A group of scholars, professionals, and government representatives have come together to help take on issues dealing with identity management in areas such as cybercrime, terrorism, and narcotics trafficking, according to a Tech World article. The group, known as the Center for Applied Identity Management Research (CAIMR), was founded by high ranking members from IBM, […]

Datastrip, a developer of biometric identity solutions, has announced that they are now offering their mobile biometric device, DSVII, with Motorola’s Terrestrial Trunked Radio Communication (TETRA) capabilities. TETRA is a digital radio standard developed by the European Telecommunications Institute and will enable users of Datastrip’s DSVII devices to access remote databases securely via its own […]

Cogent Systems, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced the release of a new biometric device designed to be a rugged, multi-modal solution for use in the field by military and law enforcement personnel. The Fusion, Cogent’s new device, was design with input from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Special operations community and has been […]

MaxID, a developer of mobile computing equipment, is unveiling their new mobile identification unit aimed at military and law enforcement agencies at the Biometrics Consortium in Tampa, Fla. The new device, called iDLMax, is designed specifically with these markets in mind, as it has a rugged design to withstand extreme environments and is multi-modal to […]

The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council has elected new officers and a steering committee and outlined activities for the upcoming year. This year Council projects include developing white papers that discuss how the U.S. government’s FIPS 201 standard can be used for enterprise identity programs and emergency response official credentialing programs and publishing case studies […]

AeroScout Inc., working with VenueSoft, announced that Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is using AeroScout’s Wi-Fi-based Active RFID solution to manage safety at events. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and ORACLE Arena are home to the Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders and Golden State Warriors, as well as other sporting events, concerts and family shows. It has a capacity of […]

Motorola has been chosen to supply the enrollment kiosks to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Police Computing and Material Service for Norway’s biometric passport and visa program, according to an article from The Financial. The kiosks from Motorola, called Bio-Enrol Stations, will enable Norway’s agencies to enroll the 500,000 passport applicants […]

Cogent Systems, a developer of fingerprint scanning technology, has announced that they received an order for 1,000 of their BlueCheck units by the Los Angeles County Regional Identification Systems (LACRIS). The order adds to the 500 units Cogent previously deployed to LACRIS. BlueCheck is a mobile identification device intended to be used by law enforcement […]

As near field communication begins to make inroads in the payments market, the Smart Card Alliance has decided to make this new technology part of one of one of its industry councils. The Contactless Payments Council has thus been renamed the Contactless and Mobile Payments Council. “Consumers, mobile carriers, banks and technology providers are all […]

The International Biometric Group, a firm that conducts independent research, consulting, and systems integration, has had its grant for operating the Biometric Technologies Center of Excellence extended by the U.S. Department of Justice. The extension accounts for an extra year and sees the total grant increased to $5 million. The reason behind the U.S. Department […]