DERMALOG, a Germany-based manufacturer of biometrics solutions, has presented a new solution at the CeBIT 2011 conference called DERMALOG FingerLogin. FingerLogin is a standard computer keyboard with an integrated fingerprint scanner designed for use at work stations for fingerprint-basedlogical access control. The solution connects to a computer over a USB connection and has additional fraud […]

The issuance of electronic passports is going well with approximately 250 million documents in circulation as of October, according to Barry Kefauver, principal at the consulting firm, Falls Hills Associates LLC. On the other hand, deployment of inspection systems to read the contactless chip in these books is not going as well. Mandates were the […]

On Track Innovations has received an additional order for 100,000 MediSmart health care biometric ID cards from Kenya’s Smart Applications International (SMART). According to OTI, the MediSmart solution includes biometric cards, readers and related software that are seamlessly integrated with hospital management systems. MediSmart cards provide holders with complete medical history, biometric identification (photo and […]

NEC Corporation has announced the development of a new hybrid fingerprint sensor. The HS100-10 Contactless Hybrid Finger Scanner utilizes both fingerprint and finger vein authentication, but doesn’t require any physical contact with the scanner to obtain the data necessary to authenticate an individual’s identity via the two biometric modes. The device, which is expected to […]

Motorola’s newly developed ATRIX 4G Android powered mobile phone contains an embedded fingerprint sensor for use with security systems on the phone. Chiefly among the biometric sensors purposes built in to the phone is as a biometric lockout on the phone in general with other security options including a drawn pattern, PIN or password. If […]

MorphoTrak unveiled a new biometric scanner that captures both the fingerprint and vein pattern at the same time, says Consuelo Bangs, senior program manager at MorphoTrak. “The device uses two different biometrics. It’s both the standard fingerprint that everyone is aware of, but now, we’re marrying that with the finger vein. So the vein pattern […]

Lumidigm has announced a partnership with Imprivata, a developer of single sign-on and access management solutions aimed at the health care industry, to create a new solution for hospitals. The new solution is intended to enable single sign-on access to electronic medical records for medical professionals via fingerprint authentication even if they are wearing surgical […]

Instead of signing in, as employees at India’s Karnatak University normally do, they’ll now have to register their attendance with fingerprints, according to the Times of India. The manual system had caused problems for the university’s department heads, preventing them from accurately tracking an employee’s attendance and whether he was on time or not. The […]

Black Box, a developer of data and voice infrastructure systems, has announced it will be demonstrating its new biometric cabinet access control system at the RSA Conference. The system, called Intelli-Pass Biometric Access Control for Cabinets, is a complete software controlled physical access control system utilizing fingerprints with a sensor that also senses blood flow […]

BIO-key International and Lumidigm have deployed a biometric health care solution to Genesis HealthCare System. The new solution enabled doctors and pharmacists working in the Genesis HealthCare System to be able to electronically prescribe controlled medications in-line with the DEA required two-factor authentication in a quick and secure fashion. Moreover, With Lumidigm’s multispectral fingerprint sensors, […]