ExakTime has announced the addition of a biometric time and attendance tracking product designed for use by contractors or site managers for construction projects. The solution, called FaceFront Biometrics, is software designed for us on smart phones or tablets with front-facing cameras and utilizes face recognition to match construction workers clocking in for work to […]

AVT, a developer of biometric technology, announced a partnership with MedBox, a developer of prescription medication vending machines. The new deal has brought AVT’s fingerpint-based identity verification technology to the medicine dispensing machines from MedBox enabling them to create cabinets that ensure someone is not fraudulently receiving medication while also increasing a pharmacy’s ability to […]

Hirsch Electronics, a business unit of Identive Group Inc. announced that Lars Suneborn, director of the Government Program Group for Hirsch, will lead the RTCA (Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) Subcommittee SC 224 effort to update the RTCA DO230 Integrated Security System Standard for Airport Access Control. A thirty-year veteran of the identity management and […]

The First National Bank (FNB) in South Africa has implemented a biometric identification system enabling customers of the bank to secure access to their accounts with their fingerprints, according to a Business Live article. Moreover, the bank is utilizing the country’s national database as a means of authenticating identities by comparing a provided fingerprint sample […]

SecuGen announced that the General Services Administration added two of its fingerprint scanners to the FIPS 201 Evaluation Program Approved Products list. The solutions, which are both compliant with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Personal Identity Verification FIPS 201 standard, are the Hamster IV v2 fingerprint reader and ID-USB SC/PIV v2 combined fingerprint […]

Oberthur Technologies announced that the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) selected it to deliver secure and anti-counterfeiting electronic driving licenses to Bangladeshis. Oberthur emerged as the winning bidder with Evolis and TigerIT. Oberthur and TigerIT have been working together on this project to offer a biometric, secure solution to the Bangladesh citizens. Oberthur will provide […]

Unisys released its latest Security Index which stated that roughly half of American citizens would be willing to provide biometric data to add security for airport screenings and banking transactions. The survey shows that 60% would be willing for airport security, 57% for banking transactions, 53% for government benefits and services and 46% for employer […]

Ingeroll Rand Security Technologies announced that its Mich.-based distributor InfoTronics, will begin carrying Ingersoll’s Schlage HandPunch biometric terminals in addition to the older models it already carries and offers its customers. The new HandPunch model, called the Schlage GT-400 HandPunch, is designed for use as part of a biometric time and attendance tracking solution that […]