Biometrics

LaserCard receives new DHS order for ID cards
Cards will be deployed as part of the permanent resident and green card programs; contract follows success with ID cards for Canada, Costa Rica, and an unnamed Middle Eastern nation
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Fujitsu, Softex offer enhanced palm vein architecture biometric device
The vein architecture in one’s palm is as unique as one’s fingerprints, and it is more accurate (fingerprint readers have difficulties, for example, in authenticating surgeons, guitarists, or brick-layers based ion their fingerprints); Fujitsu is enhancing its palm reading biometric device by incorporating Softex’s software
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ID cards into business market
More and more companies producing access control systems are receiving FIPS 201 compliance certification from the government, leading to a steady decline in the cost of such products; soon, private sector companies, not only government agencies and contractors who work with them, will adopt FIPS 201-compliant products
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Real ID market set to explode, but federal planners are holding the fuse
The need to exchange 245 million cards and verify their users’ identities presents a prime market opportunity for card manufacturers and computer and authentication systems providers; biometrics firms need not apply
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Passfaces wins another client, this time in the customer call center market
Technology, described as reverse biometrics, relies on the human’s brain’s ability to recognize familiar faces; users identify a series of portraits among a sea of decoys; passwords cannot be written down or given to another
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Inexpensive two-factor authentication technology hooks universities, on-line banking
At a Swedish university, students use Entrust’s grid system to access their transcripts; in Indiana, a credit union strikes a deal with BioPassword for typing rhythm biometrics; low cost and easy implementation woo security planners concerned about customer response
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Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics team up for HSPD-12 venture
Companies will offer cash-strapped agencies ability to purchase compliance on a “per card” basis; venture joins Lockheed’s BioUnique framework to General Dynamic’s MobileID enrollment services
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DoD announces it will make HSPD-12 deadline with new "Super CAC" cards
New cards will be issued over the next three years as older cards expire; cards will contain two encrypted fingerprints and a unique personal identification number
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Gemalto to provide Oman 2.5 million smart cards
Contract the latest international success for the Dutch company; Oman a regional leader in smart card adoption; modern country, strong in oil and finance, a prime target for savvy investers
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GSA names ADT as qualified HSPD-12 integrator
Company will provide full-service compliance with Sure Pass Identity Access Management system; certification follows smart card success in D.C. and Florida
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CardLogix announces new family of smart cards for HSPD-12 compliance
Features include: a choice of Multos or Java configurations; dual interface technology allowing the same card to be examined with a standard or contactless reader; flexible bump interconnection technology that extends the card’s durability; and National Security Agency Suite B-compliant encryption
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Cross Match unveils three new biometric products
Smaller, faster, and lighter is the company’s motto; new biometric Jumpkit for military is 30 percent smaller and five pounds lighter than previous iteration; Guardian R checkpoint scanner gets tougher, too; company rounds out offerings with ten-finger, fifteen second, scanning middleware
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ZeroNines and Sequiam Biometrics to co-develop biometric e-mail system
Project intended for adoption by MyFailSafe.com e-mail and continuity services
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Cross Match unveils first HSPD-12 authentication application
PIVMAN system can check program-compliant IDs without network access; hand-held scanners are constantly updated with dynamic authentication data
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Unisys sign border biometrics deal with Australian government
Company will provide finger-biometric and face-scanning technology; Australian market booming on government demand
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