It didn’t take long after the Personal Identification Verification (PIV) standard was unveiled and government employees were being issued credentials for someone to come up with PIV-Interoperable. The idea was a bit amorphous at first, most seemed to think it would be used for government contractors and first responders. But that’s changed. Government contractors are […]

FIST Enterprises, a developer of biometric technology solutions, has commissioned the design and build of a biometric motorcycle from Paul Jr. Designs. In addition to commissioning the FIST Chopper, its design and creation will be featured on the reality show American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior on the Discovery Channel. The hallmark of the design of […]

Universal Secure Registry LLC (USR), a mobile payment security technology and identity authentication company, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark office issued the company patent US 8,001,055 B2 on covering key aspects of the company’s proprietary technology for secure financial transactions. This new patent covers authenticating an individual’s identity using three factors – […]

Acumen Data Systems, a developer of workforce management and business automation solutions, has announced the development of a new biometric time and attendance system with a variety of capabilities and uses. The time clock, called the GT550, operates via a touchscreen and utilizes fingerprint biometrics for employee authentication. Beyond the biometric and touchscreen functionality of […]

DigitalPersona has announced that Children’s Clinics for Rehabilitative Services has chosen its Pro software and U.are.U Fingerprint Readers to protect its new electronic health records (EHR) system. With more than 25 specialty clinics, primary care and therapy services, Children’s Clinics offers Southern Arizona’s families a range of health care services. The organization was transitioning to […]

Biometric technology developer AuthenTec has announced its TCS2 fingerprint sensor has been selected to be embedded in technology developer TazTag’s new touchscreen tablet. The tablet, called TazPad, runs on the Android operating system and is being touted as a high security option for mobile payments. In addition to offering biometric authentication, the TazPad also has […]

The Czech Republic has extended the contract of Trüb for secure polycarbonate data pages with embedded chip for electronic passports. The cooperation with the Czech Republic began in 2006 with the supply of polycarbonate data pages with embedded chips implementing the basic access control standard. In April 2009, the Czech Republic started issuing a new […]

Argus Global has partnered with ievo, a developer of fingerprint solutions, to bring its fingerprint sensors to Argus’ line of fingerprint-based products. The ievo series of fingerprint readers utilizes Lumidigm’s sub-surface multispectral fingerprint scanning that authenticates a user by the fingerprint pattern. It also makes it less likely to be impeded by skin condition and […]