DigitalPersona has announced the Yogurtland restaurant franchises in the U.S., Mexico and Guam have implemented DigitalPersona’s U.are.U fingerprint solution. The new solution serves multiple purposes for the franchise locations helping them meet Payment Card Industry compliance regulations, reduce payroll fraud and eliminate the need for managers to remember system passwords or to keep track of […]

This year Oberthur Technologies is on track to deliver more than two million smart cards to the U.S. government in 2011, making it the leading supplier of FIPS 201-compliant Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards for the fifth year running. Oberthur is a top supplier of smart credentials to the U.S. Federal government, with PIV-based products […]

The Noble County Sheriff’s Department in Indiana has launched an iris recognition-based biometric system designed to collect iris data in addition to the fingerprint data already collected from suspects being booked at the department, according to a WANE article. The system, which was designed and provided by biometric technology developer BI2 Technologies, will only collect […]

For many, the use of biometrics for physical access to facilities–whether placing a finger on a scanner or looking at an iris camera–continues to evoke futuristic images. But the technology is prevalent in applications that many use every day, for accessing the gym or tracking of time and attendance at work. That said the high-security […]

Philips has developed a coffee maker that can recognize users via their fingerprint and make coffee just the way that individual likes it, according to a Daily Mail article. When someone uses the machine, called Saeco Xelsis, for the first time he presses his fingerprint into the sensor three times to create a new profile […]

Precise Biometrics has announced it has selected GD Burti for exclusive distribution of the company’s fingerprint and smart card readers in Brazil. The move to get heavy distribution in Brazil became increasingly important for Precise as the country is completing its roll-out of the Brazilian National ID project which provides all of Brazil’s citizens with […]

Elyctis, an electronic ID solutions developer based in France, has announced the release of ID BOX, a new compact e-passport reader. According to Elyctis, the ID BOX provides a much cheaper alternative to current e-passport verification equipment, enabling more border control and law enforcement officers to read all the features of electronic and biometric passports, […]

Students in Cabell County middle and high schools will soon be paying for their meals using fingerprint scanning technology, according to The Herald-Dispatch. Cabell County joins other counties in West Virginia already using the technology in an effort to improve the speed and accuracy of school breakfast and lunch lines. The county sent out letters […]

XIRING, a provider of security products for electronic transactions, introduced an ergonomic handheld e-ID control terminal at the Milipol trade show. This light, portable control terminal has the ability to read both contact and contactless smart cards, magnetic stripes and fingerprints. Its dual security methodology allows users to check documents with electronic security methods to […]

Morpho has announced the launch of the new design of its MorphoWay, an automated biometric-based e-gate for use in border control applications. The redesign has given Morpho’s border security solution a more modern look with a transparent build, but also has reduced its footprint to better accommodate border-crossing environments. Like its predecessor, the newly designed […]