Interview with John Cassise, CEO, Innometriks

Posted on April 8, 2013

Rhino Touch is a touch screen kiosk that incorporates contact, contact-less, and magnetic stripe read capabilities, plus a Lumidigm biometric sensor. Its initial function is to test PIV and TWIC cards by running them through a sequence of test to verify that they are fully functional – full certificate validation, fingerprint verification, personal data, etc. If a security officer thinks a card may be in question they can run it through the full test in less than a minute to validate the card, the user against the card and the data on the card. We also plan to evolve the product to be used as a self-enrollment station. An individual arriving at a new facility will walk up to the enrollment kiosk, validate their credentials, be verified against the card fingerprint template and their PIN number, and have the self-enrollment queued to proceed through access rights process at the facility

HID Global Expands Its FIPS-201 Compliant pivCLASS Solutions

Posted on April 8, 2013

HID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, announced today it has expanded its pivCLASS Government Solutions portfolio focused on the Federal Identity market with the addition of the PIVCheckTM Plus software solution from Codebench, an HID Global company. The pivCLASS solution provides full Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) functionality…

e-signatures Are Lawful Identification and Evidence, Says LAWtrust

Posted on April 4, 2013

BIZCOMMUNITY.com, Legal news, 4 Apr 2013: LAWtrust, the Authenticated Service Provider, says there is a great deal more behind electronic signatures (including advanced electronic signatures) than mere aesthetic quality – legally this information is considered evidence and can be of huge significance in business. There is evidently more to electronic signatures than a business reducing…

Fujitsu and smplsolutions® Form Reseller Relationship to Deliver PalmSecure® Biometric Authentication to Communications Industry

Posted on March 29, 2013

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.–Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leader in innovative technology and front-end solutions, and smplsolutions, the one-stop shop for all your business communications needs, have announced a reseller relationship focusing on PalmSecure biometric authentication technology and the PalmEntry™ Physical Access Control solution. smplsolutions will integrate the PalmSecure solutions into existing and new customers…

Fujitsu and T&W Operations, Inc., Collaborate to Develop Kidtrack™ System Using the PalmEntry™ Physical Access Control System

Posted on March 19, 2013

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. & HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leader in innovative technology and front-end solutions, today announced that it has teamed up with T&W Operations, Inc., an IT and logistics solutions provider to government and small businesses, to develop the Kidtrack™ system. The Kidtrack system employs Fujitsu’s PalmEntry™ Physical Access Control system…

Suprema Revenue Jumped 25% in 2012

Posted on March 7, 2013

Seoul, Mar 7, 2013 – Suprema, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 094840), a global leader in biometric technologies and ID solutions, today announces that its 2012 revenue rose 25% year-on-year growth and its net profit increased 148.6% from the previous year. For the year ended 31 December 2012, the company, which makes products ranging from biometric security systems…

ENTERTECH SYSTEMS Showcases Latest Suprema Biometric & IP Access Products, Next Generation BioConnect Application and Certified Biometric Partner Program at ISC West

Posted on March 6, 2013

Amherst, New York – March 06, 2013 – ENTERTECH SYSTEMS (http://www.entertechsystems.com) today announced it will be demonstrating the latest Suprema (http://www.supremainc.com) biometric & IP Access products and new ENTERTECH SYSTEMS solutions which include the BioConnect integration for access control manufacturers and the Certified Biometric Partner Program at the security industry’s premier exhibition, ISC West (http://www.iscwest.com) held…

Fujitsu Deploys PalmEntry™ Physical Access Control System at BlueVault

Posted on March 5, 2013

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.–Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leader in innovative technology and front-end solutions, today announced that it has installed the PalmEntry™ Physical Access Control system at BlueVault in San Diego, CA. In addition to its other high-end retail elements, BlueVault provides maximum-security storage units for the public’s most valuable or important items. The…

Biometrics Market Research Updates From Global Information

Posted on March 5, 2013

FARMINGTON, Conn., March 4, 2013 — Global Information (GII) presents a selection of new market research reports covering the global markets for fingerprint, iris, face and voice biometrics and hand geometry from our premium research partner, Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Iris Biometrics: New Report Prominent among the contactless biometric identification technologies, Iris biometrics identifies an…

Probaris Announces Enhanced Biometric Enrollment Software

Posted on February 28, 2013

PHILADELPHIA, PA–(Feb 28, 2013) – Probaris has announced a new release of its leading biometric enrollment software. Probaris Enrollment is used to securely capture biometrics in the process of registering individuals in sophisticated identity management systems. Probaris Enrollment now supports the VistaFA2 camera for facial recognition enrollments. The camera is available from Corvus Integration, Inc.,…

