The FBI has published some of its historic use of biometric information and systems as well as a look into its future plans for the identification technology, according to a ZDNet article. Among the items reviewed: Looking at current systems for fingerprints and DNA and how those systems can be used in conjunction with new […]

Gemalto’s Tom Flynn and David Teo walk viewers through a demonstration of the .NET Bio product, a solution for securing Windows environments. In Windows 7, smart card-based authentication is plug-and-play but in cases when organizations want to use a biometric instead of a PIN, Gemalto has a piece of software that enables the user to […]

Frost & Sullivan has released a new report projecting the Asia Pacific region to see major growth in the biometrics industry due to an increasing number of security threats seen recently. The 2009 revenues in the biometrics market for the Asia Pacific region were over $165 million, but Frost & Sullivan project that number to […]

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is reporting a tripling in the number of fingerprint matches from crime scenes due to a new fingerprint system, according to a Tallahassee.com news article. The system, called FALCON, went in to use at the department in June 2009 and cost $7.4 million. It was brought in when […]

4G Identity Solutions, a provider of ID solutions and consultancy, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Government of India to provide them with fingerprint and iris recognition devices for the Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) national registry. The devices provided will first be tested under the UIDAI’s Proof of […]

AvidBiometrics.com, an online retailer of biometric devices and other security products, has announced a new promotion granting its customers $25 back on any biometric clock priced at or above $250. The clocks are designed to replace traditional time punch clocks that require employees use a card or PIN to enter their start time or end […]

A new authentication manager for Microsoft Windows will now enable any identification device to be used for login. Passlogix Inc.’s v-GO Universal Authentication Manager (v-GO UAM) is said to not only speed up user’s network access and operations, but also cut costs of the back-end authentication infrastructure by more than 85% per user. Corporate markets […]

The FBI’s upgrading of its IAFIS program to a next-generation identification program is a huge undertaking. Lockheed Martin was awarded the 10-year contract to upgrade the program, which recently reached it’s first milestone. Mike Moore, director of the next generation ID program at Lockheed Martin, talks with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about the recent […]

Can biometrics help launch mobile payment in U.S.? For the first time, a mobile phone with a fingerprint biometric scanner is arriving on U.S. shores. The LG eXpo is being offered in the U.S. by AT&T and in Canada by TELUS, says Art Stewart, vice president of mobile systems products at Authentec, a Melbourne, Fla.-based […]

U.S. senators are planning to meet with President Obama this week to propose a new type of ID card that would use biometrics to confirm eligibility to work in the U.S., according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R- S.C.) are pushing the card that would […]