At Manchester airport in the UK, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has launched a trial face recognition program at the airport’s Terminal One to help with pedestrian congestion and security concerns, according to a Channel 4 News article. The new security gates can only be used by adult citizens of the UK and EU who have […]

The Netherlands have slowly but surely been adopting biometrics in many facets around the country, according to a CSO Online article. The programs are at first touted for their ability to expedite tasks, but they’re also being deployed because they offer better security. Earlier this year, a large grocery store chain introduced fingerprint technology to […]

The Department of Homeland Security extended its contract with Accenture Ltd. for the US VISIT border management system. The Bermuda-based company is the prime contractor for the project. This year Accenture and Homeland Security have been upgrading them system from using two-print technology to ten prints at port of entry across the country. Whenever a […]

Ringdale, an Austin, Texas-based provider of network connectivity solutions, has launched Sentinel CardCreator, photo ID card production software designed to work with standards-based card printers, for instance those manufactured by Fargo and Zebra. CardCreator is scalable to fit any size organization’s requirements. The software can be installed on a standalone PC at an organization’s reception […]

A new policy at the U.S. Department of Defense allows contractors and agencies working together to accept external authorities that issue PKI certifications. Those authorities, such as VeriSign and IdenTrust, must as a condition use identification cards that are compliant with federal PIV standards. Alice Lipowicz writes that Paul Grant, DoD CIO, believes that this […]

Software, manufacturing and security technology developer, Avalon Technology Group, has agreed to purchase biometric and security company Worldwide Security Acquisitions (WSA) for $1 million plus future payments based on revenue from the acquisition. Avalon will be changing the name of WSA to Avalon Biometric Solutions as they become a complete subsidy of Avalon. Included in […]

Under Beijing’s seven year, $6.5 billion program called the Grand Beijing Safeguard Sphere, the Chinese government has installed roughly 300,000 video surveillance units around the city, according to a Los Angeles Times article. Included in that project and in conjunction with the video cameras, China has also deployed a face recognition technology in hopes of […]