HSDW: Biometrics Stories http://hsdailywire.com Homeland Security News and Information 2008 Homeland Security Daily Wire en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss HSDW: Biometrics Stories http://hsdailywire.com http://hsdailywire.com/ads/WEBLOGO.jpg 144 12 Trend: Questions about biometric IDs' effectiveness, accuracy persist http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=42&source=rss Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:15:51 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=42&source=rss Precise Biometrics acquires remaining shares in Loqware Sweden http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=45&source=rss Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:18:23 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=45&source=rss UK legislators to vote tomorrow on biometric ID tomorrow; problems persist http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=46&source=rss Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:35:54 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=46&source=rss UAE sees success in its use of biometric border control http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=67&source=rss Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:35:13 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=67&source=rss Problems with new anthrax antidote http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=73&source=rss Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:35:51 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=73&source=rss U.K. begins to issue biometric ePassports to diplomats http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=146&source=rss Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=146&source=rss Germany launches biometric ePassport http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=147&source=rss Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=147&source=rss ID World Rome event shows growth, future prospects of field http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=148&source=rss Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=148&source=rss This Was The Week That Was http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=180&source=rss Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:24:26 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=180&source=rss Clarke biometric ID advocacy http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=182&source=rss Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=182&source=rss New European biometric council set up http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=192&source=rss Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=192&source=rss French electronics giant Sagem enters New Zealand biometrics market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=204&source=rss Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:40:06 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=204&source=rss UK biometric ID scheme to cost £30 billion http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=205&source=rss Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:41:43 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=205&source=rss DHS to expand air travelers prescreening program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=207&source=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2005 06:51:26 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=207&source=rss WidePoint 3Q growth follows acquisition of eAuthentication ORC http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=209&source=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2005 06:55:22 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=209&source=rss Investments in biometrics and market prospects are coming into line http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=210&source=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=210&source=rss Casinos turn to RFIDs for security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=212&source=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:01:12 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=212&source=rss U.K. biometric ID war heats up http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=242&source=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:12:37 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=242&source=rss Biometric daily time records in the Philippines http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=299&source=rss Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:40:38 -0500 Philippines city begins to use biometric daily time records http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=299&source=rss Motorola installs biometric solution for Bosnian police http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=300&source=rss Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:41:18 -0500 Biometrics come to Bosnia-Herzegovina http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=300&source=rss A Kiwi company hopes to benefit from U.K. biometric ID scheme http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=301&source=rss Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:41:56 -0500 New Zealand company has two advantages: Off-the-shelf device which offers multi-modal biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=301&source=rss Innovative biometric start-up IDesia raises $3 million from Partech International http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=302&source=rss Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:43:22 -0500 Israeli company offers solution based on unique electro biological signature http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=302&source=rss Ridge: Battle against terror drives U.S. science, technology: Science, technology rise to antiterror challenge http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=338&source=rss Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:02:58 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=338&source=rss Pay by Touch to acquire BioPay, becoming largest retail biometrics provider: Biometrics is big business, and Pay by Touch is biggest player http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=339&source=rss Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:03:55 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=339&source=rss INSIDE selects HID as exclusive partner http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=348&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:11:09 -0500 Two companies follow a four year successful collaboration with a strengthened relationship http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=348&source=rss Viisage selected for U.K. facial-recognition driver license scheme http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=349&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 U.K. moving on a broad biometric ID front, and Viisage wins a piece of it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=349&source=rss Trend: http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=350&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 Whether we like it or not, more and more companies and government agencies are going to rely on biometric IDs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=350&source=rss Canada begins mandatory employee biometric ID information collection at airports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=351&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:13:29 -0500 Toronto airport leads the way in requiring employees to carry biometric ID to work http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=351&source=rss Court orders OTI to be reinstated to U.S. ePassport evaluation process http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=352&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 GPO excludes Israeli company OTI from ePassport evaluation program, but OTI wins legal challenge and is reinstated http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=352&source=rss Court orders OTI to be reinstated to U.S. ePassport evaluation process http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=401&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 GPO excludes Israeli company OTI from ePassport evaluation program, but OTI wins legal challenge and is reinstated http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=401&source=rss