The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has awarded a contract to US Investigations Services Professional Services Division Inc. (USIS PSD), a background investigations provider, to conduct biometric capture services for immigration benefits and U.S. citizenship. The contract is categorized as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The terms are for one base […]
11 Sep, 2012DHS awards biometric capture contract to USIS
11 Sep, 2012FIME, Net1 UEPS to offer MasterCard security evaluation certification
A partnership between FIME and NET1 UEPS Technologies has produced a MasterCard Compliance Assessment and Security Testing (CAST) certification for the South African e-purse payment solution. By supplying chip and card technologies and systems, NET1 specializes in providing alternative payment solutions for developing economies with limited access to traditional banking facilities. NET1’s partnership with FIME […]
11 Sep, 2012GAO RFID introduces new temperature logger tag
GAO RFID now offers an ultra-high frequency semi-passive temperature logger tag, suited for recording temperatures of sensitive food products and chemical/pharmaceutical products during transportation and storage. The compact data logger, model 116045, provides a large memory capacity – up to 8000 temperature samples – with programmable sampling times. Once programmed, the unit will monitor temperature […]
10 Sep, 2012Lumenera camera, Tamron lens gets FIPS201 certification
Tamron USA has announced that its partnership with Lumenera has produced a FIPS 201 certified security and surveillance camera. The Lumenera Lu375C equipped with Tamron’s M12VM412 CCTV lens has been awarded FIPS201 certification and also meets U.S. federal government standards for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) in facial image capturing systems. Tamron’s M12VM412 lens— with its […]
10 Sep, 2012Dynamic duo: Smart card technology and mobile ID
New report says card or handset, smart card tech plays critical role Smart cards have long played a key role in securing physical and logical access, but now smart cards embedded in mobile devices are emerging as a new, more robust identity credential. The Smart Card Alliance released a white paper on this global trend […]
10 Sep, 2012Fujitsu certifies biometric software for the cloud
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. has certified ImageWare Systems Inc.’s multi-modal biometric management engine for use on the NuVola Private Cloud Platform. This certification enables rapid deployment of biometric security measures for enterprises throughout this cloud platform. The ImageWare 2.0 engine provides biometric authentication and identity management. It can integrate with legacy identity management products […]
10 Sep, 2012LG debuts NFC-enabled Intuition on Verizon
LG Electronics has announced a new NFC-enabled smart phone/tablet hybrid exclusively for Verizon – the LG Intuition. The Android 4.0-powered Intuition boasts a 5-inch display with a 4:3 aspect ratio for reading e-books, watching videos, browsing the web, or reviewing presentations and editing documents using the Polaris Office app. Other features include a 1.5 GHz […]