Add Bioscrypt to the list of companies involved in the Transporation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) project. Prime contractor, BearingPoint, selected Bioscrypt’s fingerprint verification technology to identify workers in the ongoing trial phase of the TWIC program. Other biometric providers-including SAFLINK and Daon-are also involved in the TWIC trial phase project. US Department of Homeland Security […]

SuperCom announced that a European Government has contracted the company to deploy a biometric and contactless visa issuance system in the countries embassies. The system is said to be fully ICAO-compliant. SuperCom to Provide Cutting-Edge Biometric Visa System to European Government – Project’s First Stage, valued at $500,000 has commenced – New York, NY, and […]

Bolstered by its involvement in several U.S. projects, including the Department of Defense’s Common Access Card and the massive TWIC program, SAFLINK, a 14-year-old Bellevue, Washington company, is evolving from simple network authentication to technology covering both physical and logical access. “We’ve gone thru an evolution over the last couple years,” said Tom Doggett, SAFLINK’s […]

“At the moment Europe’s plans for ID consists of two biometric identifiers, facial and fingerprint, for passport and for visas and residence permits for third country nationals. The passport plans theoretically stem from ICAO’s standard for biometric passports (which only requires facial) and from US requirements for biometric passports for visitors (again, facial acceptable) from […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2005. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. by Brooke Browne, onClick Corporation In the industry, every year we hear how biometric technology is expected to grow and generate tremendous amounts of revenue in the years to come. However, […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2005. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. by Walter Hamilton, VP of Business Development, SAFLINK We’ve seen a strong trend among organizations consolidating physical and logical security into a single integrated platform. As a leading vendor in the […]

SuperCom Ltd. has announced a contract with an African government agency to begin supplying end-to-end national ID cards utilizing visible and invisible security features, including encoded fingerprints. The $2.5 million national identification system will be deployed in stages, with completion expected next year. NEW YORK, and RA’ANANA, Israel,–SuperCom, Ltd., a leading provider of smart card […]

“When it comes to fighting fraud and terrorism, you can never have enough technology. That’s the message from Pakistan, which has tapped Viisage Technologies (Quote, Chart) as part of an upgrade of its smart passport and national ID program. The Billerica, Mass., firm’s biometric and database systems will become part of a wide-ranging security initiative […]

In the following Q&A section, key biometric concepts are presented to accompany the article titled, “Bolt-on biometrics.” What are biometrics? Under the broadest definition, any measurable characteristic or behavior that can be used to establish identity. What is registration/enrollment? The process of measuring a biometric and associating it with an individual. What do they mean […]

Whether viewed as sci-fi, Orwellian, or other, most observers agree our day-to-day use of biometrics will increase rapidly over the next few years. On campus, the reality is that biometric implementations are likely even more immediate. That means you should get involved, or at least pay attention. Here are three examples for biometric implementations that […]