Interview with Mark A. Clifton, Vice President, Products + Services Division at SRI

Posted on February 26, 2013

Our big differentiator is that we work in a less constrained environment so we can do iris recognition on the move, at a distance and now we have also added in various lighting conditions including in broad daylight. We are currently developing the ability to do iris recognition at an off-angle. You don’t even have to be looking exactly straight on. We’ve been doing some research in that area and it is possible to recognize irises at an off-angle. Our product line starts with the N-Glance, which is really the lowest price unit that we have designed for doorway access control. We have indoor and outdoor versions of that. I think we are the only company that does promote the ability to do iris recognition outside. In fact, we use it here at our facility in Princeton for our employees at the front door to gain access. So instead of using their RFID card they can use iris to enter the building. We are also introducing a drive-through system, so that you can…

Research & Markets Announces the Release of ‘Silicon-based Fingerprint Sensors – Global Strategic Business Report’

Posted on February 26, 2013

February 26, 2013 Biometrics is a technique to identify one or more individuals by way of physiological traits or behavioral characteristics. Of the several techniques available such as hand geometry, iris/retinal scan, signature identification, keystroke dynamics/typing rhythms, face and voice recognition, fingerprinting is the most popular. The role of fingerprint authentication has grown considerably due…

Brand New Signs Agreement with Iris ID

Posted on February 21, 2013

Biometric identity and access management continues to enjoy growth despite the fact that it has never worked 100% successfully using only a traditional fingerprint scan. Increasingly, organisations are looking for a more accurate, less invasive technology to incorporate into their access control and other ID management systems. Iris recognition readily fills this requirement with its…

Global Market for Iris Biometrics Growth Linked to Expanding Application Areas and Technology Advances in new GIA Report

Posted on February 6, 2013

Prominent among the contactless biometric identification technologies, Iris biometrics identifies an individual by analyzing random colored patterns within human irises, which are unique to each individual and do not easily alter over lifetime. Relatively young in the biometric identification market with commercial availability only since 1995, iris biometrics, thanks to its swift results, low failure…

Hand Geometry Biometrics Market to Reach US$151.5 Million by 2018 says Global Industry Analysts

Posted on February 5, 2013

As one of the earliest biometric technologies focused on analyzing the physical dimensions of the human hand for identity verification and authentication, hand geometry is widely utilized in commercial physical access control applications. Hand geometry involves generating a complete image of the hand via high resolution imaging, analyzing and measuring specific characteristics of hand, such…

HID Global and BehavioSec Join Forces to Add New Layer of Protection to Fraud Detection System

Posted on January 29, 2013

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced it is partnering with BehavioSec, a leading behavioral biometrics company, to combine BehavioSec’s Behaviometrics technology with HID Global’s 4TRESS Authentication Server. The joint offering brings a new layer of security to HID Global’s Fraud Detection System without sacrificing user convenience by employing behavioral “fingerprints” as an additional authentication mechanism. Users today increasingly…

AuthenWare Wins “Leader in Innovation” Award

Posted on January 28, 2013

AuthenWare®, the leading vendor of Behavioral Biometrics wins the “Leader in Innovation” Award at the Financial Services Technology Summit for its innovative biometric authentication software that breaks the paradigm in the world of online security. The FST Summit is a two-and-a-half-day event bringing together C-level technology executives from the financial services industry. FST serves as…

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Becomes Biometric Campus

Posted on January 23, 2013

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and Nexus USA have partnered on a cutting-edge biometrics program, which researchers hope will one day lead to a cashless society. The program makes Mines the first in the world to test life as a biometrics campus using foil-proof Biocryptology® that goes beyond a fingerprint to read…

Recent Trade Press Articles Inaccurately Depict TWIC Program

Posted on January 17, 2013

The International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) strongly disagrees with recent media articles that conclude that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program “doesn’t work” or is “broken.”1 Several recent media articles have cited a public notice by the Department of Defense (DOD) as evidence supporting their conclusion. According to Tovah LaDier, IBIA’s Managing Director,…

Cross Match Technologies Releases Mobile Essentials SDK for Smartphone Platforms

Posted on January 8, 2013

Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of biometric identity management solutions, announced today the release of two new versions of its Mobile Essentials SDK that integrates its Verifier Mw wireless handheld fingerprint scanner with Android and Blackberry cellular smartphones. Both versions enable capture and identification applications that operate over 3G networks. The Company’s…