Biometrics

Lockheed Martin’s solution receives GSA approval for HSPD-12 compliance
Another large defense contractor gets GSA approval for HSPD-12 compliance solution
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BIO-Key fingerprint solution successfully passes NIST SDK test
The standard organization NIST runs pretty tough tests, so it is good news for BIO-Key that its fingerprint solution has passed the NIST SDK test with flying colors
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Password-protected gun ammunition
You can protect your gun with a safety latch; but what if you want to protect your ammunition from being stolen and misused? A German inventor has an answer: Password-protected rounds
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Hot debate over proper technology slows progress on border-crossing ID
Political pressures from states bordering Canada persuaded DHS to relax its demand that U.S. and Canadian citizens crossing the border back and forth for shopping carry passports; instead, a biometric ID card would be issued; trouble is, there is an acrimonious debate over what technology to use in the card
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Britons want to know more about controversial ID card scheme
Liberal Democrats have been granted their request to have the DWP release the a feasibility report concerning the national biometric ID card plan; the DWP says this is not a good idea, but the commissioner ruled that the people have a right to know
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ImageWare enhancing biometric solution to comply with FIPS-201
Another biometric company is making its flagship product FIPS-201-compliant, and a good thing it does
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A4Vision, Fastcom in integrated secure access solution
Two companies combine their technologies to offer secure access control for areas where tail-gaiting and card sharing must be prevented
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GAO: Feds should plan before awarding automation contracts
The federal government wants to digitalize more than 50 million paper records — but the GAO says that such a massive project should be better planned and thought out
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SuperCom wins GSA approval
Non-U.S. companies are walking on egg shells when they want to market their homeland security technologies and solutions in the United States; and Israeli smart-card company has just received the coveted GSA approval
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Microsoft drops SecurID, saying Vista aims for authentication openness
Microsoft says it decided against supporting SecurID authentication because it did not to offer support for only one system; industry insiders say the decision was more the result of time pressures
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Biometric IDs will cost more and more often
Biometric IDs may add to safety, but they will cost more — and will cost more to replace, a U.K. government study says
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States push back on mandated ID
The Real ID Act of May 2005 gives states 3 years to incorporate biometric information and RFID technology into the driver’s licenses they issue; states say the deadline is too short and the costs too high
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Hitachi finger vein system allows for "duress digit" designation
Hitachi offers a finger vein architecture biometric device with a twist: It allows users to designate one finger as a duress digit: If a customer is forced at a gun point to go to the bank or to an ATM, he may use the duress finger to alert the authorities
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UPEKâ€™s TouchChip meets HSPD-12, FIPS-201 standards
Biometric company offers what more and more companies will have to offer: HSPD-12, FIPS-201 compliant gear
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Japan to test intelligent facial-recognition CCTV in Tokyo rail station
Japan to test intelligent CCTV at rail stations in Tokyo: Faces of passengers at the station will be run against a database of wanted criminals and terrorists
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