Reportlinker.com has updated its catalog to include a new report entitled “Global Biometrics Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2017.” The report forecasts this market to reach $10.02 billion by 2014. The report covers some of the drivers in this industry, including limitations of other identification methods and terrorist attacks that have increased the need for better […]

BIO-Key International has partnered with Indigo Identityware to implement password-free strong authentication and single sign-on solution. Indigo Identityware’s health care software enables for fast access to medical records while BIO-Key’s fingerprint biometric software – which is already present in hospitals, blood centers and eye care centers, with planned implementations for Central Minnesota NeuroSciences and Twin […]

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is considering implementing smart cards to “facilitate medical referral services” in Haiti. According to the government announcement, the smart card initiative hopes to reduce the duplication of patient records in an attempt to streamline the medical database. The smart cards – which plan to contain names, birth dates, […]

The revised draft of FIPS 201-2 was released and includes quite a few changes. Additional contactless functionality, new biometrics and mobile abilities are all proposed to be included in future generations of the government credential. Neville Pattinson, senior vice president of Government Sales at Gemalto Inc., talks about these changes and some concerns he has […]

IBM has published a Redguide publication called “BIO-key Biometrica Service Provider for IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On” that details how IBM clients can have advanced authentication and identification solutions with BIO-key’s biometric technology. BIO-key aims to simplify companies’ access of systems and applications through a fingerprint, biometric-enabled sign-on to IBM Security Access […]

Secure Planet, a specialist in identity and personal protection, released a free version of their mobile biometric identification app. The trial app entitled, Secure BioID-Lite, is available on Google Play for free and enables the user to perform biometric identification searches directly from their Android device. The app then finds matches and provides corresponding biographical […]

The sheriff’s office in Pinal County, Arizona adopted a mobile biometric identification system to help identify suspects in any location, reports KPHO. The office will use the MORIS identification system that incorporates biometric readings of irises, fingerprints and facial recognition through a mobile device that connects to a smart phone. Deputies will use the system […]

Service Credit Union announced the use of DigitalPersona Pro Enterprise software and U.are.U Fingerprint Readers to secure access to applications and customer information. The combination of DigitalPersona Pro software with fingerprint biometrics enables Service Credit Union to securely gain access to applications and websites, resulting in faster customer response times. Service Credit Union serves more […]

Technology-focused private equity firm Francisco Partners announced it’s acquisition of Cross Match Technologies, a provider of interoperable biometric identity management systems, applications and services. In business for 16 years, Cross Match has more than 5,000 customers worldwide in a number of industries such as transportation, critical infrastructure, financial services, health care, education, law enforcement and […]

In partnership with contactless technology provider TazTag, natural security announced the release of its biometric authentication devices. The products are devices that store the user’s biometric data, a biometric reader and contactless payment fob. Natural security’s biometric technology will feature both commercial and personal versions and will support in-person as well as online payment transactions. […]