The European Union has become the latest government to utilize ID assurance software provided by U.S.-based Daon. Its software will help drive EU’s Biometric Matching System which will eventually serve some 70 million people. Other partners in the project, known as the Bridge Consortium, include Accenture and Sagem. RESTON, Va.–Daon, a global provider of identity […]

e-Smart Technologies have received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the Company’s biometric identification card technology. The patent also covers the Company’s method for capturing the biometric data and matching that captured data with reference data, and causing the card to perform a desired function only if the identity of the […]

Sequiam Corporation has received purchase orders over $500,000 from The Sharper Image for biometric products for home use. The initial products are the Sequiam ScanQ biometric computer access pod and the BioBox, a storage container that unlocks with a fingerprint. The ScanQ allows consumers to access their PC and common web sites without the need […]

Catcher Holdings, Inc. will supply its portable, handheld mobile device to Cairo Engineering and Manufacturing. The devices will assist the government with screening, identification and validation of people entering and leaving certain high security areas in the nation’s capital of Cairo. The CATCHER device will allow biometric fingerprint identification and collection, digital picture and video […]

The UK Borders bill recently received Royal Assent from the Government. This means that the Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) has more powers to strengthen borders and control illegal immigration. The Act also ensures that from 2008 ID cards will be introduced for foreign nationals subject to immigration control. The UK Borders Act also reinforces […]

Encentuate will be providing Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey with its Encentuate IAM Suite for access control across the organization. With Encentuate, Englewood automates access to web, desktop and legacy applications, using a combination of single sign-on and employee RFID badges for strong authentication. The hospital is also providing the ability […]

On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI), has been selected by Heartland Payment Systems, to provide universities, students and merchants with a unique and innovative solution of making – and accepting – contactless payments by cell phone. Heartland has completed the first full deployment at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA. Payments by cell phone are […]

SCM Microsystems has joined the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum, a non-profit industry association advancing the use of NFC technology, as a Principal member. “SCM Microsystems is pleased to join other industry leaders in the NFC Forum to further the adoption of NFC technology,” said Felix Marx, chief executive officer of SCM Microsystems. SCM Microsystems […]

SCM Microsystems has joined the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum, a non-profit industry association advancing the use of NFC technology, as a Principal member. “SCM Microsystems is pleased to join other industry leaders in the NFC Forum to further the adoption of NFC technology,” said Felix Marx, chief executive officer of SCM Microsystems. SCM Microsystems […]

By the end of this year the Rhine Main Transport Association (RMV) will equip all bus and tram/train stops within the city of Frankfurt-on-the-Main and in its airport with ConTags, functioning as Near Field Communication (NFC) transmitters. Frankfurt-on-the-Main will be the first metropolis of the Federal Republic to benefit from such a system. The tags […]