We’ve been hearing about RFID Wristbands for a while, but it’s big news that country icon Dolly Parton’s namesake amusement park Dollywood’s Splash Country is getting them. The water adventure theme park that combines the beauty of the Smoky Mountains with the excitement of water park rides, implemented Precision Dynamics’ RFID Smart Band Wristband System […]

Another show of support for the contactless payment and NFC future, a group of companies and investors have pumped more than $22 million into CA-based ViVOtech. The round is led by First Data, NCR, Miven Venture Partners and “one undisclosed Fortune 500 company.” ViVOtech Closes $22.5 Million In Series C Round of Funding Investments Validate […]

Another show of support for the contactless payment and NFC future, a group of companies and investors have pumped more than $22 million into CA-based ViVOtech. The round is led by First Data, NCR, Miven Venture Partners and “one undisclosed Fortune 500 company.” ViVOtech Closes $22.5 Million In Series C Round of Funding Investments Validate […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected ImageWare Systems to provide the VA with large-scale, agencywide biometric identity management capabilities and enable the agency to produce Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials in support of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). This deployment is considered one of the largest to date. U.S. Department of […]

Entrust has supplied a royalty-free license to Sun Microsystems for a key component in an open-source PKI. Entrust’s patent on certificate revocation list points allow greater efficiency and reduced network traffic for managing certificate revocation lists, used to track revoked users’ security credentials and associated rights. Intellectual property issues have slowed the adoption of PKI-enabled […]

New ownership brings new capital, capacity, and expansion By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor CPI Card Group is ready for prime time. Not that it hasn’t been all along, but thanks to extensive investments in equipment and personnel, the Colorado-based card manufacturer is getting ready for an “exploding” card market, whether contact or contactless. And prime […]

Schools in Britain are being given official guidelines outlining how they can use and store students’ biometric information. The main rule is that when children leave a school or if the original purpose of collecting fingerprints were to use them for library book check-out, and that purpose no longer applies, schools must destroy the personal […]

Fujitsu Microelectronics America and 123ID recently introduced new development kits that enable developers to quickly incorporate fingerprint authentication into Windows-based applications used in network authentication, secure fingerprint ID login, password replacement, file encryption, access control, POS, and commercial and government identity-management systems. The new Software Developer Kits (DKF-UMS-1120, 1130, 1117 and 1137) incorporate a vector/minutia-based […]

Fujitsu Microelectronics America and 123ID recently introduced new development kits that enable developers to quickly incorporate fingerprint authentication into Windows-based applications used in network authentication, secure fingerprint ID login, password replacement, file encryption, access control, POS, and commercial and government identity-management systems. The new Software Developer Kits (DKF-UMS-1120, 1130, 1117 and 1137) incorporate a vector/minutia-based […]

Merkatum Corporation, a developer and provider of multi-biometric identity management solutions, has successfully implemented one of the largest and most advanced facial recognition identification system in Mexico. The emfiva-FRS™ biometric system enables an important component of a state-wide integrated public safety program directed at improving criminal intelligence and reducing identity-fraud. Local law enforcement agencies will […]