AuthenTec announced the acquisition of all the assets of Proxure, which includes intellectual property and software products relating to their syncing and cloud-based storage services. Among the products owned by AuthenTec is Proxure’s KeepVault backup software and KeepSync, which synchronizes a user’s identity across multiple devices. Both will be offered by AuthenTec with plans to […]

Neurotechnology announced that it has developed three versions of embedded solutions for Android-powered devices such as smart phones and tablets. Specifically, Neurotechnology has ported its VeriFinger Embedded software development kit (SDK), which authenticates user identities via fingerprints, VeriLook Embedded SDK, which authenticates user identities via facial recognition, and MegaMatcher Embedded SDK, which authenticates user identities […]

Lumidigm announced a partnership with Tiger IT Bangladesh Limited to bring a criminal identity solution that utilizes iris recognition and will also offer fingerprint recognition sensors from Lumidigm. The Lumidigm solution that is being incorporated into the solution, which is being developed for the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) office in Bangladesh, is its multispectral Venus […]

SmartMetric announced it has leased a manufacturing plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina where it plans to manufacture fingerprint activated smart cards. These cards are being developed with industries such as banking, medical insurance and government or other high-security identification industries in mind. In addition to opening up the potential for quick deployment to South American […]

The 25,000 VIPs, including athletes, coaches and officials, arriving for the summer Olympics in London through Heathrow International Airport will have a dedicated passport lane just for them when passing through immigration, according to a Daily Mail article. The UK Border Agency, however, is worried what the dedicated traffic lane will mean for non-VIP travelers […]

The Nepalese Election Commission (EC) has completed nearly all its biometric voter registration as all but one district and just shy of 10 million citizens have been enrolled, according to a My Republica article. The final district to begin enrollment, Banke, is slated to begin by Jan. 5 and by completed by the end of […]

The Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) announced that the registration of Emirati newborns is now mandatory for electronic passports (e-passport) and ID cards, according to ArabianBusiness.com. In order to register, parents must present their own ID cards in addition to the newborn’s original summary of civil status and original birth certificate to an EIDA-affiliated registration center. […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2011 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

The U.S. military is holding on to the biometric data of 3 million Iraqi citizens, according to a report on Wired.com. U.S. Central Command says the data will be valuable for counter terrorism. U.S. troops in Iraq often carried biometric devices that collected photos, iris images and fingerprints. At times these devices collected information from […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Accenture Federal Services a 13-month, $71 million contract to add biometric modalities and other enhancements to the US-VISIT program. US-VISIT uses digital fingerprints and photographs. A pilot program included in the contract will test facial and iris voluntary identification enrollment and matching. The program provides biometric information to […]