Datastrip has launched its EasyRead handheld biometric reader for the verification of travel documents. The EasyRead is the a mobile biometric device offering a one-step inspection procedure for validating Machine Readable Travel Documents and verifying document holders. The EasyRead also provides features to support identity management for e-passports, as well as national ID cards, visas […]

China’s Daily RFID has released a new low-cost plug-and-play contactless smart card reader designed for use in industrial and outdoor environments. The reader will hit the market this month at a planned $48 per unit. In addition to its low price point, Daily RFID expects users to find the device’s low consumption of power appealing. […]

RFID solutions provider ODIN Technologies has been awarded a comprehensive government-wide purchasing vehicle contract by the U.S. Federal Government’s General Services Administration (GSA). The purchasing vehicle, or schedule, authorizes government users to purchase RFID solutions and services which best suit their needs. The GSA acts as a screening agency for government procurement, reviewing applications for […]

ITN International aims to make conference and exhibit hall lead tracking easy, all with near field communication Ivan Lazarev, president of ITN International, sees great potential for the bCard business and the way it works with NFC. The bCard – for business Card – was originally launched in 1999. Since then ITN International has grown […]

The UK Border Agency is encouraging UK and other European with passports issued since 2006 to make use of the new border entry gates with installed facial biometric systems at Stansted airport, according to a Travel Bite article. Use of the gates do not require any sort of enrollment by a citizen as European passports […]

The publishing of the 2010 Justice Department budget touched on a new intelligence gathering program for the FBI called Going Dark, according to a Wired article. Among the items laid out relating to the program is the creation of a Biometric Technology Center that is to be developed jointly by the FBI, Defense Department, Justice […]

SecuGen, a developer of biometric solutions specializing in fingerprint recognition technology, has announced that they have been chosen by South Africa-based biometric developer iPulse to provide a fingerprint module to serve as the core engine for iPulse’s iPB6 biometric reader. The iPB6 is designed for access control and is capable of withstanding extreme environments due […]