Gemalto has partnered with Precise Biometrics, a developer of biometric identity verification solutions, to create the Gemalto.Net Bio solution. The product uses Precise’s Match-On-Card fingerprint authentication technology, which stores the cardholder’s biometric information on the card rather than matching to a database, to replace user passwords and create a system that enhances network security for […]

Massachusetts-based biometric developer, Imprivata, has purchased Texas-based biometrics developer IdentiPHI, according to an Austin Business Journal article. The news is following the February filing of chapter 11 bankruptcy by IdentiPHI whom had recently purchased Saflink Corp., a financially struggling biometric developer. With the acquisition, Imprivata is gaining access to a number of patents for existing […]

AuthenTec, a developer of biometric technology, has announced that ASUS will be including AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors in its netbooks for increased security. The netbook, a small simplified laptop, is the first of its kind to come standard with fingerprint sensors.   

The Smart Card Alliance released a brief for federal health care policymakers on the importance of reliable identification technology in the market. “With the $17 billion federal government investment planned for health care IT as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, we thought this was the right time to bring […]

HID Global will demonstrate a variety of products at the ISC West International Security Conference and Exposition. Under the theme “A World of New Possibilities,” HID’s booth (#11052) shows a suite of products, resources and partnerships that enable end-users to implement everything from networked physical access control to contactless logical access solutions. Highlights of HID […]

By Kelli Emerick, executive director, Secure Document Coalition Change has come to Washington, to our nation and to ID management. An Obama administration is different than any other administration we’ve ever seen. Not just because Barak Obama is the first African-American to be elected President by the people of our country, but because he is […]

Gemalto announced it is delivering electronic identification cards to the National Information Center (NIC), the IT entity of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior. The Identification Card-Phase 2 program extends the country’s initial electronic ID initiative launched in December 2007. As part of the new contract, Gemalto will provide the NIC with eID cards for the […]