SCM Microsystems and BioID AG, a developer of multi-modal biometric solutions, have announced a joint effort intending to create biometric access control solutions. The solutions they are working on are expected to fit the needs of government, commercial and consumer-level customers and cover both logical and physical access control needs. Early solutions expected from the […]

SecuGen, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced that it has been chosen by technology developer Lucky Technologies to provide optical fingerprint devices to be integrated into Lucky’s iGuard. The iGuard is to serve as a commercial solution for physical access control and time and attendance tracking. In addition to utilizing fingerprints for authenticating individuals, […]

Nandan Nilekani, former chairman of Indian biometrics development company Infosys turned Chairman of Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) for the Indian Government, has announced that they have not yet decided on what biometric mode to utilize for the UID Project, according to an article from The Hindu. The announcement was made by Nilekani during a lecture […]

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has developed a multi-modal biometrics system capable of capturing and authenticating via face, iris, ear, palm and fingerprint, according to a Rediff Business article. Beyond the possibility for various commercial uses of the system, IITK is also pushing for their prototype to be considered for use in the […]

RFID manufacturer SMARTRAC N.V. has won a one-year contract to supply 30 million RFID labels to a large system integrator. Due to an arrangement of confidentiality, the name of the contractor and the specific details of the contract are undisclosed. Based in Amsterdam, SMARTRAC produces RFID products for library and media management, public transportation, access […]

An engineer from the University of Miami named Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb has developed a new biometric system that utilizes human face and ear photographs to authenticate identity within 95 to 100% accuracy, according to a New Kerala article. The technology can authenticate via either of two ways wherein it can utilize three-dimensional facial images or two-dimensional […]

GOTrust Technology Inc. and i-Sprint Innovations have announced they will be demonstrating the ready to ship One-Device-Security Solution. Built on the combined technologies of GO-Trust and i-Sprint this is security from the phone to the back-office. It is a solution for mobile PKI, One Time Passwords, VPN, secure SMS and out-of-band requirements, overcoming security vulnerabilities […]