Biometric and identity management solution developers AuthenTec and UPEK have announced that the companies have merged under the name AuthenTec resulting in one of the world’s largest provider of fingerprint sensors and identity management software. The new company is expecting significant opportunities due to its expanded customer footprint, expertise and portfolio of offerings for both […]

Airports in Barcelona and Madrid in Spain have installed self-service kiosks available for use by holders of Spanish citizen ID cards or European Community electronic passports, according to a Pro Security Zone article. The kiosks, which are expected to relieve long lines for those traveling into the country, require a positive scan of both a […]

Entrust Inc. has been selected to deploy its security solutions for Finland’s Population Register Centre. After implementing its Extended Access Control (EAC) e-passport solution more than two-years ago, Entrust has begun deployment of its Single Point of Contact (SPOC) infrastructure for e-passports. This SPOC technology is the standard method for certificate management between countries for […]

3M and Cogent Inc. announced that they have entered into a agreement for 3M’s acquisition of Cogent Inc. for approximately $943 million, or $10.50 per share. Cogent Inc. provides finger, palm, face and iris biometric systems for governments, law enforcement agencies and commercial enterprises. The agreement provides for a subsidiary of 3M to commence a […]

ClearStar Logistics, a developer of employee and tenant screening solutions, has partnered with biometric developer Advanced Livescan Technologies for a biometric-based capture and criminal history screening solution. The new system, which integrates ClearStar.net screening technology with Livescan’s E-VeriTech SOLO, utilizes fingerprint biometrics to search the National Criminal History Record Search database. The National Criminal History […]

SmartMetric, a developer of portable biometric solutions, has announced that its biometric activated data card can now be used to contain full medical history and health records on the individual. The card, called the SmartMetric Data Card, is a standard sized card that has the capability of holding multiple pages of data as well as […]

India’s Social Welfare Department has implemented the Beggars Personal Management System to track beggars using biometrics. This effort is to fight recent large-scale deaths and mismanagement within colonies, according to a Deccan Herald article. Each file will include the individual’s residence, photographs, thumb impressions and various other details that can be obtained with the entire […]

While new high-tech vending machines are being released with options such as touch screens, nutritional information displays, wireless coin dispensers, stock monitors and biometric payments, some feel the idea of moving forward with biometric-based payments on the devices may not work yet, according to a Retail Solutions Online article. The reason for this is based […]

Ceelox has announced that it has finished development of a prototype application that would use Ceelox’s fingerprint biometrics to enable biometric authentication in online environments such as corporate intranets, cloud computing networks and commercial applications like online banking and other personal account-based access. The solution is designed as a two-factor authentication that uses fingerprint biometric […]

Datastrip has announced it has partnered with Tanzania-based information technology company Techno Brain to sell the EasyVerify mobile solution in the African market. The Easy Verify’s comes installed with contactless smart card and fingerprint reading capabilities and the option to expand into face and iris recognition.