Datastrip Inc., Exton, Pa., has partnered with Codebench Inc. to verify PIV, TWIC and FRAC identification cards as well as enroll cardholders into physical access control system at government and military facilities. Datastrip will integrate CodeBench’s software into its Datastrip’s DSV2+TURBO handheld. PIVCheck Mobile, the software from Boca Raton, Fla.-based Codebench, provides a solution with […]

Validity Sensors’ fingerprint sensors will be included in biometric verification solutions from Digital Development Systems (DDS), a biometrics technology company in Japan. DDS incorporates San Jose-based Validity’s durable LiveFlex sensor into a compact USB fingerprint reader. The swipe-based fingerprint reader replaces password verification with fingerprint verification in PC and enterprise server environments. The solution features […]

Lumidigm has partnered with biometric reader manufacturer and port solution provider Innometriks. Responding to Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) reader requirements, Innometriks has integrated Lumidigm Venus fingerprint sensors into its TWIC readers. The Innometriks reader combines the Lumidigm Venus fingerprint sensor along with an HID smart card reader, a large 3.5-inch color LCD, and a […]

A proposed bill in the Arizona legislature would allow families to keep children’s biometric information away from schools in the form of lunchroom fingerprint programs and facial and iris recognition programs. Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, is sponsoring Senate Bill 1216, which originally called for a ban but now would require schools to obtain parental consent […]

Precise Biometrics has been invited to participate in the EU-financed research project headed by Sagem Securite, TURBINE (TrUsted Revocable Biometric IdeNtitiEs). Precise Biometrics has been chosen to participate in the TURBINE project due to its expertise when it comes to fingerprint recognition and Match-on-Card technology. Precise Biometrics will mainly contribute with its expertise within fingerprint […]

The UK-based De-La-rue has won an $18 million tender to work on Rwanda’s identity card project. The company which brought in sophisticated equipments to finish the work is now capturing biometric data in which a digital picture, electronic fingerprint and signature are included. The government has registered 5.3 million Rwandans above 16 years who will […]

Motorola, Inc. has been selected by the West Virginia State Police to deploy its Printrak Biometric Identification Solution. Motorola’s latest biometric product features new algorithms for improved analysis of multi-modal biometric data delivering ten print, latent, palm print and facial images. The software also has been optimized for interoperable file exchange among agencies. The Motorola […]

Tampa, Fla.-based Ceelox Inc. has former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft touting the company’s technology. The fledgling biometrics firm has left the research and development stage and is now marketing its data security products. The company has three different digital identification products that utilize biometrics. Ceelox ID authenticates a user before enabling access to a […]

NEC Corporation and Daon have been working for several months on Japan’s new multi-modal biometrically enabled border control. The system went live in November 2007 and was used to successfully process more than 10,000 travelers through Narita International Airport during the first morning of operation. Fingerprints and facial images are obtained from persons entering the […]

Heathrow Airport owner BAA is pulling a biometric fingerprint system at the new Terminal 5 (T5) the day before the building opens to the public due to concerns about the data protection of fingerprint information from passengers. BAA said in a statement, “Following a meeting with all relevant parties, including the Information Commissioner and the […]