Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (Stanley CSS), a provider of electronic security products and services, has announced a partnership with Hoyos Corp. that may yield a new suite of iris recognition products. The product offerings resulting from the partnership is expected to be a physical access control system that would make use of Hoyos’ already existing […]

Much of this issue examines use of the mobile device as an identity token. Key to this use is enabling biometric authentication on the handset to establish the identity of the user prior to initiating secure transactions. In the U.S. very few handsets are biometric enabled. But since most devices are equipped with cameras there […]

M2SYS, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced it has struck a partnership with workforce management technology provider The Workforce Consultant Group (WFC Group). The partnership falls under M2SYS’ continuing strategy to bring its biometric time-clock and workforce management solutions, such as their RightPunch solution which will be part of WFC Group’s offerings now, to […]

IrisGuard, a developer of iris recognition systems, has decided to establish a subsidiary with its main office based in Singapore in reaction to a growing demand its solutions in the Asia Pacific region. The subsidiary’s operations will be overseen by Andy Kuwan, IrisGuard’s vice president of sales. Kuwan specializes in sales with the two sectors […]

M2SYS has announced the release of a new multi-biometric solution designed for use in the health care industry as a patient identification system. The system, called RightPatient, is being touted as the health care industry’s first multi-biometric and instantly deployable patient identity solution. The system was designed with two purposes in mind, to increase security […]

The Sheriff’s Office of Cape May County in New Jersey now includes iris scanning in its procedures for processing new inmates at the jail, according to a Press of Atlantic City article. The new procedure is intended as an additional layer of security to ensure correct identities when processing inmates for admission and, more importantly, […]

An interview with Ben Boulnois, regional manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at DigitalPersona , detailed how biometric technology adoption in the workplace can help smooth over issues technophobes have with their regular workplace technology as well as ease the job of network administrators, according to a SC Magazine article. Additionally, Boulnois speaks […]

IrisGuard has announced that its IG-AD100 Dual-Eye Iris Camera has received Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) for deployment to India for their Unique ID (UID) project. STQC is performed through India’s Department of Information Technology and ensures that biometric technology fits the standards for reliability, safety and security as designated by the Unique Identification […]

Research and Markets has released a report forecasting the global biometric market through 2012. The report points out that the biometric market place will continue to benefit, due to technological and performance developments, wide spread adoption and acceptance, standards development and is expected to continue its growth through to 2013 at a compound annual growth […]

John Kendall, director of national security development for biometric technology developer Unisys, spoke on the new developments in the biometrics industry and how technology in conjunction with new trends in adoption are increasing the level of security by slowly edging out the easy-to-fool traditional fingerprint scanners, according to a ZDNet article. Among the trends and […]