Apricorn has released Aegis Bio 3.0, a software-free biometric USB 3.0 drive. The drive requires a fingerprint for secure data access. The device is portable, with an integrated USB cable. It has the option to come with a hard drive or SSD. It doesn’t require administrative rights to set up or access data. Additionally, it […]

The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District in New Jersey is implementing a biometric fingerprinting system to use for school lunch payments. As reported on Patch, the Oakcrest High School started using the system last week, and it will be rolled out to Absegami and Cedar Creek high schools. Students will set up accounts that […]

A Companies & Markets report reveals that the global multi-factor authentication market will reach $5.45 billion by 2017. The report also estimates an estimated compound annual growth rate of 17.3% from 2012 to 2017. Two-factor authentication is most commonly used multi-factor authentication model in the world with smartcard/PIN and one-time password making up the top […]

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has signed a contract with MorphoTrak to upgrade its biometric fingerprint system. Under the terms of the contract, Morpho will be providing the TBI with the Morpho Biometric Identification Solution (MorphoBIS). The new system will increase matching accuracy through more advanced matching algorithms and a larger fingerprint database capacity. […]

Gemalto is providing the Royal Oman Police with an electronic passport solution for the Sultanate. Applicants will be issued with secure travel documents in line with Oman’s goal to provide enhanced services and protection to its citizens, using digital security technologies. The solution includes Gemalto’s ICAO compliant Sealys e-passport documents and a full Coesys solution […]

DigitalPersona has received India’s Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) for two of its biometric fingerprint readers, the Eikon Touch 500 with TouchChip TCS1 Sensor and the U.are.U 4500 Reader UID edition. The two products are USB-based single fingerprint scanners. With the certification, the scanners can be used by the UIDAI Program in India. The […]

Increasing security concerns, such as terrorist attacks, mass shootings and other criminal activity will be a factor in the growth of the fingerprint biometrics market, says Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA) in a new report entitled “Fingerprint Biometrics: A Global Strategic Business Report.” GIA projects this market to reach $10 billion globally by 2018, with […]

India’s Home Ministry has proposed issuing smart biometric resident ID cards through its National Population Register (NPR), a move which some say is duplicating the fforst of the UIDAI program. As reported by The Economic Times, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is putting together a group of ministers to explore whether or not these programs duplicate […]

There are two ways to achieve immigration reform, one is to deploy law enforcement, sensors and drones to the borders and the other way is to make sure those entering the country illegally can’t find work. In order to make the latter happen is to issues tamper-proof, biometric ID cards, states the Washington Post in […]

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in the Philippines has started a pilot of the Bus Management and Dispatch System (BMDS) that will regulate the number of public utility buses (PUBs) in Edsa and monitor the bus drivers using biometric fingerprint scans. The program will be implemented at the MMDA bus terminal at Fairview, Quezon […]