The Seven Boyd Schools, Montessori schools located in Virginia, have recently finished installing biometric systems intended to increase the security of their students, specifically the very young ones, according to a Security Director News article. The system the schools are using is BioSafe which was developed for them specifically by New Year Tech, a systems […]

Hitachi, a Japan-based technology development firm, has been developing a new device that would enable vending machines to utilize vascular biometrics for payment, according to a Tech Radar article. Specifically, a user would have to register their finger-vein patterns with their credit card so that a swipe of the finger could be used to pay […]

A Swiss bank located in Zurich has recently installed a SEVA 3D RTC biometric access control device to better secure sensitive areas, according to a Source Security article. The SEVA 3D RTC utilizes vascular biometrics from LEGIC by scanning the back of a user’s hand via near-infrared light and capturing the pattern of veins within […]

The French National Commission for Data Protection and the Liberties (CNIL) has announced that for the first time they have approved the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), managers of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), to utilize biometric collection of test takers. The GMAT, which will be using PalmSecure vascular readers, is the first test […]

M2SYS Technology, a biometric technology research and development firm, announced that it has finalized an agreement with ACS Technologies, a provider of information management solutions to nearly 50,000 churches, schools, and other faith-based organizations. Through the terms of the agreement, ACS Technologies will be offering Bio-SnapON, a biometric identification system developed by M2SYS, to its […]

Nedap and Hitachi have worked together to integrate finger vein verification into the Nedap access control system AEOS. Finger vein recognition is a relatively new biometric technology. Each individual’s vein pattern is unique. Finger vein recognition works by shining infrared light through the finger which is absorbed by the haemoglobin of the blood in the […]

HT Systems, a vendor for biometric software and systems integration, has announced the promotion of David Weiner, previously vice president of sales, to the role of president at the company. Prior to Weiner’s promotion, HT had not had a president. Other moved with in the organization announced were the appointment of Carl Bertrams, who is […]

Smarter Security Systems (SSS), a provider of physical access control and other security systems, has announced the availability of their new biometric reader. The reader, called FastScan Vascular Reader (VR), touts the same high accuracy as other vascular authentication devices available, but also operates at a rate of .4 seconds per authentication. The FastScan VR […]

VeriChip Corporation, makers of health care-related RFID solutions, have announced the development of a new, smaller version of its human-implantable RFID microchip. The new microchip measures approximately 8 millimeters by 1 millimeter, compared to the currently marketed version’s 11 millimeter by 1 millimeter dimensions. The new device has been developed specifically to be incorporated into […]

Lockheed Martin hosted four industry leaders in vascular, voice and signature recognition at its Biometric Experimentation and Advanced Concepts (BEACON) in West Virginia, a space intent on collaborating between industry, government and academia in the field of biometrics. The four companies invited were Identica, PerSay, Speech Technology Center and Noninvasive Medical Technologies. The intent behind […]