The FBI has awarded a contract for managing its Criminal Justice Information Services Division Card Scanning Services (CSS) program to biometrics and security company Lockheed Martin. The contract, which spans five years and $47 million, covers the handling and conversion of paper-based fingerprint, palm print and photo records into electronic records for the FBI. The […]

Adding IT applications to the existing physical security badges paves the way Using contactless technology on the desktop to lock down computers is starting to find more proponents as companies begin to ratchet up their portfolios to include more logical access devices that make it easier, and potentially less expensive, to migrate to the systems. […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has granted Lockheed Martin a five-year, $47 million contract to continue managing its Criminal Justice Information Services Division’s Card Scanning Service program which covers the conversion of paper fingerprint, palm print and photo records into electronic records. Records processed through this program are submitted by state, local, and federal law […]

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies and Human Recognition Systems, a developer of biometric-based and other security technologies, has developed a biometric access control system that is controlled via VPN software on a 3G phone network, according to a Security Park article. The new technology was developed as a solution for a housing refurbishment project that had […]

U.S. immigration officials held a Singapore cancer patient for four hours when they could not detect his fingerprints because of a drug he was taking, according to a Reuters news report. The drug, capecitabine, is used to treat cancers in the head and neck, breast, stomach and colorectum. A side-effect is chronic inflammation of the […]

While using a hand instead of an ID card to gain entrance to university facilities, particularly recreation centers, is gaining prominence, a pioneer in the use of hand scanners, San Diego State University, has been using the devices since 1998. That’s when Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies installed 12 hand geometry readers at the six entrances […]

Fujitsu, a Japan-based developer of biometric technology, has announced that they have developed the first image technology that can perform palm-vein authentication in motion requiring only one millisecond to perform the capture. Fujitsu says the technology is as accurate as its past vascular imaging technologies that required a static hand to take a sample capture. […]

Allscripts, a developer of electronic records solutions for the health care industry, has announced the unveiling of a joint effort between themselves and biometric technology developer Fujitsu, according to a Kiosk Marketplace article. The outcome of the two companies working together is a biometric-secured kiosk intended to improve the security of sensitive patient records and […]

Reacting to the biometrics market’s problem of low product awareness, developer Simply Biometrics has launched biometric training programs focusing on time and attendance and physical access control solutions. These programs will cover a range of biometric modalities including iris, hand geometry, fingerprint and vascular recognition. The program is aimed at technology companies, system integrators and […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor While some students may complain when they have to fork over money for a replacement student ID card that was originally free, most have little choice if they want to keep availing themselves of the university’s services. Still, CR80News wondered what was the going rate for lost or stolen cards. […]