Researchers from the University of Kentucky have developed a new way to utilize fingerprints for biometric authentication that expects to make identification via the prints easier and more reliable, according to a Technology Review article. Among some of the new breakthroughs incorporated into the new technology is the ability to create a three-dimensional model of […]

West Virginia University has received $5 million in funding for its biometrics and forensics program, according to a Times West Virginia article. All of the money coming in to the programs have been awarded as grants from different government agencies for the work its department has been doing. The first two grants are FBI grants […]

M2SYS Technology, a developer of biometric systems, has announced an agreement that sees them providing a fingerprint identification system to the Bwindi Community Hospital, a health care provider to some of the poorest areas of the world. The M2SYS provided system is to be utilized to identify patients in an effort to reduce chances of […]

Futronic Technology Company Limited, a developer of fingerprint authentication products, has announced the release of their new fingerprint scanner that can utilize two fingerprints at once. The new system is also being touted as a rugged solution due to its anti-scratch scanning surface and ability to handle poor samples due to wet, dry, blurred or […]

UPEK, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced the release of new products from their TouchChip silicon-based sensor family of products. The new products are touting greater levels of security and ruggedness, easier integration and further compatibility with government and industry standards. Coming from the new developments, UPEK has as well developed more specific technology […]

Aware, a provider of imaging and biometric software, has announced that they have been chosen by Lockheed Martin to provide software and development services to Lockheed’s high-performance fingerprint card scanning service that they are working on for the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. The program, called the Card Scanning Service program, involves the conversion […]

Zetes, the international provider of people identification solutions, has been appointed by the Belgian Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs to supply the equipment, biometric software and technical support for the registration of the biometric data of applicants for visas and passports. These are to be installed at embassies, consulates, and border crossing points. The Zetes […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Global Entry Trusted Traveler Program has enrolled 650,000 individuals and is planning on expanding to enable foreign traveler to take advantage of the program, said Daniel Piscopo, assistant division director for the program at the Biometric Consortium Conference. Global Entry enabled international traveler t process through U.S. border checkpoints […]

A new Plugin for the Web browser Internet Explorer has been developed allowing the user to store his passwords for online sites and applications and replace them with a biometric template, according to a ZDNet article. The application, called my-iWallet, enables users to basically convert any password-based authentication system online into a biometric one where […]

Precision Biometrics, a developer of biometrics systems and solutions, has announced a challenge for engineering students in hopes of garnering interest among the future graduates in pursuing a career in biometrics. The challenge provides enrolled students with a kit containing a special fingerprint scanner, drivers for the scanner, the .dlls to access the scanner and […]