The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has signed a contract with MorphoTrak to upgrade its biometric fingerprint system. Under the terms of the contract, Morpho will be providing the TBI with the Morpho Biometric Identification Solution (MorphoBIS). The new system will increase matching accuracy through more advanced matching algorithms and a larger fingerprint database capacity. […]

Global Industry Analysts predicts that the global market for iris biometrics will reach $1.5 billion by 2018, with technology advances and expanding application areas driving that growth. In its new report “Iris Biometrics: A Global Strategic Business Report,” GIA has found that this form of biometric recognition is starting to see a lot of growth […]

Gemalto is providing the Royal Oman Police with an electronic passport solution for the Sultanate. Applicants will be issued with secure travel documents in line with Oman’s goal to provide enhanced services and protection to its citizens, using digital security technologies. The solution includes Gemalto’s ICAO compliant Sealys e-passport documents and a full Coesys solution […]

DigitalPersona has received India’s Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) for two of its biometric fingerprint readers, the Eikon Touch 500 with TouchChip TCS1 Sensor and the U.are.U 4500 Reader UID edition. The two products are USB-based single fingerprint scanners. With the certification, the scanners can be used by the UIDAI Program in India. The […]

Increasing security concerns, such as terrorist attacks, mass shootings and other criminal activity will be a factor in the growth of the fingerprint biometrics market, says Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA) in a new report entitled “Fingerprint Biometrics: A Global Strategic Business Report.” GIA projects this market to reach $10 billion globally by 2018, with […]

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) school board in India will be introducing a biometric attendance system in 456 primary schools when the new academic year starts in June, reports Indian Express. The project has cost Rs 10 million to implement, and it covers lower and upper primary municipal schools, 3,600 teachers, non-teaching staff and about […]

India’s Home Ministry has proposed issuing smart biometric resident ID cards through its National Population Register (NPR), a move which some say is duplicating the fforst of the UIDAI program. As reported by The Economic Times, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is putting together a group of ministers to explore whether or not these programs duplicate […]

There are two ways to achieve immigration reform, one is to deploy law enforcement, sensors and drones to the borders and the other way is to make sure those entering the country illegally can’t find work. In order to make the latter happen is to issues tamper-proof, biometric ID cards, states the Washington Post in […]