Biometrics

NIST unveils new MBARK system for interoperability of biometric systems
Got MBARK? If not, you should; this one-stop shop middleware solution is aimed at providing industry and government a way to integrate current systems, providing enhanced security
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Move toward e-passports accelerates, SafeNet benefits
More and more countries move toward e-passports – that is, passports which combine biometric information with RFID technology; IT security behemoth SafeNet benefits
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Louis Freeh joins Viisage board
Former head of the FBI joins biometric leader Viisage
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Identix products win NIST, GSA HSPD-12 approval
An important biometrics company received HSDP-12 compliance approval as 27 October HSDP0-12 deadline for government agencies and contractors nears
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Viisage acquires Iridian for $35 million in cash
Viisage continues in its aggressive acquisition campaign to expand and enhance its position as a provider of multimodal biometrics
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Cross Match Technologies approved as provider of fingerprint capture stations for HSPD-12
CrossMatch gains an important GSA approval, making its products even more appealing to government agencies which must comply with FIPS-201 by October 2006
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BIO-key and identiMetrics provide biometric solution for young children
Keeping track of small children is now easier as BIO-key and identiMetrics introduce a new solution to identify children biometrically by their fingerprints
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3M acquires British passport maker SPSL
Diversified technology giant — an also scotch tape supplier — 3M is in a deal to acquire U.K. company responsible for RFID technology in biometric passports
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Cogent’s fingerprint algorithmic gets GSA approval for FIPS 201 PIV
The approval of Cogent’s technology now allows the company to work with federal agencies to provide Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart cards required under HSPD-12 for federal employees
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Walking soon to be used as a biometric tool
Guilty by walking: Scientists in several countries are now working on technology able to detect criminals by their style of walk
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Biometrics by blood vessel patterns
Snowflake Technologies hopes to bring blood vessel biometric verification to market by next year
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Admiral Loy joins Viisage’s Board
Former deputy secretary at DHS is now a board member with biometric specialist Viisage Technology
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U.K. government’s ministers reveal doubts about feasibility of national biometric ID
The U.K. government has been pushing an ambitious agenda of equipping all of the 50 million adults in the United Kingdom with biometric national ID; questions about the feasibility of the project, its cost, and its real contribution to U.K. security persist, and leaked e-mails between cabinet ministers now show the questions about the program are rife not only on the opposition benches
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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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