Gemalto has unveiled the Smart Guardian USB token that can be used by federal employees and tied to their PIV credentials. The Smart Guardian FIPS was announced at the Smart Card Alliance’s Smart cards in Government show in Washington. The federal government has banned the use of non-encrypted USB memory sticks due to fears of […]

Privaris, a developer of biometric products and other identity verification solutions, has announced that they have been awarded four new patents for devices and methods from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. With the addition of these four, Privaris now holds a total of twelve patents. Of the two patents for devices, the first deals […]

The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that a new scheme has been developed to make the biometric registration of immigrants easier on both the government and the immigrants. Part of this scheme involves the creation of a mobile biometrics team that will be able to enroll immigrants without having to be stationed in […]

The University of Warwick in the UK has announced that it has developed new fingerprint technology that is being touted as having superior imaging capabilities. Specifically, researchers working on the project say that their technology is capable of properly of matching poorly captured samples such as smudged, distorted, partial, scratched and warped samples. Rather than […]

Global Rainmakers, a research and development laboratory and identity management product patent holding company, has left what it calls its stealth status behind to bring its biometric security suite out commercially. Some of Global Rainmakers’ major product releases involve their face and iris matching software combined with proprietary hardware and algorithms. Additionally, much of their […]

Scottish and Newcastle, a subsidiary of Heineken, has upgraded its InteliTap RFID keg tracking and management system to the recently launched VisibiliTy 4.0. In 2001 Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) became the first company in the UK to implement RFID tags on their containers. S&N currently owns 2.1 million kegs, all of which are included in […]

Xerox has developed a new ink made from silver that can be used to print circuits onto plastics, films and textiles, according to physorg.com. What separates the silver ink from its peers is its low melting point, which allows it to be printed onto plastics without melting the plastic itself. Most metals melt at about […]