Devices such as residential keyless deadbolts, which use fingerprint scanners for locking and unlocking, are seeing more widespread use, according to an Edmonton Sun article. Thanks to companies such as Lenovo, who first implemented fingerprint ID scanners in the IBM ThinkPad series, fingerprint scanner costs are dropping and are being used in many other private […]

The UK Home Office has selected Sagem Sécurité, part of the SARAN Group, to supply the biometric management system for UK visa applicants and the biometric management subsystem for the Biometric Residents Permit project. These systems will be able to track the immigration status for Third Country Nationals, through the production of biometric ID cards. […]

ID Solutions Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply software to the Transportation Security Agency’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential program. ID Solution’s ID Search Engine provides fingerprint match services to TSA’s TWIC enrollment applications to help assure that none of these credentials are issued to a given applicant more than once […]

AuthenTec announced that its TouchStone fingerprint sensor packaging technology will enable future generations of waterproof cell phones. This new waterproof packaging technology is AuthenTec’s newest fingerprint sensor packaging alternative for today’s cell phone manufacturers. The leading cause of cell phone returns not covered under warranty is damage from exposure to excess moisture or immersion in […]

Delta Airlines has partnered with registered traveler vendor Clear to offer expedited security lanes at New York’s JFK and LaGuardia airports, and Los Angeles International, starting this summer. The partnership also includes new enrollment centers in select Delta Crown Room Clubs in Atlanta that provide a way for customers to join Clear’s Fast Pass program. […]

A study from Report Buyer foresees a compound annual growth rate of 21.3% in the biometric market by 2012. Of the technologies currently available, fingerprint biometrics is expected to continue to hold the largest share of the biometric market with a growth from $1.3 billion in 2007 to $2.7 billion by 2012. However, the largest […]

Intercede Group has launched MyID 8, an Identity and Credential Management System. Features of the system include: support for capturing facial biometrics, fingerprints, document scanning; built-in identity verification with identity background checking and biometric verification services; and simplified physical and logical access control. Intercede’s MyID manages the devices and credentials used for photo ID badges, […]

Accenture will be part of the Lockheed Martin team working on the FBI’s Next Generation Identification program, the company announced. Accenture has experience developing biometric identification systems for different governments, including its work for the US-VISIT program and its MiSense pilot at Heathrow Airport. The NGI will replace the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, which […]

UPEK launched the TCS5 TouchStrip Fingerprint Sensor, a new module designed to be integrated into 2009 notebook PC models. The TCS5 is designed to deliver durability, size and price that bring fingerprint sensors into the mainstream market. The TCS5 showcases UPEK´s new SteelCoat sensor coating that delivers durability. The thick SteelCoat sensor coating is made […]

Precise Biometrics has received an order for hardware worth 2.3 million Swedish Krona for a Match-on-Card project. The order is a follow-up from an existing customer in the Middle East and part of a larger order made up of hardware and Precise Match-on-Card licenses. The order consists of Precise 200 MC, a combined fingerprint and […]