Identica Holdings Corporation, a developer of vascular biometrics technology, has announced that they have entered into a partnership with DAP Technologies, a developer of rugged mobile computing devices, to create a wireless mobile device capable of both biometric enrollment and credential checks anywhere in a secured facility. DAP’s devices will contain Identica’s Mobile Identity Manager […]

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. […]

Un grupo de estudiantes de MBA (Maestría de Administración de Empresas) de la University of Victoria en Canadá sugiere una solución basada en RFID para encontrar, de manera segura, las agujas usadas por drogadictos ilegales y abandonadas en parques y otros lugares públicos. El proyecto, al cual los estudiantes llaman NeedleSight, ganó el premio del […]

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 […]

RMT Inc’s DAP Technologies has released new options for its DAP Guard System. The handheld computer can now perform Transportation Worker Identification Credential verification, vascular biometric identification, remote control of video security and access control systems, and terrorist watch lists interface. DAP is able to add these functionalities through partnerships with AMAG Technology, CoreStreet, Hawkeye […]

Apple has received a patent for a biometric device it expects to be embedded in future lines of iPhones and Macintosh computers. The patent explains some of the concepts and procedures Apple is hoping to utilize in their future products for improving security including some that aren’t biometric. Among the ideas presented are creating a […]

Sagem Securite, a developer of biometric technologies, is partnering with Hitachi, a Japanese technology company, to develop a new multimodal biometric solution utilizing Hitachi’s VeinID Biometric Authentication technology and Sagem’s fingerprint sensors, according to a TMC Net article. The final result is expected to simultaneously scan fingerprints as well as vein patterns in the finger […]

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 […]

New UK-based biometrics distributor, Simply Biometrics, has announced that it is focusing offerings on biometric solutions for physical access control and time and attendance systems. Though the company plans on focusing on the two markets, it is intending to utilize multiple different modes of biometrics including fingerprint, iris, vascular, hand geometry and facial recognition authentication. […]

As the technology increases in reliability and affordability, more health care IT professionals are pointing hospitals towards biometric solutions for patient management, according to a Health Management Technology article by health care IT consultant Mike Wisz. Among the many recommendations from Wisz are replacing standard ID cards with smart cards, specific utilization of fingerprint biometrics, […]