IBM has published a Redguide publication called “BIO-key Biometrica Service Provider for IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On” that details how IBM clients can have advanced authentication and identification solutions with BIO-key’s biometric technology. BIO-key aims to simplify companies’ access of systems and applications through a fingerprint, biometric-enabled sign-on to IBM Security Access […]

Secure Planet, a specialist in identity and personal protection, released a free version of their mobile biometric identification app. The trial app entitled, Secure BioID-Lite, is available on Google Play for free and enables the user to perform biometric identification searches directly from their Android device. The app then finds matches and provides corresponding biographical […]

The sheriff’s office in Pinal County, Arizona adopted a mobile biometric identification system to help identify suspects in any location, reports KPHO. The office will use the MORIS identification system that incorporates biometric readings of irises, fingerprints and facial recognition through a mobile device that connects to a smart phone. Deputies will use the system […]

A Black Hat USA briefing scheduled for late July will discuss falsifying of iris scans and the hacking of iris recognition systems, according to a report in Computerworld. Javier Galbally, an assistant researcher at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, will lead the talk. Galbally has an extensive research background in the vulnerabilities of biometric systems and […]

New Hampshire-based Animetrics, a 3D facial recognition and identity management company, is opening a new office in Washington D.C. this month. The office will focus on research and development, strategic partnerships and business development in the federal sector. This office will house Animetrics’ new software development team that will work on mobile application and cloud […]

Service Credit Union announced the use of DigitalPersona Pro Enterprise software and U.are.U Fingerprint Readers to secure access to applications and customer information. The combination of DigitalPersona Pro software with fingerprint biometrics enables Service Credit Union to securely gain access to applications and websites, resulting in faster customer response times. Service Credit Union serves more […]

Unisys announced a strategic alliance with AOptix.The partnership seeks to bolster the biometric identity verification services offered by the iris provider. Unisys will be integrating AOptix products into the LEIDA (Library of eID Artifacts software) framework, while AOptix brings its InSight iris recognition and face capture systems to the alliance. Unisys works with its clients […]

Iris recognition has been touted as a reliable biometric measurement because it’s a body feature that doesn’t change over time. However, researchers from the University of Notre Dame are finding that the iris is susceptible to aging and may indeed change over time, refuting the notion of “one enrollment for life.” As reported on The […]