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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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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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