Theory vs. Practice and Preaching to the Choir By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines A quid pro quo for doing business with U.S. federal agencies and deploying the infrastructure, credentials and applications adhering to FIPS 201 is to get the supporting products and services on the Government Services Administration Approved Products List also known as FIPS 201 […]

Cogent Systems, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced that it’s been awarded a contract by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) for replacement of the office’s Automated Finger Imaging System (AFIS) with a new one. The office uses their AFIS to biometrically authenticate the identities of their benefit recipients […]

The first biometric electronic passport are starting to be issued in Bucharest, Romania, according to a report in Financiarul.com. The first travel document will be issued on Jan. 18. The new e-passport will store on a contactless smart card chip a digital photo and two fingerprint scans along with the holder’s demographic data. Other areas […]

The Nepali government announced that it will issue a biometric smart card, People’s Daily Online reported. In addition to an individual’s name, address, date of birth and marriage records, the card will contain information such as citizenship certificate, voter card, driver license, passport and ATM cards. Another feature of the card includes an individual’s fingerprint […]

Below-Poverty-Line (BPL) families in Chandigarh, India will begin to receive smart cards in place of their ration cards in April of next year, according to indianexpress.com. BPL families will be able to use the cards to purchase subsidized food grains. To prevent theft, the cards will hold biometric data of each member of the family, […]

HCL Infosystems was awarded a contract worth around $24 million from the Indian Gujarat government to deploy biometric attendance and computer aided learning systems in more than 7,000 schools across the state. HCL will supply computers with fingerprint scanner the schools in the state.   

BIO-key International Inc., a provider of finger-based biometric identification products, announced the expansion of its biometric identity solutions to include support for Windows Terminal Services Remote Desktop Protocol, Citrix ICA Client platforms and for Wyse CE terminals. Application providers now have a solution to what has been a complex problem- deploying biometric fingerprint identification on […]

The FBI was looking for a smaller device to capture fingerprint images for its Hostage Rescue Team. In the past the team had to haul around a 20-pund rugged laptop plus the fingerprint scanner. The agency went to the National Institute of Standards and Technology to solve the problem. Agency official came up with a […]

The UK Border Agency has announced the opening of 17 new biometric enrollment facilities at post offices for its program where foreign nationals submit biometric information to receive ID cards, according to a TMC Net article. The samples required from the migrants for the ID application include fingerprints and a digital photograph. The new facilities […]

Integrated Biometrics, a developer of fingerprint-based biometric authentication systems, has announced the successful testing and approval of their TRU650 fingerprint solution by the U.S. Transportation and Security Administration to be placed on the TSA Biometrics Qualified Product List (QPL) for Access Control. As part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the […]