Sagem Securite and Psion Teklogix have established a partnership to develop a biometric mobile computing solution called MorphoCheck™. This system will allow authentication of ID-documents, including Electronic Passports, ID Cards, Driving Licenses and other types of ID documents. MorphoCheck™ is a mobile, multimodal terminal capable of scanning 2D barcodes by reading the MRZ band on […]

Cross Match Technologies debuts its D SCAN® Authenticator CF, a compact, high-resolution document reader, at the Biometrics 2007 Exhibition in London this week. The Authenticator CF was designed with a large optical scanning area enabling high-speed data capture from RFID memory chips used in e-passports and ID cards. The Authenticator CF complies with both ICAO […]

Green Bit will collaborate with Siemens Enterprise Communications and Investronica (a division of El Corte Inglés) on the Spanish electronic ID card (DNIe). Green Bit will provide for the installation of more than 1,000 workstations where data acquisition will be done. The system guarantees the easy acquisition of all needed citizen data: photography, fingerprints, signature […]

Privaris announces a new version of its plusID identity verification token, plusID 90, that enables personal biometrics to be used for gate and vehicle security. The plusID 90 identity verification fob supports wireless communication with the transceiver at distances of up to 300 feet. Vehicles can proceed through gates with full biometric identity verification at […]

By leveraging the latest BioIDENTICA® SDK from Bromba GmbH, realtime North America, Inc. announced that its bioLock software is now compatible with over 50 standalone USB fingerprint devices such as the UPEK Eikon reader and over 100 models of laptops with built-in fingerprint readers. bioLock can restrict the logon to SAP applications (security level I), […]

Cherry Electrical Products will unveil its G83-14601 and G83-14701 series keyboards with include an integrated AuthenTec AES 2501B fingertip swipe sensor at the Biometrics 2007 Conference. The G83-14601 also features a PS/SC smart card reader at the top of the keyboard which is compatible with the CardMan 3121 software package. Operating systems included: Windows 98, […]

NEC Corporation launches Integra-ID, the next-generation AFIS with an open, standards-based architecture based on law enforcement needs such as flexibility, accuracy in search and match technology and quickness in deployments. Integra-ID can be integrated with NEC’s LiveScan Complete Capture-to-Booking system, FastID Booking and Release Identification solution, and MobileID In-Field Identification solution. In addition, Integra-ID enables […]

The White House has released an updated National Strategy for Homeland Security document but does it say anything new? Prepared by the Homeland Security Council advisory group, the report outlines preparedness and prevention efforts, including border security, surveillance, biometrics and information-sharing. It covers ID cards, cargo identification and tracking, passenger screening and cyber-security threat detection […]

Afraid of biometrics because you think they are unsanitary and germs are being spread? Purdue University’s Biometric Standards, Performance and Assurance Laboratory has conducted a study to determine how much bacteria live on biometric devices after use. The researchers found that while the glass surfaces of fingerprint or hand geometry scanners may contain prints or […]

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $357 million contract by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a department within the Department of Homeland Security to continue providing biometric capture services in support of U.S. citizenship applications and green card renewals. Biometric capture services involve electronic scanning and recording of fingerprints, and photograph and signature collection, […]