Smart Sensors has announced it has developed FastMatch, a new matching system for iris-based biometric systems that performs one-to-many matches capable of up to one trillion matches a second. The developers see their new solution as a fit for use in civilian identity programs due to not only its speed and capabilities, but also its […]

Integrated Biometrics has announced its fingerprint sensor, called Watson, has been named the first non-optical scanner to receive FBI IAFIS Appendix F Certification. In addition to being the first-non optical sensor to receive the certification, Watson is also the lightest, weighing in at less than a quarter pound, and can utilize single or multiple finger […]

DigitalPersona has announced that it, in conjunction with their partners Nigeria-based IT integrators Zinox, Haier Electrical Appliances and Avante International Technology, have successfully deployed 132,000 fingerprint readers to Nigeria for use in its One Citizen, One Vote program. In the wake of multiple questionable election outcomes and voting irregularities in the country, DigitalPersona’s U.are.U fingerprint […]

The BioP@ss project, a program funded through the EUREKA micro-electronics cluster MEDEA+, has been working on a way to speed up passport control at European airports. As reported on PhysOrg.com, digital security specialists, European electronics makers and biometrics experts have been working together on this new technology to meet the air travel security standards for […]

Norwegian-based IDEX announced that it’s entered into a partnership with Future Electronics to develop, sell and market a fingerprint biometric authentication module. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will work jointly to create a fingerprint-based biometric authentication product using IDEX’s SmartFinger Film fingerprint sensor and biometric algorithms. The resulting product will be […]

Smart Identity Devices, a developer of smart cards, biometric solutions and various information technology, has announced that with its partner Cross Match Technologies the two have been certified as a supplier of biometric devices for use in India’s Unique Identification (UID) program. Specifically, the approval was issued for the Guardian fingerprint capture device and the […]

SecuGen has announced its Hamster IV v2 fingerprint reader, the new generation of its Hamster IV fingerprint readers, has met the requirements Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Single Finger Capture Device Specifications and received FBI certification for FIPS 201/PIV. The new version of the Hamster IV retains most of the aspects of its predecessor such as […]

Northrup Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Biometrics Operations and Support Services – Unrestricted (BOSS-U) program to further develop and supply their DNA identification system developed by IntegenX. The DNA-authentication system, called IntegenX RapidHIT 200 Human DNA Identification System, has been previously tested in a Department of Defense exercise that saw […]