Biometrics

Authentec win Wall Street Journal innovation award
TruePrint finger-biometrics already an industry leader; unlike competitors, technology reads the live skin underneath the dead top layer
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DHS announces plan to scan all ten fingers of foreign vistors to U.S.
System to be operational by 2008; current two-finger system inadequate due to poor capturing technology and vulnerability to spoofing; vistor fingerprints will be compared to massive database that includes those picked up in al Qaeda training camps
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TSA names eight finalists to manage TWIC program
Announcement follows May decision to select a single contractor; BearingPoint, Computer Services, Lockheed Martin, and Motorola among competitors still standing
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Gemalto wins Polish e-passport contract
Deal follows similar arrangements made this summer with United States and Slovenia
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Bio-Key receives European, South African patents
Patent for Vector Sector Technology covers similar claims as American patent awarded last year
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Disney adopts finger-biometrics to fight ticket fraud and resale
Move upgrades existing finger geometry readers; privacy advocates cry foul; Disney said to have considered facila recognition software
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Danish Biometrics to develop log-on system for Copenhagen hospitals
Largest biometric project in Danish history; no decision yet on whether to adopt iris-scanning or fingerprint biometrics
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OMB sets 8 September deadline for HSPD-12 planning updates
Agencies to deatil and explain any changes to submitted plans; total number of background investigations completed a key factor
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Viisage and Identix complete $770 million merger
New company is L-1 Identity Solutions (ID); purchase suggests LaPenta’s appetite for biometrics companies is not yet sated
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New passport holder claims to beat RFID security risks
Paraben claims its metal mesh, velcro-closing passport holder reduces signals by an average of 85db
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Single-factor identification insufficient for licit opiate industry
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As HSPD-12 compliance deadline looms, federal agencies rush to order identification cards
Labor, SSA, EPA, and HHS among agencies trying to get their HSPD-12 houses in order; to assist, Alternative Technology announces formation of HSPD-12/FIPS-201 Convergence Team; effort similar to HSPD-12 Interoperability Consortium
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Two African countries use finger-biometrics to improve voting and refugee registration systems
Zambia tries to shore up democracy after marred 2001 election; South Africa to use BIO-Key and Biometric Technologies systems to register 100,000 refugees
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Missouri mathematicians make progress on 'cocktail party problem'
Ability to distinguish between voices in crowded room a boon for criminal surveillance; science now needs practical application
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BearingPoint in $104 million HSPD-12 contract
Company will provide end-to-end services; smaller agencies seen to benefit from scale; 30 August deadline to order HSPD-related services through Fedral Acquisition Service looms
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