Court orders OTI to be reinstated to U.S. ePassport evaluation process http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=402&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 GPO excludes Israeli company OTI from ePassport evaluation program, but OTI wins legal challenge and is reinstated http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=402&source=rss DoD to set up labs to test contactless smart cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=426&source=rss Tue, 20 Dec 2005 06:04:49 -0500 DoD is setting up testing procedures for smart cards and readers; vendors selling smart cards to DoD will have products tested http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=426&source=rss TransTech to sell Magicard ID printers from Ultra Electronics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=427&source=rss Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:15:00 -0500 TransTech to sell smart card printers offering HoloKote card watermark technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=427&source=rss Biometric readers fooled by fingers made of Play-Doh http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=428&source=rss Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:15:44 -0500 A university professor fools biometric fingerprint reader with fake fingers made of Play-Doh and gelatin http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=428&source=rss Gabriel to acquire majority stake in biometric innovator Resilient http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=444&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:56:31 -0500 Illustrating a growing trend, a (mostly) physical security company acquires an innovative biometric ID maker http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=444&source=rss Israeli company develops behavior-based airport security system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=445&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:57:02 -0500 A start-up uses nuanced voice analysis technique to detect criminal or terrorist intentions; one more behavior-based security measure for airports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=445&source=rss iSM installs biometric single sign-on in Spain http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=459&source=rss Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Ach so: Innovative German biometric products provider equips large Spanish insurance company with an innovative single sign-on solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=459&source=rss Gemplus sells EMV cards to leading Chinese bank http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=460&source=rss Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Luxemburg-based company expands it biometric solution -- and the reach of the EMV standard -- to China http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=460&source=rss Identix has $2.2 million in orders for its BioLogon authentication software http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=461&source=rss Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Minnesota biometric company sees growing orders for its solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=461&source=rss Bioscrypt, HID, OMNIKEY collaborate to offer a door-to-desktop card solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=462&source=rss Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The three companies announce that VeriSoft Access Manager will be the authentication software application which would allow cards to be used for access control to facilities and computers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=462&source=rss US-VISIT completes installing biometric systems at 154 U.S. border ports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=463&source=rss Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 All of the U.S. 154 land ports are now equipped with biometric entry control systems and procedures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=463&source=rss Good day for non-U.S. companies: Federal Court reinstates OTI to ePassport program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=479&source=rss Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 It is not easy for non-U.S. companies to be awarded U.S. defense or homeland security contracts; a judge's decision in the case of an Israeli smartcard company eager to participate in the U.S. ePassport program may make it a bit easier http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=479&source=rss Mexico equips prisons with biometric systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=489&source=rss Thu, 05 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Mexican prisons are a battle ground in the drug war, with violence and corruption rampant; the Mexican government decided to rely on biometric to increase security in these prisons http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=489&source=rss Sequiam offers biometric kit http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=490&source=rss Thu, 05 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 It is one thing to want biometric measures for added security, but it is another thing to do it on the cheap; Sequiam now offers a biometric kit which may just do that http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=490&source=rss ID cards and passports drive smart card markets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=521&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Governments' drive for biometric ID, followed by increasing adoption of the technology by the private sector, will boost demand for smart card http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=521&source=rss bioMETRX shows first product: Biometric garage door opener http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=523&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 This is not the opening of a new chapter in Western civilization, but there is no reason not to note this modest device, making only modest claims for itself http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=523&source=rss Mexican government buys more gear from ImageWare http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=524&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The Mexican government continues its buying spree of biometric gear to beef up security in prisons and government buildings http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=524&source=rss Minnesota launches biometric driver's license http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=525&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The State of A Thousand Lakes (our view: thirty lakes and 970 puddles) is moving to incorporate biometric information into the state driver's license http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=525&source=rss Trend: The emergence of vascular pattern identification system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=526&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 A Dutch company develops a new biometric measure -- vascular identity --which holds the promise of being more usable, more accurate, and less susceptible to fraud than other measures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=526&source=rss DigitalPersona Pro biometric solution wins coveted award http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=548&source=rss Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:00:53 -0500 Congratulations! DigitalPersona receives award for best biometric authentication solution provider http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=548&source=rss US-VISIT program on track, says DHS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=549&source=rss Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:04:12 -0500 Biometric entry monitoring program from U.S. visitors is running smoothly according to DHS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=549&source=rss New biometric group to concentrate on travelers-related issues http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=552&source=rss Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 As if we didn't have enough trade associations in Washington, D.C.. . . but this one, to advise the government on travel-related biometric issues, may actually be useful http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=552&source=rss