Human Recognition Systems (HRS), a developer of and consultant for biometric technology, has announced the launch of a new mobile biometric platform designed to run on mobile biometric devices such as the ones the armed forces are employing in their operations. The platform is capable of taking iris, face and fingerprint samples acquired by the […]

ColorID, a supplier to the campus card industry, presented at this year’s 5th annual Illinois State ID meeting hosted at Illinois State University at Bloomington. At the meeting, ColorID shared information on advanced technologies, including biometric iris and fingerprint capture devices, secure computer sign-on solutions, ID printers and biometric employee background checking products. Some 20 […]

A senior national security official for Australia’s Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) has revealed the possibility of expanding Centrelink’s internal smart card program to include all federal employees as well as adding biometrics to the program, according to an MIS Australia article. Some of the biometric modes being considered for inclusion in the […]

The registered traveler program may be getting another chance with Alclear LLC buying the assets of the Clear program and intends to re-launch at airports in September, company officials say. Verified Identity Pass had deployed its Clear program at 20 airports around the country when it was shut down in June 2009 with virtually no […]

Electronic government services kiosks called common service centres (CSCs) are being set up in some of India’s more rural areas to help the local citizens better access government services as well as collect biometric data for the country’s unique identity (UID) project and assist in collecting census information for the 2011 census, according to a […]

After having an order for $10 million worth of them from the Pentagon in the U.S., the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment (HIIDE) was reviewed in an article from CrunchGear. In the review, certain aspects of the machine are touted, such as its ability to authenticate an individual’s identity via iris, face and fingerprints as […]

Due to recent pushes for electronic health records, patient privacy concerns and fraud reductions in health care, biometrics are becoming increasingly important in the industry, according to a Healthcare Technology Online article. Among the many modes of biometrics available fro use in health care, vascular biometrics seems to be the most viable option for many […]

PKI begins its migration from the desktop to the door By Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications Most people don’t think much about opening doors: insert key, turn knob and walk in. If your workplace issues ID badges there may be a bit more thought that goes into it as you tap the badge on a […]

The Biometrics Institute, a not-for-profit run for and by the biometrics industry, has launched its Annual Industry Survey looking for input on current business and future plans from key players in the biometrics industry in Australia and New Zealand. The not-for-profit hopes returning data will help them capture and report on trends in the industry […]

NEC Corporation, a technology development company, has announced the creation of the NEC Biometrics Excellence Center, a core engineering competency center, in Bangalore, India. The new center is intended to help drive the expansion of NEC’s multi-modal biometric solutions and security solutions business. The creation of the center is being touted as a first step […]