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F&S: Classifeye's solution offers strong authentication in a snapshot
Frost & Sullivan gives thumbs up to Classifeye biometric solution; Classifeye has developed a solution that uses the camera built into the mobile handset; by taking a picture of two fingers with the camera, Classifeye’s solution can biometrically authenticate the user
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L-1 wins $8.3 million U.S. Army contract for HIIDE 4.0 biometric device
HIIDE is a rugged hand-held biometric enrollment and recognition device providing real-time identification using iris, finger, and face biometrics. More than 7,500 devices are currently fielded into areas of conflict around the world
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School begins using biometric facial recognition
St. Neots Community College in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, has launched a facial recognition technology to identify students and check their attendance
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Spyware big seller in China
The Chinese government no longer has a monopoly over domestic spying; sales of James Bond-like hidden surveillance tools such as cameras disguised as pens or buttons to companies and individuals soar
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Lockheed Martin wins SOCOM contract, worth a potential $5 billion
Pentagon selects Lockheed martin to replace L-3 to provide maintenance and critical infrastructure support to U.S. Special Operations Command
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India's private security companies flourish
As a result of the Mumbai attacks, the Indian private security industry has been growing by leaps and bounds; already the country’s private security force numbers 5 million, 1.3 million more than India’s police forces
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AOptix shows InSight iris recognition system
Iris recognition is accepted as one of the most accurate biometric technologies, but its adoption has been slow because people feel uncomfortable pushing their faces against a glass panel and placing their eyes in a very small capture zone; InSight solves this problem
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Web site to offer real-time information on food in stores
Consumer Web site adds food rating to its roster of consumer safety and carbon-footprint ratings for non-food goods; food sold in supermarkets around the globe will be rated in terms of chemicals, colorings, additives, and nutrition
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The 25 most dangerous places for offshore outsourcing
Are you thinking about outsourcing your company’s back-room work to companies in Bogota, Bangkok, or Johannesburg? Think again; here is a list of the 25 worst outsourcing cities
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U.K. pushes data infrastructure protection
U.K. government announces £6 million of research funding in the field of data infrastructure protection; application deadline is 23 April
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France will help Italy revive nuclear power industry
Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi sign an agreement which will see the Italian power company, ENEL, and its French counterpart, EDF, study the feasibility of building four power stations in Italy
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Northrop Grumman in joint development deal with UAE's Tawazun
Northrop Grumman signs a deal with Tawazun Holding collaborate on a variety of defense projects and identify viable business opportunities
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New facial, gait recognition software to be integrated in CCTVs
BAE Systems and OmniPerception work on developing a gait and facial behavior recognition to be integrated into street corner CCTVs; it will make identifying known criminals easier
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BIO-key reports profitability for Q4, full year 2008
Total revenue from continuing operations for the quarter ending 31 December 2008 was $3.9 million, representing an increase of 47 percent from the $2.6 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2007
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PerSay in strategic partnership with INS Indriya in Singapore
A leading voice recognition biometrics partners with a Singaporean technology consulting firm; voice recognition is slowly spreading in both e-commerce and in intelligence and law enforcement
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