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Alternative to passports for border crossing gains support in Senate
U.S. and Canadian business say that requiring passports along the U.S.-Canada border would hobble commerce; two U.S. senators support secure driver licenses as an alternative to passports
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Ohio company offers on-site verification of immigration status
How to deal with immigration into the U.S. is a political issue, but nimble companies may find rich business opportunities here, and Zerco is one such company
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TSSI shows wireless biometridc device
As biomtrci access control devices proliferate, they also reach placeds where cabling is not always an noption; TSSI has a solution
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Xilinx shows Virtex-4 FPGA based technology
Facial recognition biometrics, to be both accurate and convenient, requires considerable computing power; Xilinx’s latest Virtex-4 FPGA based technology brings us closer to that goal
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Israelis develop real-time Arabic handwriting reader
Software common for Latin writing is wanting in the Middle East; handwriting seen as a preferred interface in developing countries
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What's a Xuuk anyways?
Google fetes a company with an eyecatching approach to advertising; cameras atttached to plasma screens can see if you’re peeking
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UK access control market hits £290 million
Key Note sees 7 percent growth through 2011 for biometrics, smart cards, and vehicle control
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Call centers drive voice recognition boomlet
New privacy laws coming on line prompt financial companies to look for quicker methods of biometric identification
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Spitzer proposes expanded criminal DNA database
Plan would add 50,000 samples to the state’s database at a cost of $1.75 million; the convicted will find it easier to challenge DNA evidence
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Griaule shows two inexpensive biometric solutions
Brazilian biometrics company offers the first SDK to support the Microsoft Fingerprint Reader, and a help-desk authentication utility
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Experts express concern about REAL-ID security
National database could be a prime target for hackers; Smart Card Alliance modestly recommends smart cards as alterantive to bar codes
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Canadian arbitrator takes up religious objections to biometrics
Members of the Pentecostal Church are fired after refusing to cooperate with a hand-scanning system; arbitrator calls it a case of religious discrimination and orders company to accomodate concerns
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Swiss bank is first biometrics-only bank in the world
Swiss bank Pictet has done away with employee badges, passcodes, pins, and other forms of identification; from now on, all identification of employees and clients will be based on facial recognition
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Company announces RFID-safe mailing envelope
With passports moving toward RFID, demand is growing for sleeves and wallets of all kinds; National Envelope Company sees a market among banks and government offices
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Biometrics find their way into the remote control market
As cable television combines with Internet, traditional remotes are unsuited for search and content management
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