BIO-key’s fingerprint identification system has been selected by Radiant Systems for integration into its biometrically enabled Point of Sale (POS) terminals. With the BIO-key fingerprint biometric solution integrated into the POS terminal, ID cards and passwords are replaced with the touch of an employee’s or customer’s finger to positively establish their identity to the POS […]

Kaba, a worldwide manufacturer of access control solutions for over 140 years, and CoreStreet are partnering to build advanced, standalone electronic locks that enable convergence of physical and logical security systems. Using CoreStreet’s technology, Kaba will offer one physical access control system (PACS) to comply with Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201) and will […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor With a series of significant acquisitions, HID Global has been expanding its access control empire. Earlier this year, the company combined some of these new resources and capabilities – specifically those from AccessID and Synercard – in a new company called HID Identity. The new entity’s mission is to offer […]

Lumidigm has introduced the compact Venus Series fingerprint sensors which they hope eliminates previous issues with similar sensors such as failure to enroll, high false reject rates and poor performance in outdoor environments. Venus Series returns high-quality images regardless of how wet or dry a person’s finger is or what the environmental issues are (rainy, […]

A guide for both product developers and compliant card issuers By Chris Corum, Executive Editor If you are confused about what products you can and cannot buy for a FIPS 201 implementation, you are not alone. Both buyers and sellers of identity products are often found scratching their heads due to seemingly missing categories of […]

iDcentrix will showcase its high security ID card at the Government ID Technology Summit in Washington, D.C. on September 24-25. Their ID is an alternative to North American driver’s licenses and intended to comply with Real ID. The card is created by fusing Swiss banknote paper and polycarbonate to form a hacker-proof card that is […]

Voice Biometrics Conference London is set for November 28-29, 2007 at the Grange City Hotel London. The theme for this year is “Achieving Global Acceptance.” Topics to be discussed include: biometrics basics, supporting mobile payments, applications in financial services and law enforcement, leveraging security infrastructure, and the user experience. Speakers include Nick Ogden, CEO of […]

Zebra Technologies Corporation, a Vernon Hills, Ill., company that provides on-demand printing solutions for business improvement, announced today that the company has begun shipments to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide RFID printer/encoders for the USAF Cargo Movement Operation System (CMOS) operating at more than 214 locations worldwide. The planned RFID initiative is expected […]

Bioscrypt has released its PIV-Station, a biometric reader designed for use by U.S. Federal organizations. The PIV-Station meets the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements mandated by the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). The PIV-Station has received GSA approval as a FIPS 201- complaint CHUID Reader (Contact) and CHUID Reader (Contactless). It is the first […]

Bioscrypt has released its PIV-Station, a biometric reader designed for use by U.S. Federal organizations. The PIV-Station meets the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements mandated by the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). The PIV-Station has received GSA approval as a FIPS 201- complaint CHUID Reader (Contact) and CHUID Reader (Contactless). It is the first […]