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 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 […]

Gemalto has announced the availability of a 144-kilobyte PIV card. The product is available and already on the GSA’s approved products list. The new card doubles the memory capacity of the previous card. Gemalto sees the new cards being used to add application to the card, such as e-purse. The Gemalto PIV Card is dual […]

Government, private sector and consumer groups all push for solutions By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications The old saying goes: On the Internet nobody knows you’re a dog. But that may not be the case for much longer. Efforts from corporations, the U.S. government and others may provide a trusted and secure way to identify […]

As health care providers move to electronic records, correct patient identification becomes a priority By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications President Barack Obama wants every citizen to have electronic medical records. One of the challenges in health care though is making sure the correct record is linked to the right patient and that the information […]

MaxID, a manufacturer of biometric handheld equipment, and CoreStreet, a provider of credential validation solutions, announced the sale of ten iDLMaxG TWIC handheld biometric reader devices to the United States Coast Guard. The iDLMaxG units delivered to the Coast Guard are bundled with the CoreStreet PIVMAN software, which provides a TWIC-compatible solution. The iDLMaxG is […]

At the Biometrics 2009 Conference in London, Vali Ali, a technologist from Hewlett Packard, addressed future road blocks to the biometric industry’s commercial offerings, according to an Info Security article. Specifically, Ali spoke of fingerprint readers, the most commercially available biometric device, and their increasingly popular adoption with computers. Among his concerns, Ali pointed out […]

DigitalPersona, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced that WAND, a developer of point of sales software solutions, has chosen DigitalPersona’s U.are.U fingerprint scanners to be integrated into its solutions. The two products from WAND that will include the biometric capabilities are its NextGen POS and Classic POS. The hope for WAND and their customers […]

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. citizens are concerned about identity theft and 58% of Americas would be willing to provide biometric data to protect that identity, according to the latest Unisys Security Index report. Of that 58% of consumers, 93% would be willing to use fingerprint scans, while 79% are willing to use iris recognition. “Interestingly, […]

Research from biometrics developer Unisys suggests that the British citizens are more willing to move forward with biometric adoption into their regular lives than previously thought, according to an IT Pro article. Additionally, in the same survey, Unisys uncovered that many more trust biometric technology than trust their government or financial institutions. The total percentage […]