Biometrics

U.S. e-Passport project on track
The United States is on schedule to begin using biometric passport by fall deadline; visa-waiver holders be prepared
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Cross Match showing Challenge to Industry-compliant portable biometric device
An innovative biometric company comes out with a light, portable biometric devices complying with the government Challenge to Industry call
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Florida moves on its own to set port access ID system
The federal government has delayed finalizing the port employee ID system several times; Florida has had enough and it is moving to create its own ID system
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Sense Holdings shows strong fourth quarter growth
A versatile company offering both biometric solutions and explosive detection technology shows impressive fourth quarter growth
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I. U.K. ID debate ethers new phase; loyal opposition remains defiant
The debate over the U.K. biometric ID appears to have reached a compromise, but opponents vow to fight on
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II. Accenture leads race to offer underlying technology for U.K. national ID program
Large service contractor leads the race to provide the underlying technology for the national ID project
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III. Combining national ID with regularization of illegal immigrant
There may be an intended consequence to the ID project: It may help a future U.K. government address more directly the growing problem of illegal immigration
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Analysis: Growing VC interest in European biometric market
The growing interest in biometrics by security-conscious governments and companies lead to growing VC interest
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Iowa implements new driver license system from Digimarc
Iowa implements new, secure driver’s license, which will help the state meet the Real ID Act requirements
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Face-recognition computer access control is here
Some computers and laptops already have replaced passwords with fingerprint authentication, but a new solution offers face recognition as the ultimate computer access authentication measure
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Cross Match shows new biometric solution to help federal agencies comply with HSPD-12
Compliance with ever-more-demanding security and back up requirements is a problem, and a new biometric storage and management solution aims to help federal agencies comply with HSPD-12
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Lords accept U.K. national ID compromise: No compulsory biometric ID before 2010
A compromise is reached in the U.K. over a mandatory biometric national ID; for a while the stalemate between the House of Commons and the House of Lords threatened a constitutional crisis, but now all agree for 2010 as target date for the new ID
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Assigning biometric information to resources
Collecting biometric information is relatively easy; the more difficult part is allocating and associating this information with specific resources; a new solution will help in that
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Motorola promotes 3D facial recognitions solutions in the Middle East
There is a growing market for biometric security measures in the Middle East, and Motorola hopes to ride the wave
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Viisage to gather biometric information for new Icelandic passport
Iceland has decided to equip its citizens with a biometric ID, and has contracted Viisage to collect the necessary information
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