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Gemalto strikes again with HSPD-12 deal
Company teams up with Intercede to provide card management services to an unnamed but important executive branch agency; deal another notch in the belt for this high-flying firm not satisfied with mastering the ePassport market
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CellMax secures $2 million in Round B funding
Company markets voice biometrics to the call center industry; financing will support a major market pentration effort; demand for voice authentication grows among call center operators in proportion to identity fraud claims
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Kwikset, Sequiam, and AuthenTec team up for new deadbolt lock
Deal follows Sequiam/KwikSet partnership announcement; fingerprint scanner permits home access to up to 50 friends and family members; intriguing feature permits homeowners to control access times to registered users — an ideal set-up for babysitters and household help
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Precise Biometrics wins Scandinavian Airlines contract
Deal folows on a succesful test of the company’s checked baggage-matching system; SAS plans deployment at Angelhom and Ronneby airports, with 10 million passengers eventually expected to participate
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Italy may drop LaserCard's optical stripe from its ID cards
Analyst report cites expense and incompatibility with European standards as main reasons for possible abandonment; optical stripes are giving way to smartcard technology; if Italy keeps the stripe, deal could mean $50 million in annual revenue for LaserCard
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BioGuard's TruePrint scanners lead the way
Company is not afraid to offer its unique technology to both government and commercial end-users; access control and baggage handling are important sectors, but there is no need to leave money on the table by ignoring the domestic market; company’s anti-carjacking system a hit in Europe; IPO may be imminent
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L-1 acquires ComnetiX for $12.5 million
Deal give L-1 a strong foothold in the Canadian market; ComentiX known for its fingerbiometrics solutions, especially for law enforcement; deal marks another success for L-1 after recent acquisition of SpecTal
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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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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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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.