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Cogent signs tech-sharing deal with Symwave
South Pasadena-based company will supply image reconstruction technology for Symwave’s “sweeper sensor” USB and PC access systems; deal another feather in the cap for this impressive biometrics company; recent success with U.K. visa program shows flexible market strategy
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Passfaces adds four partners, expands to Europe
Company’s unique “reverse biometrics” approach finds eager resellers; Bavelle Technologies, Coast to Coast Financial Services, Data Compliance Solutions, and Ergosis take the plunge
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Daon to provide software for €157m European visa system
Irish company joins Sagem and Accenture to develop the Biometric Matching System; deal is said to be Daon’s largest to date; 70 million Europeans will submit fingerprints
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AuthenTec signs deal with HP's consumer division
Award-winning TruePrint finger scanners will be incorporated into a new line of consumer notebooks; deal shows company a leader in bringing biometrics into the home market; last year’s arrangement with Kwikset/Sequiam just one example
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Latvians select Giesecke & Devrient for new ePassports
Munich-based company has a long relationship with this emerging Baltic state; 1.1 ePassports to be produced; Austria and Macedonia also use G&D technology; roll-out scheduled for late 2007
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UPDATE: Italian IDs to retain LaserCard's optical stripe
An analyst who warned that the Italian government might drop the technology changes his mind; switch would have carried a high cost but would have ensured compatibility with other European national ID systems; announcement good news for LaserCard, but the technology’s future remains in doubt
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Polar Rose offers facial recognition search engine
Technology turns a 2D image into a 3D face print; search can be used to locate additional photographs of or identify an unknown person; privacy concerns an issue
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UK national ID plans unveiled
Government will issue 60 million cards over the next decade; technology will be compatible with ePassports and banking smart cards; total cost estimated at $10.5 billion
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Sagem Défense Sécurité wins French visa contract
Ten-print capture the underlying technology; system will connect to the coming European Visa Information System; software provided by Atos Origin Intégration
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Skype offers telephone-based lie detector
320,000 have already downloaded the free application; system is first VoIP adaptation of a technology well known to law enforcement; philanderers quake in their boots
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UK Biometrics installs Britain's first law firm access system
Comprehensive approach covers building access and payroll matters; American law firms, because of their unique billing structures, present a special challenge to the biometrics industry
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DATEL installs Jordanian immigration control system
Jordan Electronic Gate matches passenger fingerprints against a smart card; self-monitoring system constantly updates databases; planners hope to expand program to non-Jordanian citizens
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Corestreet's PIVMAN breaks into the muncipal market
Los Angeles is planning its own ID initiative but wants to be able to identify federal employees as well; deal shows an expanding FIPS-201 market segment, at least in areas where federal and city employees work closely together
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ImageWare signs $1.2 million federal contract
San Diego based company will leverage its IWS Biometric Engine to assist in the development of a protype multi-biometric scanner; engine is technology neutral and extremely flexible; vein, palm, iris, voice, and signature modalities are all available
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California Hilton installs Ingersoll Rand's Hand Punch system
In an attempt to thwart buddy-punching, hotel installs hand geometry unit; system also monitors employee meals for tax purposes; early interest in finger scanning shot down by nervous workers
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The long view
“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States
As President Donald Trump guts the main federal office dedicated to preventing terrorism, states say they’re left to take the lead in spotlighting threats. Some state efforts are robust, others are fledgling, and yet other states are still formalizing strategies for addressing extremism. With the federal government largely retreating from focusing on extremist dangers, prevention advocates say the threat of violent extremism is likely to increase.