Biometrics

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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Cross Match brings former DHS official into top management
Elaine Dezenski to serve as senior vice president of global government affairs
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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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