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Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Identified Using NEC Solution in Simulation by MSU

Industry News | June 18, 2013

NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leader and provider of advanced IT, communications, managed services and biometric solutions announced today that its NeoFace® Facial Recognition Software solution achieved high accuracy and was used to identify a suspect of the Boston Marathon Bombing in an independent study by Michigan State University (MSU) that included a simulation of the post-bombing forensic work.  The published results of this study challenge the media reports of the post-Boston Bombing investigation that created a common perception that facial recognition technology is not always reliable as it apparently wasn’t a factor when identifying suspects. The study examined in …

Ghana’s NHIA Launches Pilot to Issue Biometric ID Cards

Industry News | June 18, 2013

June 18, 2013 – As reported by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) of Ghana started a pilot program on Monday to biometrically register new subscribers as well as renewal membership on to the NHIS. The project is set to last a month and is being carried out in the Ayawaso and La districts in the Greater Accra region using the 37 Military and Police Hospitals in Accra. The pilot is limited to a select number of personnel from the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Armed Forces only but if it is successful a national program should …

Key Source International (KSI) has Announced their KSI-1700 Line of Keyboards Now Support bioLock® Software for Use with SAP®

Industry News | June 13, 2013

June 13, 2013: Key Source International‘s KSI-1700 line of keyboards using industry-standard fingerprint sensors plus integrated smart card readers for contactless smart cards will now support bioLock software from realtime North America Inc. as a solution to password replacement in SAP. The bioLock software, which is designed for use with SAP, processes the biometric templates collected at the keyboard and stored in the smart card reader and allows for fraud prevention and identity management of SAP users. The keyboards will have fingerprint sensors from, for example, Lumidigm and digitalPersona as well as integrated smart card readers from RF Ideas or HID.  The only biometric system certified by SAP …

U.are.U Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android Now Available from Digital Persona

Industry News | June 11, 2013

DigitalPersona Inc. announced today the availability of their U.are.U® Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android™ making it possible to use DigitalPersona’s high-performance, standards-based, FIPS 201 PIV-certified optical fingerprint readers with Android applications. Android systems are used to access networks, conduct transactions and other dealings and require strong, secure forms of authentication outside of the use of passwords and PINs. Secure access and fraud prevention can be provided by fingerprint biometrics. Developers can easily integrate fingerprint biometric authentication with the U.are.U SDK for Android in a few hours. Cross-platform development is easy and efficient as the SDK was designed to use the same …

EyeLock Joins FIDO Alliance

Industry News | June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013: EyeLock Inc., an iris-based identity authentication solutions manufacturer, announced today that it has joined the FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance to help develop stronger and securer methods of authentication andinteroperability for users of online services.  EyeLock has joined such companies as Google, PayPal, Lenovo, NXP, Nok Nok Labs and Validity and others who are committed in identifying and coming up with a strategy to eliminate the consumers’ reliance on passwords. This venture will be focusing on methods to securely authenticate users of online services by creating an open, scalable and interoperable set of mechanisms. EyeLock reports that it …

indiegogo Campaign Launched by Diamond Fortress Technologies to Fund Mobile Biometric Authentication Apps

Industry News | June 7, 2013

Source: Diamond Fortress Technologies, Inc., June 7, 2013 Today Diamond Fortress Technologies announced that it is launching an indiegogo campaign (a platform used to raise money by people all over the world) to raise funds to develop two mobile apps: WALit™, a mobile wallet app, and WALlock™, a mobile device unlock app. Using fingerprint biometric security WALit allows users to perform online purchases instantaneously while protecting the user’s credit card and identity. WALlock uses DFT’s patented innerID® fingerprint biometric authentication software to unlock a smart phone using the devices camera to capture and identify the user’s fingerprint thereby omitting the need for …

Emotient and iMotions Join Forces to Offer Unique Integrated Biometric Platform

Industry News | June 6, 2013

Emotient and iMotion have combined forces to offer a newly integrated platform that combines facial expression recognition and analysis, eye tracking, EEG and GSR technologies that can be used in usability research, market research, neurogaming and academic/scientific research. The agreement between the two companies fully integrates Emotient’s emotion recognition solution FACET SDK into iMotion’s Attention Tool which is an eye tracking and sensor software platform. This new software platform can be used to measure, analyze and report behavioral data.The companies announced on June 5, 2013 that Procter and Gamble, the United States Air Force and Yale University are the first …

Delfigo Security Applies for U.S. Patent for Mobile Devices

Industry News | June 6, 2013

A United States Patent protection (US Serial No: 61/829,354) was filed for on May 31, 2013 by Delfigo Security for Optical Cognition and Visual Authentication and Authorization for Mobile Devices. Allowing for users to access their mobile devices safely and securely without touching their smartphones, tablets or other mobile devices, this new tactic combines brain and cognitive sciences with mobile technology. By replacing the use of PIN’s and passwords with visual authentication and optical cognition Delfigo hopes to make access to online accounts and mobile apps through mobile devices easier and safer for the user and to help reduce identity …

Fulcrum Biometrics Announces the New FbF Palm Vein Developer Bundle

Industry News | June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013: Fulcrum Biometrics announced today the availability of the FbF® Palm Vein Developer Bundle, a suite which includes the Fujitsu PalmSecure sensor, FbF Palm Vein bioServer, FbF Listener, and FbF Biometric Controls. According to the company, biometric identification projects can reduce costs and complexity of deploying the latest palm vein technology when using this suite of products. “The new, smaller PalmSecure sensors from Fujitsu enable cutting-edge palm vein technology to be used in a much broader array of biometric applications,” said Ken Nosker, president of Fulcrum Biometrics. “But integrating new technologies can often be a complex, expensive and time-consuming …

Gemalto Selected by South Africa to Provide National Electronic Identity Cards

Industry News | June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013: South Africa has selected Gemalto, a leader in digital security, to supply the Government Printing Works (GPW) with Sealys eID cards for their national identity program. The Sealy eID cards will use Gemalto’s secure embedded software to protect the holder’s image and biometric data. The e-document will be fitted with a contactless feature thereby allowing for convenience while providing security, integrity and privacy. The new e-document to be offered by the Department for Home Affairs (DHA) will be provided to citizens aged 16 and over to replace South Africa’s paper based little green ID-Book . The new eID card …