Sagem Securite, a developer of biometric technologies, is partnering with Hitachi, a Japanese technology company, to develop a new multimodal biometric solution utilizing Hitachi’s VeinID Biometric Authentication technology and Sagem’s fingerprint sensors, according to a TMC Net article. The final result is expected to simultaneously scan fingerprints as well as vein patterns in the finger […]

Lior Shamir, an official from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and Salim Rahimi, a computer engineer from State University of New York, have proposed using x-rays of knees as a fool-proof method for identifying an individual’s identity, according to a UK Register article. The added benefits of switching from a regularly used system such […]

Sonavation, a biometric technology developer, has announced the development of a new fingerprint sensor they are touting as the wireless and smart card industries’ thinnest and most durable. The sensor, called the SonicSlide STS3000, is the thickness of a postage stamp and made from a material similar to commercial aircraft wings. The SonicSlide is based […]

Increasing violence along the U.S./Mexican border is causing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to increase security, including the doubling of security personnel. But the agency is also sending identification technolgy to the southern border. “We are bolstering technology and resources with a significant increase in our biometric identification deployment,” says DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano […]

Reacting to the biometrics market’s problem of low product awareness, developer Simply Biometrics has launched biometric training programs focusing on time and attendance and physical access control solutions. These programs will cover a range of biometric modalities including iris, hand geometry, fingerprint and vascular recognition. The program is aimed at technology companies, system integrators and […]

AuthenTec, a developer of biometric technology, has announced that Motion Computing, a mobile computing and wireless communications developer, has embedded AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors into their J3400 series of tablet computers, according to an Orlando Business Journal article. The biometric devices are intended to serve as an extra layer of security to protect any sensitive data […]

As networked printers in businesses have presented a hazard related to printing sensitive documents when the printer is not in your immediate vicinity, Silex, a biometric technologies developer, has created a biometric solution to the issue, according to an Advance Web article. The technology, called SecurePrint, is designed for use in the health care industry […]

Researchers, following a six month trial test, have concluded that the Tip2Pay system that was slated to be installed at all Albert Heijns, Dutch supermarket chains, has a fatal flaw allowing a user to make purchases via a fake fingerprint, according to an American Banker article. The trial concluded in January and involved 580 customers […]

French airline, Air France, has begun a trial of contactless smart cards with passenger biometric data to allow for expedited check-in, according to a UK Register article. The system is in place at automated gates that enables the passenger to pass when the card information matches the sample given by the passenger. The traveler submits […]

Visa is piloting two new systems designed to prevent credit card fraud, according to a Computerworld article. One of the tests involves Fifth Third Bank. The institution is issuing cards that have unique digital fingerprints on the magnetic stripe of the card. Each stripe contains unique characteristics that can be captured and used to verify […]