Viisage paying $770 million in stock for Identix http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=564&source=rss Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Mammoth merger will create one of the largest multi-modal biometrics companies, aiming to become major player in homeland security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=564&source=rss Questions raised about traveler screening programs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=566&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Remember the nine-month old Pennsylvania toddler who was not allowed to board a plane with her mother because her name was on the TSA No-Fly list? And Senator Ted Kennedy is still being pulled over every time he walks through a security line; who is on this list, anyway? http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=566&source=rss U.K. launches mugshot database for police use http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=567&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 U.K. law-enforcement authorities launch first-in-the-nation mugshot -- or facial recognition -- database to make it easier and quicker to identify criminals and terrorists http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=567&source=rss Growing investment in airport IT services, including biometric check-in http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=568&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Airport-related IT services and products constituted a $2.5 billion market in 2005; the growing interest in biometric travel documents will increase the size of this market in the next three years http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=568&source=rss Live test of ePassports begins at San Francisco International http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=569&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 In second live test of its kind, four countries cooperate in testing ePassports, their readers, and the software which operates the system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=569&source=rss New RFID ID card to replace passports among Western Hemisphere countries http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=584&source=rss Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 U.S. government unveils a plan to equip citizens of several countries in the Western Hemisphere with a biometric card which could serve as a passport substitute http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=584&source=rss US Biometrics, CSI in biometric solution for financial institutions http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=585&source=rss Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Two companies in the identity authentication business team up to offer financial institutions a robust identity solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=585&source=rss Genex shows 3D facial recognition technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=597&source=rss Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Current generation of facial recognition technology suffers from the limitations of 2D technology; Genex now offers 3D technology to address these limitations http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=597&source=rss Investment in voice verification biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=600&source=rss Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 As voice recognition biometrics becomes more popular -- one advantage it has is remote recognition -- investments in it grow http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=600&source=rss TSA to launch Registered Traveler on 20 June http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=609&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Security and privacy concerns about Register Traveler have not subsided, but TSA sets mid-June as launch date for the controversial program, and calls on private companies to apply for the right to run it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=609&source=rss Demand for biometrics grows in Middle East http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=617&source=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=617&source=rss CyberKey, HISS in marketing agreement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=621&source=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=621&source=rss New market for biometrics: Nurseries http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=624&source=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=624&source=rss Kendle forms biometrics unit http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=626&source=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=626&source=rss U.S. banks lag in implementing biometric security measures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=627&source=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=627&source=rss As Registered Travel gets nears, smart card interoperability issues emerge http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=628&source=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=628&source=rss Tracking visitors to US on schedule, but plan showing integration with other programs needed http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=669&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:31:50 -0500 DHS has done a good job keeping various visitor tracking programs on schedule; the point now is to show how they all integrate in a cohesive whole http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=669&source=rss Integrated Engineering shows versatile e-document reader http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=672&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 As more countries and organizations resort to biometrics, and more vendors move in the space, there is need for greater standardization and for more flexible readers; Dutch company addresses the second need http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=672&source=rss Senators from Canada-bordering states object to card requirement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=676&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 03:54:39 -0500 First, DHS wanted U.S. and Canadian citizens crossing the border for shopping to present passports at border checkpoints; a month ago the department relaxed this requirement, saying new driver license-like cards would do; senators from border states say this still too disruptive http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=676&source=rss IDS shows biometric identification system with proprietary 384 Bit algorithm http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=684&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:51:46 -0500 Biometrics company combines finger-print recognition with 384 Bit security and touts the superiority of finger printing over other forms of biometric identification http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=684&source=rss DHS deploys 3D facial recognition system at regional headquarters http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=685&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:52:31 -0500 The increasing demand for facial recognition biometrics highlights the inherent limitations of current 2D technology; the solution is 3D facial recognition http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=685&source=rss realtime North America awarded SAP NetWeaver certification http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=687&source=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Florida company developing security solutions for the enterprise awarded certification http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=687&source=rss Fujitsu shows palm-based biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=688&source=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 This is not your street-corner palm reader: Japanese company unveils a biometric reader which has one big advantage over finger print readers: dead people can't fool it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=688&source=rss BlueBear, CIT Technologies Group in e-documents marketing agreement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=689&source=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Two Canadian companies join forces to