Sagem Sécurité will supply iris recognition technology to Oman and Jordan. The systems will be be deployed at more than 100 sites and used for ID checks at borders and airports. Border police in both countries will call on databases with previous records of people’s irises.   

Plans to issue passports with fingerprint information have been delayed in Czechoslovakia, according to published reports. The new travel documents were expected to be issued in April, but government officials are still working on a way to secure the biometric data that will be stored in the passport book. The Czech government has a bill […]

ImageWare Systems Inc. Announced that the Navy’s Tactical Biometric Collection and Matching System team recently received the Technology-to-Sea Excellence Award for excellence and superior performance. The team utilized ImageWare’s IWS Biometric Engine for a mobile, multi-biometric identity management prototype solution. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren gave the award. As the prime contractor, ImageWare developed […]

San Antonio-based MDI Security Systems has formally launched its new PointGuard Xtreme IP-based access control software and hardware. PointGuard Xtreme is a scalable system designed for organizations of all sizes. The new Ready-Kit, a bundled access control package, is available using a single-part number for system configurations. For larger system requirements, it offers numerous enterprise-level […]

Despite Real ID opposition, as symbolized by web sites like realnightmare.org, an ACLU site, unrealid.com and blogs like stoprealidnow, the 2005 law isn’t going away. The federal government even tried to soften the monetary blow when it issued its final compliance regulations earlier this year. But in the end, it’s as U.S. Department of Homeland […]

The Smart Card Alliance says reports of contactless smart cards being hacked are not accurate. An Associated Press story claims that a University of Virginia graduate student and two fellow hackers say they have cracked the encryption used in credit cards, subway passes and security badges. Te trio claimed they hacked the code using readily […]

Sagem Morpho, a Tacoma, Wash.-based biometric vendor, announced that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has deployed a statewide fingerprint identification system dedicated to remote identification. The Sagem Morpho Rapid ID system enables Florida public safety officers in the field or other remote locations to positively identify sex offenders, probationers, and individuals with Florida criminal […]