< ? $key="4433"; ?> The SecureIDNews team is heading to Vegas for two of the year’s most important conferences – the ISC West security event (April 6-8) and Cardtech Securtech (April 12-14). Look for us on the ISC show floor, at the CTST Contactless Pavilion (April 13, 12:00-1:30), or stop by our booth (AVISIAN Publications) […]

At the March 9 meeting of the U.S. Federal Government’s Smart Card Project Managers group, presentations centered around the recently approved SP800-73 spec for government wide secure credentials. SecureIDNews was approved to record the presentations and make the audio available to our readers. The link to these files is provided at the close of this […]

As a pioneer and market leader in large-scale biometric systems and Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS), SAGEM Morpho is helping to migrate the technology from law enforcement to other market sectors. The company, based in Tacoma, Washington, has deployed numerous law enforcement systems including the heralded Federal Bureau of Investigation AFIS. It is also for […]

Millions of television viewers watch each week as detectives pull latent fingerprints from crime scenes and catch bad guys with the help of a massive fingerprint database. Avid viewers even know it by name … AFIS, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Though it doesn’t work exactly as it appears on TV, AFIS technology is very […]

Reprinted with the permission of the Smart Card Alliance The face of public transportation in the United States is changing dramatically – for the better. As a result of significant federal and local investment, transit is “updating its look” in an effort to retain existing customers and attract new riders. To achieve this goal, transit […]

Mountain View, Calif.-based Sequoia Retail Systems was originally servicing college bookstores. As John Diaz, product manager at the company’s Raleigh, N.C. office explained it, the company’s campus customers drove the company to offer more services. “We started out in the college and university bookstore market. We are an independent service provider not tied to book […]

Iridian Technologies today announced that its Proof Positive(TM) iris recognition technology will be deployed on a country-wide basis in an unnamed country in the Middle East. The deployment will initially include passports, visas, and watch lists for border protection and law enforcement. Potential future applications include drivers’ licenses and health care. At least one million […]

Biometric and smart card security company, SAFLINK, has added an influential member to its board of directors. Former Homeland Security Under Secretary and TSA head, Asa Hutchinson will help the company by “work(ing) with its management in solving present and future security needs of the nation.” No doubt he can help to gain the attention […]

ID technology provider Fargo Electronics says it likes what it sees in the new common ID standards for federal employees and contractors released by NIST and the Department of Homeland Security and that its collaboration with industry leaders provides the company a strong position from which to address the new standards. Initial review shows company’s […]

The U.S. Federal Government’s Smart Card Project Managers meeting was held yesterday in Washington D.C. Presentations centered around the recently approved SP800-73 spec for governmentwide secure credentials. SecureIDNews was approved to record the presentations and make the audio available to our readers. Please let me know ([email protected]) what you think of the broadcasts, as we […]