After having an order for $10 million worth of them from the Pentagon in the U.S., the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment (HIIDE) was reviewed in an article from CrunchGear. In the review, certain aspects of the machine are touted, such as its ability to authenticate an individual’s identity via iris, face and fingerprints as […]

Due to recent pushes for electronic health records, patient privacy concerns and fraud reductions in health care, biometrics are becoming increasingly important in the industry, according to a Healthcare Technology Online article. Among the many modes of biometrics available fro use in health care, vascular biometrics seems to be the most viable option for many […]

DigitalPersona, a developer of fingerprint-based biometric technology solutions has partnered up with ScriptRx, a developer of various health care technology solutions, to integrate DigitalPersona’s U.are.U fingerprint readers into ScriptRx’s Electronic Medical Record and Discharge System for Emergency Rooms and Urgent Care Centers. The final solution is a kiosk that eases and biometrically secures regular tasks […]

Crimtrac, an agency in the Australian government set to help find ways technology can support law enforcement in solving crimes in the country, has suggested tying fingerprints to passports for the nation’s citizens to help improve name only-based background checks, according to a Network World article. Crimtrac manager of background checking, Roberta Kennett, has said […]

PKI begins its migration from the desktop to the door By Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications Most people don’t think much about opening doors: insert key, turn knob and walk in. If your workplace issues ID badges there may be a bit more thought that goes into it as you tap the badge on a […]

The Smart Card Alliance released a white paper entitled, “Securing Identity and Enabling Employment Verification: How Do Immigration Reform and Citizen Identification Align?” The report looks at the various legislation enacted over the past 30 years and how it’s impacted identification. “A robust system of identification and secure identification documents is a key requirement that […]

The Lockheed Martin-led Next Generation Identification (NGI) team is starting to fully develop and deploy a new system capability that transforms how law enforcement officials search an FBI wanted persons database. Development efforts began after a successful Critical Design Review for the system’s second phase, also known as Increment 2: Repository for Individuals of Special […]

The Biometrics Institute, a not-for-profit run for and by the biometrics industry, has launched its Annual Industry Survey looking for input on current business and future plans from key players in the biometrics industry in Australia and New Zealand. The not-for-profit hopes returning data will help them capture and report on trends in the industry […]

The Avon Lake school district is employing the use of biometric scanners for students to purchase cafeteria meals in lieu of cash, according to a local news source. To pacify concerned parents and big brother advocates, school officials point out that the system doesn’t actually capture or store a student’s fingerprint but a finger image […]

NEC Corporation, a technology development company, has announced the creation of the NEC Biometrics Excellence Center, a core engineering competency center, in Bangalore, India. The new center is intended to help drive the expansion of NEC’s multi-modal biometric solutions and security solutions business. The creation of the center is being touted as a first step […]