Interswitch, an electronic transaction and payment processing company, has teamed up with Precise Biometrics, a developer of biometric solutions, to deliver Match-on-Card technology to the African banking industry, according to a Vanguard Nigeria article. The partnership has already yielded one project which provides licenses for the product in 42 billion in Nigerian currency. The partnership […]

RNCOS, an industry research firm, has released a global biometric forecast that details the expected changes in the global biometric market over the next two and a half years. According to the report, a compound annual growth rate of 18% is expected from 2010 to 2012 due to growing identity theft and security concerns on […]

The French National Commission for Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) has authorized use of vascular-based biometric systems for ensuring identity of standardized test-takers in France. This is the first time the organization has accepted such systems for use on any of their test-takers. Officials from CNIL site the specific systems higher standards of safety and offering […]

Hitachi, a technology development company, has unveiled a new version of their finger-vein readers already embedded in ATMs, according to a Wireless Watch Japan article. The new hardware has been reduced to three millimeters in thickness and is designed for use in consumer mobile devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. The new version is […]

RF Code has announced the release of a real-time liquid detection sensor that eliminates the need to wire or cable a data center for liquid leak detection. The RF Code fluid sensor uses thin-film technology combined with real time monitoring technology to detect leaks wherever conductive liquids threaten expensive IT assets. For example, the sensor […]

GAO RFID has just announced the release of its new UHF active RFID tag, specially designed to identify and perform micro-localization of items or persons. The GAOStrip Active Tag is intended for use in applications such as security, manufacturing, asset and vehicle management. According to GAO, the lightweight 25g tag consumes little energy due to […]

Robonica, a South African robotics entertainment company, has announced that it will release a new RFID-enabled remote control robot toy in late September. The programmable Rononi-i comes equipped with 16 RFID and infrared sensors that allow it to interact with its surroundings. The Roboni-i has a number of quirks that separate it from other robotic […]