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17 Nov, 2008UK Dept. of Transport cancels biometric program
Due to the government’s financial woes during the financial downturn, the United Kingdom’s Department of Transportation has had to table its plans for new systems that would utilize facial recognition on driver’s license applications, according to a ZDNet article. In place of the new system, the Department of Transport will continue to utilize their highly […]
17 Nov, 2008Intercede, ORC partner for PIV
Intercede announces partnership with Operational Research Consultants, Inc., a subsidiary of WidePoint Corp. Under this contract ORC will resell and support MyID solutions and services to U.S. federal, state and commercial customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. A number of ORC customers already use Intercede’s MyID powered services, including the United Space Alliance, […]
17 Nov, 2008Smartmatic’s biometric identification and registration system
17 Nov, 2008GSA approves Athena’s smart cards and middleware for PIV
Athena Smartcard Solutions, a developer of smart cards, announced that the Athena IDProtect Duo PIV, contact-contactless smart card was approved by U.S. General Services Administration for deployment in HSPD-12 programs. The Athena IDProtect Duo PIV card incorporates FIPS 201 requirements and is listed on the U.S. General Services Administration Approved Product List. Products listed on […]
17 Nov, 2008Exponent’s Brad McGoran explains card testing processes
13 Nov, 2008Evolis tapped for Indian health program
The Indian government has chosen Evolis, a European-based card printer, to provide solutions for decentralized production and distribution of health ID cards. The Indian government has implemented a new health care access program for 60 million Indians living below the poverty line. This scheme provides families with health insurance values at $800 per year. The […]
11 Nov, 2008Suprema algorithm tops NIST list
Suprema, a developer of fingerprint recognition technology, has announced that their algorithms for matching and extracting fingerprint data has outperformed the other matching algorithms and 23 of the extracting algorithms tested in the Minutiae Interoperability Exchange (MINEX) test performed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Their matching algorithm yielded a .23% false […]
11 Nov, 20083M offers shielding sleeves for smart cards
3M has introduced a new protective sleeve for contatcless smart cards and electronic passports. The 3M Toughshield sleeves are intended to form a barrier to protect against data-skimming of such devices. The new sleeves resemble the paper shields used as protection for cards during shipping, but are lined with a thin, copper-coated conductive polymer. The […]
10 Nov, 2008Bahrain International Airport to install biometric security
Officials have confirmed that Bahrain International Airport will install biometric security gates, according to a Gulf Daily News article. The new systems, called ImmSec, were developed by Swedish security technology developer Gunnebo Security Group and include five years of maintenance by Gunnebo’s business partner the Securicore Group. The ImmSec systems will use a smart card […]
07 Nov, 2008Motorola offers end-to-end biometric solutions
Since this video was recorded in September, SAFRAN through Sagem Securite purchased Motorola’s AFIS business. Read more here.
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