The DSVII-PA biometric passport reader from Exton, Pa.-based Datastrip provides passport authentication for border crossing, immigration and travel applications requiring on-the-spot verification of travel documents. The hand-held device authenticates ID cards by reading 2-D bar codes, OCR-B and contact/contactless chips. It supports an evolving list of ID document standards and applications, including Border Crossing, US-VISIT […]

Neurotechnology (formerly Neurotechnologija) has made available two new biometric software development kits: VeriFinger 6.0 SDK for fingerprint recognition and VeriLook 3.2 SDK for facial recognition applications. Both versions incorporate the core matching algorithms from Neurotechnology’s MegaMatcher 2.0 multi-biometric SDK. Both SDKs also now contain all the necessary technology for the development of Web-based biometric applications […]

The Port Authority of Los Angeles has contracted with Unisys Corporation to design and manage an identification and access control system, using smart card and biometric technologies, to identify workers who require access to restricted areas in the port. The three-year contract is part of the federal Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) program. Unisys will […]

Gemalto has been selected as sole supplier of the digital security technology to be used in electronic passports for Ivorian citizens. Under the 5-year contract, Gemalto will supply system integrator Zetes with its Sealys eTravel Inlays, the secure devices embedding its secure electronic passport software technology. More than one million passports are currently in use […]

Editor Zack Martin talks to Jeremy Grant, senior vice president and identity solutions analyst at the Stanford Group Company, about the Digimarc selling its identification business to competitor L-1 Identity Solutions. Digimarc had the majority of driver licenses business in the U.S., with L-1 in the second spot. With Real ID around the corner why […]

Industry consulting group IDTechEx forecasts an increase in global spending on RFID technology for 2008, up 7.3 % from last year. They predict a $5.29 billion RFID market in 2008, with China and the United States sharing the title for world’s largest RFID investor. China led global spending in 2007, due to their huge $6 […]

Leading security doors and screens installation company, Meesons, has implemented the UK’s first iris biometric access control portal. The solution has been designed and fitted for controlling and monitoring staff access to restricted areas at Manchester Airport. Working with HumanRecognitionSystems Ltd (HRS) and CEM Systems, Meesons developed an integrated security and personnel management system that […]