The Czech Republic started issuing electronic passports on April 1. Trüb AG is supplying the polycarbonate data pages with embedded chip. This chip stores the personal data, a facial image and two fingerprints of the document owner. With this new passport the Czech Republic is one of the first European Union Member States to implement […]

Gemalto has partnered with Precise Biometrics, a developer of biometric identity verification solutions, to create the Gemalto.Net Bio solution. The product uses Precise’s Match-On-Card fingerprint authentication technology, which stores the cardholder’s biometric information on the card rather than matching to a database, to replace user passwords and create a system that enhances network security for […]

Massachusetts-based biometric developer, Imprivata, has purchased Texas-based biometrics developer IdentiPHI, according to an Austin Business Journal article. The news is following the February filing of chapter 11 bankruptcy by IdentiPHI whom had recently purchased Saflink Corp., a financially struggling biometric developer. With the acquisition, Imprivata is gaining access to a number of patents for existing […]

AuthenTec, a developer of biometric technology, has announced that ASUS will be including AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors in its netbooks for increased security. The netbook, a small simplified laptop, is the first of its kind to come standard with fingerprint sensors.   

Lumidigm, a biometrics developer, has announced that terminal integration partner and software provider, ZK Software, will be releasing a low-cost biometric access control reader using Lumidigm’s fingerprint technology. The new product, called the LA2000, is being unveiled at the ISC West security conference and expo in Las Vegas. The LA2000 is capable of both indoor […]

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. expanded its line of government access control solutions with the release of the TWIC-Station, a new access control device capable of reading a range of secure government credentials based on the FIPS 201 standard including Transportation Worker Identification Credentials, Personal Idetification Verficiation IDs and Common Access Cards. The device also offers […]

Gemalto announced it is delivering electronic identification cards to the National Information Center (NIC), the IT entity of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior. The Identification Card-Phase 2 program extends the country’s initial electronic ID initiative launched in December 2007. As part of the new contract, Gemalto will provide the NIC with eID cards for the […]

Apple has received a patent for a biometric device it expects to be embedded in future lines of iPhones and Macintosh computers. The patent explains some of the concepts and procedures Apple is hoping to utilize in their future products for improving security including some that aren’t biometric. Among the ideas presented are creating a […]

MaxID, a developer of rugged computing devices, has announced that they have integrated a fingerprint sensor from Lumidigm, a developer of biometric solutions, into their iDLMax series of handheld identity management devices. The iDLMax utilized Lumidigm’s Venus fingerprint readers which use optical imaging for authentication. The Venus readers is capable of obtaining high-quality images in […]

FaceKey, a developer of biometric technologies specializing in fingerprint and facial recognition, has announced that they have been selected by nursing home Meridian Care to provide San Antonio homes with FaceKey’s EntryGuard time and attendance employee tracking system. EntryGuard is the fingerprint recognition system that will be replacing Meridian’s existing time clock system. In addition […]