benefit from increasing demand for e-documents http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=689&source=rss Homeland security company spins off commercial trace location service http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=735&source=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:58:36 -0500 Versatile Nebraska-based company developed GPS systems for homeland security but now wants to use the technology in other markets as well http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=735&source=rss Northrop Grumman in major biometric project in England and Wales http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=755&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:21:38 -0500 The giant U.S. defense contractors uses it technological savvy to run a biometric police project across the Atlantic http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=755&source=rss Biometrics is ready http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=757&source=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:01:44 -0500 Lab tests of leading biometric products show technology is ready http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=757&source=rss Aussies support national ID system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=758&source=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:01:56 -0500 Aussies tend to be independent sorts, but they now support a mandatory biometric national ID card http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=758&source=rss Comprehensive access control to be installed at Miami Dade Water Utilities Facilities http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=759&source=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:02:07 -0500 Innovative biometric access control system installed in a Florida county water management system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=759&source=rss Los Angeles port looks for better identification of employees http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=760&source=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:02:14 -0500 More than 43 percent of all cargo arriving in the United States by sea arrives through the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports, and port security managers want to make sure they know who their employees are http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=760&source=rss Viisage acquires SecuriMetrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=761&source=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Viisage continues to expand, this time with the acquisition of iris recognition specialist which is also the manufacturer of a multimodal, hand-held biometric devic http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=761&source=rss IDS HLS increase dividend in anticipation of biometric encryption patent award http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=781&source=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:47:49 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=781&source=rss FiXs, DoD in employee authentication agreement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=783&source=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:46:27 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=783&source=rss CryptoMetrics releases latest version of FingerSURE http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=796&source=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:59:44 -0500 A sound marketing strategy is to marry innovative technology to off-the shelf products with which customers are familiar, and this new finger-print authenticator does just that http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=796&source=rss Brady acquires security ID company GE IDenticard http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=807&source=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:43:15 -0500 A Milwaukee veteran in the security market acquires Identicard, a company which only last year was acquired by GE http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=807&source=rss Biometrics to serve in disease diagnosis http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=827&source=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:41:11 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=827&source=rss SmartCard Alliance launches Identity Council http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=828&source=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:41:33 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=828&source=rss DHS in final plans for biometric pass to replace passports at land border-crossings http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=829&source=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:42:23 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=829&source=rss GE interested in Registered Traveler, invests in Verified Identity http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=844&source=rss Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:47:37 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=844&source=rss U.K. moves closer to national biometric ID, but questions persist http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=867&source=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:49:38 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=867&source=rss The road ahead for biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=868&source=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:49:43 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=868&source=rss Japanese bank to install palm-biometric bank cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=869&source=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:49:48 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=869&source=rss Aladdin shows heart-beat biometric security system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=870&source=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:49:52 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=870&source=rss German athletes in Turin were protected by biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=922&source=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:44:52 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=922&source=rss Is U.K. ready for biometrics? http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=923&source=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:45:02 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=923&source=rss UB scientists develop algorithm to assess security of partial fingerprints http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=924&source=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:45:12 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=924&source=rss NIST approves federal biometric specifications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=925&source=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:45:20 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=925&source=rss Fujitsu, Sequiam in biometric deal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=932&source=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:49:59 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=932&source=rss Saflink shows SureAccess smart-card biometric reader http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=953&source=rss Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=953&source=rss Disney to use hand geometry biometrics at Disney World http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=980&source=rss Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=980&source=rss Dermalog shows new multifinger biometric solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=981&source=rss Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=981&source=rss Configurable cores boost processor power, aid biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=982&source=rss Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=982&source=rss Grant enables intelligent sensor research, with biometrics benefiting http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=983&source=rss Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=983&source=rss U.S. biometric entry card program on track http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=998&source=rss Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=998&source=rss