Sagem Securite, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced the unveiling of a multi-modal biometric device that was developed in tandem with technology company Hitachi. The device utilizes both finger-vein scanning as well as fingerprint scanning by incorporating Hitachi’s VeinID finger vein technology with Sagem’s Morpho fingerprint scanning technology. The result, a device named Finger […]

Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) has delivered five types of biometric documents and the extended access control system to Lithuania. In September the company issued more than half a million units. PWPW S.A., in consortium with the Lithuanian company Garsu Pasaulis, has been delivering biometric passport booklets to the Republic of Lithuania since the beginning […]

UPEK, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced the release of their Protector Software Suite 2009, a biometric security software suite that utilizes a fingerprint sensor for authentication and now supports the Windows 7 operating system. Further, in their designing the software as Windows 7 compliant, their software is now also compliant with any fingerprint […]

Futronic Technology Company Limited, a developer of biometric software and hardware, has announced that their Windows Biometric Framework Driver designed for Windows 7 to utilize their USB fingerprint scanner has passed tests for both the 32 bit and 64 bit version of the operating system. The driver has been digitally signed by Microsoft and will […]

Unisys, a developer of biometric and security solutions, has announced it has received an extension on its existing contract with the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship covering desktop support and biometric services. The extension is for two year bringing the contract until June of 2013 and is estimated at nearly $40 million. For the […]

At Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburg campus is the CyLab where much of the future of biometric technology is being developed by researchers and their students, according to a Newsweek article. Despite the giant leaps forward in technology being developed every day at the lab, the scientists are perturbed by the lack of adoption by consumers for […]

DigitalPersona, a developer of biometrics systems, has announced that their U.are.U fingerprint sensor will be available as an installed upgrade for electronics company Panasonic’s workstation desktop computers called Stingray JS-950. The sensor is in a modular case and is able to be attached to either side of the display screen of the Stingray. Although the […]

Domasco, a provider of biometrics systems and solutions, has announced that it is now carrying the fingerprint-based time and attendance tracker and human resources system management system, FingerTec, making it available to markets around the world. While the FingerTec system is not a new system, it had previously only been utilized in government operations. The […]

L-1 Identity Solutions, a developer of biometrics solutions and services, has announced that they have received an order for their HIIDE mobile biometric devices, which utilize iris, face and finger biometrics for authentication, totaling $6.2 million. The order is to be deployed to an area rife with conflict wherein the rugged design of the HIIDE […]

Zvetco, a developer of biometric hardware, has announced that its Verifi line of fingerprint readers is now compatible with bioLock Software from fellow biometrics developer Realtime. The resulting combination of the two companies’ products is expected to provide a stronger level of security than either product was previously capable of and is expected to be […]