ImageWare Systems® announced an addition to its IWS™ Biometric Passport product family. It’s Biometric Identity Vetting for Passports is a commercial off-the-shelf product that provides passport issuance agencies the capability to conduct biometric passport applicant vetting, fraud screening and enhanced reporting while working within their current system. Some of the enhanced features include: facial recognition […]

ImageWare Systems® announced an addition to its IWS™ Biometric Passport product family. It’s Biometric Identity Vetting for Passports is a commercial off-the-shelf product that provides passport issuance agencies the capability to conduct biometric passport applicant vetting, fraud screening and enhanced reporting while working within their current system. Some of the enhanced features include: facial recognition […]

Visa Application Centres (VACs) have been introduced in over 100 countries by the British Government’s visa department, UKvisas. Newly opened VACs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi were recently showcased to media including an overview of the biometrics process. In the Middle East, the VACs are run in partnership with VFS Global Ltd, a subsidiary of […]

UKvisas has placed an order with Cross Match Technologies for 1,385 of its L-Scan® Guardian™ fingerprint scanners. The Guardian scanners will be placed in UK overseas missions, including embassies and consulates. The contract is worth $4.4 million. The device allows the collection of high quality fingerprints in only a few seconds, and meets international standards […]

Security directors and those responsible for physical access control systems (PACS) within government agencies have a new resource to help them choose the right path to accept FIPS 201 compliant credentials–a new white paper, developed by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council in collaboration with the Open Security Exchange (OSE), Security Industry Association (SIA) […]

BIO-key’s fingerprint identification system has been selected by Radiant Systems for integration into its biometrically enabled Point of Sale (POS) terminals. With the BIO-key fingerprint biometric solution integrated into the POS terminal, ID cards and passwords are replaced with the touch of an employee’s or customer’s finger to positively establish their identity to the POS […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor With a series of significant acquisitions, HID Global has been expanding its access control empire. Earlier this year, the company combined some of these new resources and capabilities – specifically those from AccessID and Synercard – in a new company called HID Identity. The new entity’s mission is to offer […]

Bioscrypt’s V-Station MIFARE v9.50 fingerprint reader has been approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and placed on their “Biometrics for Access Control” Qualified Products List (QPL). Bioscrypt’s multi-factor authentication V-Station can use a combination of fingerprint pattern, smart card token and personal identification number in order to verify employees. The readers check templates stored […]

Lumidigm has introduced the compact Venus Series fingerprint sensors which they hope eliminates previous issues with similar sensors such as failure to enroll, high false reject rates and poor performance in outdoor environments. Venus Series returns high-quality images regardless of how wet or dry a person’s finger is or what the environmental issues are (rainy, […]

Zerco Systems is offering a turnkey biometric worker ID solution so companies can show proof of qualifying and authenticating their legal workers in order to prevent closures, shutdowns, and lost time due to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The stand-alone on-site optical plastic ID card does not require linking to a central computer system to verify […]