IDS files changed wording with NASD, but claims USB flash drive is still http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1008&source=rss Thu, 09 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1008&source=rss Smart-card vendor Axalto sees increased income http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1035&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1035&source=rss GAO says federal agencies lack guidance on identity credentialing http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1036&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1036&source=rss Spain to issue new national ID to citizens http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1037&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1037&source=rss Verified Identity Pass expands Registered Traveler to Toronto airport http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1038&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1038&source=rss Fujitsu to use palm biometrics in laptops http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1046&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1046&source=rss Company watch: Sense Holdings raises $2.45 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1057&source=rss Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1057&source=rss View Systems receives first order for biometric-equipped SecureScan http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1068&source=rss Thu, 16 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1068&source=rss Biometric gear developed in West Virginia used locally -- and in Iraq http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1093&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1093&source=rss Debate over UK biometric national ID deadlocked http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1094&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Old habits die hard: Sinn Fein leader detained for extra scrutiny at a U.S. airpor http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1094&source=rss M2SYS, Dearman in deal to secure transportation of hazardous materials http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1095&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Robots can save lives, and the ever-alert CCAT identifies an innovative robotics company to support http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1095&source=rss Biometric fingerprint equipment market to reach $6.3 billion by 2012 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1096&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1096&source=rss CyberKey delivers second batch of products to DHS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1108&source=rss Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1108&source=rss Digimarc show new secure ID solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1109&source=rss Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1109&source=rss Assigning biometric information to resources http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1153&source=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Collecting biometric information is relatively easy; the more difficult part is allocating and associating this information with specific resources; a new solution will help in that http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1153&source=rss Motorola promotes 3D facial recognitions solutions in the Middle East http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1154&source=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 There is a growing market for biometric security measures in the Middle East, and Motorola hopes to ride the wave http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1154&source=rss Viisage to gather biometric information for new Icelandic passport http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1155&source=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Iceland has decided to equip its citizens with a biometric ID, and has contracted Viisage to collect the necessary information http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1155&source=rss Lords accept U.K. national ID compromise: No compulsory biometric ID before 2010 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1174&source=rss Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 A compromise is reached in the U.K. over a mandatory biometric national ID; for a while the stalemate between the House of Commons and the House of Lords threatened a constitutional crisis, but now all agree for 2010 as target date for the new ID � http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1174&source=rss Face-recognition computer access control is here http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1188&source=rss Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Some computers and laptops already have replaced passwords with fingerprint authentication, but a new solution offers face recognition as the ultimate computer access authentication measure http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1188&source=rss Cross Match shows new biometric solution to help federal agencies comply with HSPD-12 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1189&source=rss Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Compliance with ever-more-demanding security and back up requirements is a problem, and a new biometric storage and management solution aims to help federal agencies comply with HSPD-12 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1189&source=rss I. U.K. ID debate ethers new phase; loyal opposition remains defiant http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1204&source=rss Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The debate over the U.K. biometric ID appears to have reached a compromise, but opponents vow to fight on http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1204&source=rss II. Accenture leads race to offer underlying technology for U.K. national ID program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1205&source=rss Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Large service contractor leads the race to provide the underlying technology for the national ID project http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1205&source=rss III. Combining national ID with regularization of illegal immigrant http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1206&source=rss Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 There may be an intended consequence to the ID project: It may help a future U.K. government address more directly the growing problem of illegal immigration http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1206&source=rss Analysis: Growing VC interest in European biometric market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1207&source=rss Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The growing interest in biometrics by security-conscious governments and companies lead to growing VC interest http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1207&source=rss Iowa implements new driver license system from Digimarc http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1208&source=rss Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Iowa implements new, secure driver's license, which will help the state meet the Real ID Act requirements http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1208&source=rss Sense Holdings shows strong fourth quarter growth http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1291&source=rss Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A versatile company offering both biometric solutions and explosive detection technology shows impressive fourth quarter growth http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1291&source=rss Cross Match showing Challenge to Industry-compliant portable biometric device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1303&source=rss Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 An innovative biometric company comes out with a light, portable biometric devices complying with the government Challenge to Industry call http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1303&source=rss Florida moves on its own to set port access ID system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1304&source=rss Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The