Biometrics

On Track Innovations scoops up SuperCom
At a cost of $21 million, OTI acquires a number of critical anti-countefeiting and production patents; company looks to expand ePassport and national ID business; Israeli industry consolidation continues
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OKI
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Verint
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ioimage's intelligent video appliance selected for NY-NJ airport security overhaul
With Raytheon as lead contractor, subcontractor 4D Security Solutions selects the Israeli company to install its plug and play appliances; perimeter security a challenge when airports are bounded by the sea; ioimage appliances convert analog to digital IP, and offer PTZ tracking and automatic threat detection
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Digimarc to help Utah comply with REAL ID Act
Five year contract calls on company to develop new drivers’ licenses that incorporate digital watermarking and laser perforation; just the latest in Digimarc’s campaign to dominate the state-issued identification market
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Coast Guard to collect biometric information from illegal migrants
The U.S. Coast Guard launches a pilot program to collect biometric information from illegal migrants seized on the high seas between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico; pilot is part of an effort to develop a biometric mobile solution for DHS
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DHS announces US-VIST ten-print capture wish list
Although four companies have come close to meeting DHS needs, agency is open to competition in its efforts to shore up the US-VISIT program; speed and accuracy are a must, as is a small footprint; software improvements needed on the back end
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Intereced helps another U.S. agency comply with HSPD-12
U.K smart-card sepcialist wins another contract to help a U.S. government agency come into complaince with HSPD-12-madated PIV requirements; in early October the U.S. EPA said it, too, would use Interced technology
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Ingenia Technology leaps ahead in the authentication sector
The first in an ongoing series in which we profile the winner and runners-up of the Global Security Challenge; this week, we look at London-based Ingenia and its unique laser method of authenticating almost any substance on Earth without adding a tag or interfering with production
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New report finds Smartcards a wise investment
More than 2.9 billion will be shipped in 2006, a 20 percent increase; ePassports and national ID cards lead the way; European and Asian sectors look strong, but China will manufacture its own IDs
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Sequiam locks up the biometrics market with Kwikset deal
Agreement allows Kwikset to add biometrics to its residential security business; deal another example of Sequiam’s interest in a wide array of partnerships; biometrics are moving quickly into the domestic arena
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bioMetrx strikes gold with biometric garage door opener
Television publicity, not our previous report, most likely cause of suburban demand; company opens Web site to process rush of orders; biometrics for kids a growing market
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3M wins Nigerian Seafarers Identity Document contract
UN and labor initiated program permits merchant mariners to disembark without visas; fingerprint biometrics are contained in a simple bar code for widespread acceptance; company expects similar deals in the near future once UN and donor nations arrange funding
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Navy scientists use minute manufacturing differences to detect counterfeit IDs
Approach relies in variation among transistors and wires that make up compuuter chips; two may work in the same way, but differences in threshold voltages make all the difference in detecting a fake
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L-1 subsidiary IBT strikes deal to register Florida insurance agents
Worth $22 million over five years, contract shows Integrated Business Technology and L-1 leading the pack in Florida biometric enrollment; 70,000 agents will be registered annually
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