4G Identity Solutions, a provider of ID solutions and consultancy, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Government of India to provide them with fingerprint and iris recognition devices for the Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) national registry. The devices provided will first be tested under the UIDAI’s Proof of […]

IriTech, a provider of iris-based biometric products, has announced the addition of new security technology to its IriCAMM line of iris capture cameras allowing for encryption of captured data on the device itself. The new technology will allow for more secure communication of people’s personal biometric data to the servers for processing. Other extra security […]

The FBI’s upgrading of its IAFIS program to a next-generation identification program is a huge undertaking. Lockheed Martin was awarded the 10-year contract to upgrade the program, which recently reached it’s first milestone. Mike Moore, director of the next generation ID program at Lockheed Martin, talks with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about the recent […]

Countries are deploying advanced ID technologies so citizens can access services By Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications National identity cards are a fact of life for citizens of some countries but elsewhere the credentials are the focus of ire. Citizens of countries that don’t have national IDs fear it will lead to a police state […]

Tool hire firm Speedy has partnered with biometric technology developer Human Resources Systems (HRS) in order to create a biometric solution for physical access control on construction sites, according to a Cranes Today article. The solution, called MSite, utilizes either hand geometry or iris recognition in conjunction with full height turnstiles to restrict or allow […]

At the recent Airport Security Middle East 2010 summit, security officials citing the attempted terrorist attack on Detroit known as the Christmas Underwear Bomber illustrating a need for stronger security screening technology, according to a Gulf News article. Despite the fact that the terror attack cited failed, officials agreed that there will always be a […]

Chicago-based Loyola University recently played host to ColorID’s regional Campus Identification Security Seminar. Presentations were held at the University’s digital research library, the Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons building. Topics discussed included the latest in contactless card technologies, logical access and biometric identification devices for physical access. Products included iris cameras, fingerprint readers, logical access […]

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado has unveiled new identification technology that is expected to replace fingerprint-based identification with iris-based identification, according to a Denver Post article. Arapahoe is the first county in Colorado to receive the technology, which was paid for thanks to a $10,000 National Sheriff’s Association grant. The new system will […]

Anil Jain, a professor and researcher of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan State University, spoke at the University of Southern Florida on how biometrics could be a future technology relied on to fix the heavily flawed state of currently used identification technologies, according to an Independent Florida Alligator article. Among the technologies he cited […]

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in Texas will be utilizing iris scanning technology to identify individuals in lieu of the standard fingerprints more commonly used thanks to a $10,000 grant from the National Sheriff’s Association, according to an Examiner article. The El Paso office is among the first 45 in the nation to be […]