federal government has delayed finalizing the port employee ID system several times; Florida has had enough and it is moving to create its own ID system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1304&source=rss U.S. e-Passport project on track http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1308&source=rss Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The United States is on schedule to begin using biometric passport by fall deadline; visa-waiver holders be prepared http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1308&source=rss Datastrip wins F&S smart card award http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1361&source=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Maker of portable smart card reader receives recognition for its device's features and the company approach to marketing it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1361&source=rss Hitachi finger vein system allows for "duress digit" designation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1377&source=rss Tue, 02 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Hitachi offers a finger vein architecture biometric device with a twist: It allows users to designate one finger as a duress digit: If a customer is forced at a gun point to go to the bank or to an ATM, he may use the duress finger to alert the authorities http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1377&source=rss UPEK’s TouchChip meets HSPD-12, FIPS-201 standards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1378&source=rss Tue, 02 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Biometric company offers what more and more companies will have to offer: HSPD-12, FIPS-201 compliant gear http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1378&source=rss Japan to test intelligent facial-recognition CCTV in Tokyo rail station http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1379&source=rss Tue, 02 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Japan to test intelligent CCTV at rail stations in Tokyo: Faces of passengers at the station will be run against a database of wanted criminals and terrorists http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1379&source=rss Entry visas to EU countries to double in price http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1380&source=rss Tue, 02 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Biometrics may add security to travel documents, but they also make these documents more expensive, and the EU is transferring this cost to travelers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1380&source=rss A4Vision, Fastcom in integrated secure access solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1429&source=rss Tue, 09 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Two companies combine their technologies to offer secure access control for areas where tail-gaiting and card sharing must be prevented http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1429&source=rss GAO: Feds should plan before awarding automation contracts http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1430&source=rss Tue, 09 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The federal government wants to digitalize more than 50 million paper records -- but the GAO says that such a massive project should be better planned and thought out http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1430&source=rss SuperCom wins GSA approval http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1431&source=rss Tue, 09 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Non-U.S. companies are walking on egg shells when they want to market their homeland security technologies and solutions in the United States; and Israeli smart-card company has just received the coveted GSA approval http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1431&source=rss Microsoft drops SecurID, saying Vista aims for authentication openness http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1432&source=rss Tue, 09 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Microsoft says it decided against supporting SecurID authentication because it did not to offer support for only one system; industry insiders say the decision was more the result of time pressures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1432&source=rss Biometric IDs will cost more and more often http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1433&source=rss Tue, 09 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Biometric IDs may add to safety, but they will cost more -- and will cost more to replace, a U.K. government study says http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1433&source=rss States push back on mandated ID http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1434&source=rss Tue, 09 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The Real ID Act of May 2005 gives states 3 years to incorporate biometric information and RFID technology into the driver's licenses they issue; states say the deadline is too short and the costs too high http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1434&source=rss ImageWare enhancing biometric solution to comply with FIPS-201 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1484&source=rss Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Another biometric company is making its flagship product FIPS-201-compliant, and a good thing it does http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1484&source=rss Britons want to know more about controversial ID card scheme http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1539&source=rss Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Liberal Democrats have been granted their request to have the DWP release the a feasibility report concerning the national biometric ID card plan; the DWP says this is not a good idea, but the commissioner ruled that the people have a right to know http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1539&source=rss Hot debate over proper technology slows progress on border-crossing ID http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1600&source=rss Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Political pressures from states bordering Canada persuaded DHS to relax its demand that U.S. and Canadian citizens crossing the border back and forth for shopping carry passports; instead, a biometric ID card would be issued; trouble is, there is an acrimonious debate over what technology to use in the card http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1600&source=rss Password-protected gun ammunition http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1621&source=rss Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 You can protect your gun with a safety latch; but what if you want to protect your ammunition from being stolen and misused? A German inventor has an answer: Password-protected rounds http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1621&source=rss BIO-Key fingerprint solution successfully passes NIST SDK test http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1665&source=rss Thu, 06 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The standard organization NIST runs pretty tough tests, so it is good news for BIO-Key that its fingerprint solution has passed the NIST SDK test with flying colors http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1665&source=rss Lockheed Martin’s solution receives GSA approval for HSPD-12 compliance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1667&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Another large defense contractor gets GSA approval for HSPD-12 compliance solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1667&source=rss U.K. government’s ministers reveal doubts about feasibility of national biometric ID http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1677&source=rss Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The U.K. government has been pushing an ambitious agenda of equipping all of the 50 million adults in the United Kingdom with biometric national ID; questions about the feasibility of the project, its cost, and its real contribution to U.K. security persist, and leaked e-mails between cabinet ministers now show the questions about the program are rife not only on the opposition benches http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1677&source=rss