Biometrics

Investment in voice verification biometrics
As voice recognition biometrics becomes more popular — one advantage it has is remote recognition — investments in it grow
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New RFID ID card to replace passports among Western Hemisphere countries
U.S. government unveils a plan to equip citizens of several countries in the Western Hemisphere with a biometric card which could serve as a passport substitute
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US Biometrics, CSI in biometric solution for financial institutions
Two companies in the identity authentication business team up to offer financial institutions a robust identity solution
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Questions raised about traveler screening programs
Remember the nine-month old Pennsylvania toddler who was not allowed to board a plane with her mother because her name was on the TSA No-Fly list? And Senator Ted Kennedy is still being pulled over every time he walks through a security line; who is on this list, anyway?
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U.K. launches mugshot database for police use
U.K. law-enforcement authorities launch first-in-the-nation mugshot — or facial recognition — database to make it easier and quicker to identify criminals and terrorists
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Growing investment in airport IT services, including biometric check-in
Airport-related IT services and products constituted a $2.5 billion market in 2005; the growing interest in biometric travel documents will increase the size of this market in the next three years
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Live test of ePassports begins at San Francisco International
In second live test of its kind, four countries cooperate in testing ePassports, their readers, and the software which operates the system
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Viisage paying $770 million in stock for Identix
Mammoth merger will create one of the largest multi-modal biometrics companies, aiming to become major player in homeland security
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US-VISIT program on track, says DHS
Biometric entry monitoring program from U.S. visitors is running smoothly according to DHS
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DigitalPersona Pro biometric solution wins coveted award
Congratulations! DigitalPersona receives award for best biometric authentication solution provider
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New biometric group to concentrate on travelers-related issues
As if we didn’t have enough trade associations in Washington, D.C.… but this one, to advise the government on travel-related biometric issues, may actually be useful
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bioMETRX shows first product: Biometric garage door opener
This is not the opening of a new chapter in Western civilization, but there is no reason not to note this modest device, making only modest claims for itself
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Mexican government buys more gear from ImageWare
The Mexican government continues its buying spree of biometric gear to beef up security in prisons and government buildings
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Minnesota launches biometric driver's license
The State of A Thousand Lakes (our view: thirty lakes and 970 puddles) is moving to incorporate biometric information into the state driver’s license
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Trend: The emergence of vascular pattern identification system
A Dutch company develops a new biometric measure — vascular identity —which holds the promise of being more usable, more accurate, and less susceptible to fraud than other measures
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