Zvetco Biometrics launched ten new biometric readers in its Verifi line of products. These include both biometric-only and biometric/smart card combination devices. The new models include the Verifi P4600 and P5200 desktop fingerprint readers that are about 1/3 of an inch thick. Zvetco has five new readers in its industrial grade product line. The P6000M […]

FingerTec USA has expanded its line of fingerprint time clock software systems with the Face ID 3, which utilizes facial recognition capability. Face ID 3 is a contact-free computer timeclock that can be used in business or home environments. The system weighs about four pounds and uses facial recognition plus a network of infrared scanners […]

Fingerprint scanners and healthier menus are some of the renovations for schools in the Tallmadge, Ohio City School District. The finger scanners alone speed up the lunch lines as students no longer have to juggle cash when paying for their lunch. The scanners identify students and faculty, but the fingerprints aren’t collected. The scanners also […]

BioID GmbH released BioID Web Services, a cloud-based service enabling developers of Web, cloud and mobile applications to integrate biometric functionality into their applications with simple APIs. Using BioID Web Services, developers can add functionality, from demanding security applications such as face and/or voice authentication with liveness detection, to fun applications like celebrity matching, model […]

Hamburg, Germany’s DERMALOG Identification Systems has created middleware for its automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS). While enabling fingerprint logins through any type of software application, this product may help eliminate the need for usernames and passwords. DERMALOG’s AFIS creates a login system based on biometric fingerprints. It functions on PCs via the DERMALOG FingerLogin keyboard […]

The British Home Office has expanded its Biometric Residence Permit program to include more immigration categories. The changes, which took effect on Feb. 29, make the biometric residence permits mandatory for anyone who’s applying to stay in the UK for more than six months, as well as those who apply for “indefinite leave to remain” […]

Chile’s national records administration has selected Morpho, a part of the Safran Group, to produce its new e-ID cards and e-passports. The contract is a 10-year deal that falls under the country’s new identification and ID and travel document issuance system. Morpho will be in charge of the entire production system that will produce the […]

Passtouch is introducing a signature type password alternative and Web browser for touch screen devices like the iPad. Passtouch works like a signature but offers more creative freedom to the end user. Users create their own Passtouch design by drawing a single continuous line over an interface in the PassTouch app. The app is intuitive […]