Cogent’s fingerprint algorithmic gets GSA approval for FIPS 201 PIV http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1692&source=rss Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The approval of Cogent’s technology now allows the company to work with federal agencies to provide Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart cards required under HSPD-12 for federal employees http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1692&source=rss Walking soon to be used as a biometric tool http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1693&source=rss Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Guilty by walking: Scientists in several countries are now working on technology able to detect criminals by their style of walk http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1693&source=rss Biometrics by blood vessel patterns http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1694&source=rss Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Snowflake Technologies hopes to bring blood vessel biometric verification to market by next year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1694&source=rss Admiral Loy joins Viisage’s Board http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1695&source=rss Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Former deputy secretary at DHS is now a board member with biometric specialist Viisage Technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1695&source=rss Viisage acquires Iridian for $35 million in cash http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1738&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Viisage continues in its aggressive acquisition campaign to expand and enhance its position as a provider of multimodal biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1738&source=rss Cross Match Technologies approved as provider of fingerprint capture stations for HSPD-12 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1739&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 CrossMatch gains an important GSA approval, making its products even more appealing to government agencies which must comply with FIPS-201 by October 2006 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1739&source=rss BIO-key and identiMetrics provide biometric solution for young children http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1740&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Keeping track of small children is now easier as BIO-key and identiMetrics introduce a new solution to identify children biometrically by their fingerprints http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1740&source=rss 3M acquires British passport maker SPSL http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1741&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Diversified technology giant -- an also scotch tape supplier -- 3M is in a deal to acquire U.K. company responsible for RFID technology in biometric passports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1741&source=rss Identix products win NIST, GSA HSPD-12 approval http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1759&source=rss Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 An important biometrics company received HSDP-12 compliance approval as 27 October HSDP0-12 deadline for government agencies and contractors nears http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1759&source=rss Move toward e-passports accelerates, SafeNet benefits http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1767&source=rss Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 More and more countries move toward e-passports – that is, passports which combine biometric information with RFID technology; IT security behemoth SafeNet benefits http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1767&source=rss Louis Freeh joins Viisage board http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1772&source=rss Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Former head of the FBI joins biometric leader Viisage http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1772&source=rss U.S. government does not do enough to assuage public concerns about e-passports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1777&source=rss Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The inexorable march toward U.S. e-passports continues, but a research firm says the administration has not done a good job assuaging public concerns about security and privacy issues http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1777&source=rss U.K. biometric national ID scheme in trouble http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1783&source=rss Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The ambitious U.K. biometric national ID project has been plagued with problems and doubts from the start; the latest blow is a leaked Home Office document admitting the that security of the ID card and the database to which it is related cannot be guaranteed -- and that, in any event, British companies simply do not have the manufacturing capacity to make the cards and the card readers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1783&source=rss Sentex Sensing and Security IT Vision enter into long-term distribution deal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1784&source=rss Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 With the biometric industry growing rapidly, Sentex enters the industry with exclusive rights to market and distribute Security IT Vision’s biometric technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1784&source=rss NIST unveils new MBARK system for interoperability of biometric systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1785&source=rss Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Got MBARK? If not, you should; this one-stop shop middleware solution is aimed at providing industry and government a way to integrate current systems, providing enhanced security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1785&source=rss DHS orders 40,000 additional CyberKeys http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1829&source=rss Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The federal government wants more; CyberKey receives another order from DHS for an additional 40,000 BIO units; this time they have biometric components added to them http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1829&source=rss Trace Technologies acquires CSI assets in new deal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1830&source=rss Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The Omaha, Nebraska-based company will acquire technology assets and development rights from one of its manufacturers, CSI Wireless, giving the company control over its GPS tracking device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1830&source=rss Persay deploys FreeSpeech technology in Israeli bank VoIP center http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1832&source=rss Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Financial security gets another boost with an Israeli company’s push toward speaker verification technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1832&source=rss Viisage shows second quarter results http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1858&source=rss Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Viisage is methodically implementing a growth strategy, based on targeted acquisition of companies with complementary technologies, aiming to make it the heavy weight in multimodal biometrics; it has just released its second quarter’s results http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1858&source=rss Nuance offers voice recognition biometric solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1862&source=rss Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 One drawback most biometric solutions have is the need to buy and install special hardware; A Massachusetts company offers a voice authentication solution which has one advantage: There is no hardware to buy or install http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1862&source=rss Brown floats plan allowing stores access to government biometric database http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1892&source=rss Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 All but defeated, the