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 […]

University of Georgia police arrested its security analyst, Dorin Dehelean, on a felony extortion charge for trying to blackmail a student who was caught downloading music, reveals the Banner Herald. Officials say that Dehelean called the student to let her know that she’d been caught downloading copyrighted material, a violation of university policy. He “offered […]

The 2010 Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA) Board of Directors welcomes their newly elected Chairman Bob Carr, chief executive officer at Heartland Payment Systems. SPVA , a non-profit organization working with multiple stakeholders to establish security solutions for card payment transactions and information, will have Carr serve as associate member director. Carr’s contribution to developing […]

The Smart Card Alliance Health care Council will focus on educating the industry on the need for a solid, secure identity management infrastructure, its newly elected officers said. “This has been an important year for the health care industry, with the federal government ready to invest over $19 billion in health care information technology as […]

The Mexican State of Puebla has announced its renewal of contract with Neology RFID to provide passive RFID tags, readers and solution integration support. In 2005 Neology was chosen by the state to develop a fully integrated electronic vehicle identification/electronic vehicle registration solution, with the key focus being on tax compliance and state security. The […]

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 […]

Gemalto announced that it has acquired Finnish mobile authentication systems provider Valimo Wireless Oy. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Valimo’s technology enables mobile phone users to digitally sign documents and confirm legally binding transactions by entering a self-chosen passphrase or a PIN code. Valimo Mobile ID solution provides secure online banking, mobile […]

Suprema, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced that its RealScan-F palm print scanner has received certification from the FBI for the agency’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System Image Quality Specification Appendix F standards. The certification is a big help to the scanner as it is required if it is to be used by the […]

Animetrics, a developer of three-dimensional facial recognition systems, has announced the release of an application for the Apple App Store. The app, called FaceR Celebrity, is the first of a series of applications under the FaceR moniker planned for release by the company. In addition to the FaceR series, Animetrics has also been developing higher-end […]

The Bulgarian Parliament has begun using a new biometric system designed to prevent people from casting fraudulent votes in parliamentary sessions by using another’s voting card, according to a Sofia News Agency article. While the Assembly Speaker, Tsetska Tsacheva, has referred to the new system as a success with minor bugs being worked out, members […]