Starting next month, the device will be available in volumes as part of the introduction of the country’s new health card. Germany’s e-Health card program has a planned deployment of more than 80 […]

As part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, am initative that hopes to have biometric based smart cards for all port employees, the Transportation Security Administration has begun testing vascular scanning devices as a potential component of the program, according to a Security Info Watch article. Identica Corporation, a developer of vascular biometric devices, […]

Saint James, N.Y.-based IDetect has released a new age verification scanner ideal for use on college campuses. The portable, ruggedized IDetect LITE ID Scanner can also scan driver licenses and corporate IDs. While it can scan 3D bar codes and magnetic stripe IDs, if the license or ID can’t be scanned, IDetect will take a […]