Biometric solutions security provider Cross Match Technologies has acquired a company specializing in facial recognition applications, expanding the company’s biometric offerings. Facial recognition capabilities can be beneficial in high-traffic locations that require heightened security, such as airports, border checkpoints and prisons. Acquisition Positions Company as a True Multi-Modal Biometric Provider PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. & […]

By Sara Pralle, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Increased airport security since 9/11 has led to a frustrating flying experience for many travelers. While few deny the need for safeguards, frequent flyers desperately want a means to avoid the lines and the hassle these security measures have created. Enter the Registered Traveler program, initiated by the […]

Saflink, Microsoft, Johnson Controls, Expedia Corporate Travel and ID Technology Partners have announced the official branding of their Registered Traveler program–FLO Alliance (Fast Lane Option). The alliance also announced two new partners: JP Morgan Chase and The Paradies Shops, an airport specialty shop operator. Alliance of Industry Leaders Announces Support for TSA Registered Traveler Program […]

By Erik Peterson, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing The United States government plans to begin issuing e-passports – a new version of the passport containing a contactless chip and biometric security – to the American public at the end of 2006. This announcement accompanies the commencement of a mid-January 2006 pilot program in which diplomats were […]

For a couple of years, it looked as if SecurTech was going to overtake the CardTech portion of the annual conference in terms of numbers of participants, but with last year’s rollout of contactless payments by the big three card issuers, the pendulum is swinging the other way. “It used to be we were split […]

Precise Biometrics has received an extension of last year’s contact that will lead to the eventual delivery of national ID cards to Thailand’s 64 million citizens. The 2005 order for 12 million cards was successfully completed with production of the biometrics-based Precise Match-on-Card. LUND, SWEDEN – Precise Biometrics AB, a Swedish company that develops and […]

CEOs from AuthenTec and Cogent Systems have joined the board of directors of the International Biometric Industry Association, expanding the board to 10 industry leaders and reflecting the trade organization’s growth in consumer, commerical and government markets. Washington–The International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) – the biometric industry’s leading trade organization – today named AuthenTec CEO […]

A Swedish biometrics security firm, looking to satisfy market demands for more flexible biometrics solutions, primarily with laptops, is making its Microsoft Windows XP login source code available to users at no charge. At the same time, Precise Biometrics announced the release of its new fingerprint reader. Lund, Sweden–Precise Biometrics AB (publ), which develops and […]

The demand for tighter security systems doesn’t seem to be abating anytime soon. Some of the latest technologies available for fighting fraud and ID theft and the increased interest in logical and physical access convergence are just some of the subjects that will be featured at the SecurTech portion of this year’s CardTech/SecurTech Conference May […]

Sagem Morpho says it is seeking FIPS 201 certification on its JD-ID Mark 64 v.1 card with a PIV applet and its PIV Client API v.1 to meet the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. ALEXANDRIA, VA –Sagem Morpho Inc., an industry leader in fingerprint and smart card technology, recently announced its submittal of […]