U.K. biometric ID program gets new life as head of the British Treasury, Gordon Brown not only advocates the program, but wants to expand it; Brown, formerly in opposition to the biometric scheme is expected to be the next Prime Minister, chiefly because there are no other foreseeable candidates http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1892&source=rss Tychi Systems unveils new BioKnob v1.06 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1895&source=rss Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 An innovative New Hampshire company shows updated version of its BioKnob biometric door locking device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1895&source=rss British government loses nearly 25,000 security passes http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2002&source=rss Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Fueling fears about the government's ability to protect sensitive sites, the [i]Scotsman[/i] reports that 24,500 passes have been lost, mainly by the military http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2002&source=rss Porticus Technology introduces voice authentication for interactive voice response systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2003&source=rss Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 New product is meant to authenticate mobile transactions, allow remote network access, and assist in pending two-factor authentication rules for online banking http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2003&source=rss Union files protest against biometric time-clock http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2004&source=rss Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Claiming that having to punch a time-clock is demoralizing and a change in the conditions of employment, union officials in Long Island City filed a protest against the city government's use of Ingersoll Rand's Hand Punch 4000 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2004&source=rss States to DHS: Either fund the Real ID Act, or drop it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2032&source=rss Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Congress gave states a May 2008 deadline to equip their citizens with driver's licenses with biometric information and RFID techonlogy; U.S. citizens without such licneses will not be able to enter federal buildings, open bank accounts, or purchase airline tickets; states balk at the cost of the project, telling the federal government to fund it or drop it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2032&source=rss DHS launches information-sharing program with states http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2039&source=rss Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 More information should lead to more effective law enforcement, and DHS next month will begin to share some of the information in its files with the states; first will be the personal and biometric information collected from travelers in the US-VISIT program; DHS also said that the number of illegal aliens in the U.S. reached 11 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2039&source=rss Probaris helps SSA to come into HSPD-12 compliance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2040&source=rss Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Federal agencies and contractors working with these agencies have until 27 October to comply with various HSPD-12 mandates, chief among them FIPS-201; the SSA is no exception, and it is relying on Probaris for help http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2040&source=rss Low-power wireless intelligent sensor technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2049&source=rss Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Two companies combine their specialties in a NASA-sponsored project to produce low-power wireless intelligent sensor technology capable of delivering remote fingerprint authentication, intrusion detection, light, temperature, and vibration sensors over satellite communication http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2049&source=rss Innovative chip architecture allows fast, automatic voice recognition http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2056&source=rss Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Government security agencies are engaged in ever-more-expansive data mining operations; as more voice and video digital media goes online, there is a growing challenge of how to search these live streams effectively; the audio mining problem is especially acute in homeland security applications which need to expedite translations of huge streams of incoming data, sifting for a few critical words or phrases http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2056&source=rss BioPassword's innovative keystoke technology solution offers another level of security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2058&source=rss Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 There are many biometric products out there, but this innovative technology is different; it requires no biological information and no hardware to install, rather it is all about how you behave http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2058&source=rss Lockheed wins proof-of-contract to implement biometric identification system at Health and Human Services http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2060&source=rss Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The BioUnique Identity Management System will enroll 1,000 employees at four locations; fully encrypted system relies on Automatic Fingerprint Identification System developed for the FBI; HHS moves toward HSPD-12 compliance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2060&source=rss DHS announces delay in TWIC implementation for maritime and port workers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2066&source=rss Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Problem caused by compliance with FIPS 201 standard; required card-swipe readers vulnerable to saltwater corrosion; delay to last at least six months http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2066&source=rss Utility and telecom industries press government for national identification cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2082&source=rss Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Industries want immediate access to emergency sites; interoperability with FIPS-201-1 a critical issue http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2082&source=rss BearingPoint in $104 million HSPD-12 contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2087&source=rss Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company will provide end-to-end services; smaller agencies seen to benefit from scale; 30 August deadline to order HSPD-related services through Fedral Acquisition Service looms http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2087&source=rss As HSPD-12 compliance deadline looms, federal agencies rush to order identification cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2091&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Labor, SSA, EPA, and HHS among agencies trying to get their HSPD-12 houses in order; to assist, Alternative Technology announces formation of HSPD-12/FIPS-201 Convergence Team; effort similar to HSPD-12 Interoperability Consortium http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2091&source=rss Two African countries use finger-biometrics to improve voting and refugee registration systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2094&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Zambia tries to shore up democracy after marred 2001 election; South Africa to use BIO-Key and Biometric Technologies systems to register 100,000 refugees http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2094&source=rss Missouri mathematicians make progress on 'cocktail party problem' http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2099&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Ability to distinguish between voices in crowded room a boon for criminal surveillance; science now needs practical application http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2099&source=rss Biometric ID technology poised for explosive growth http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2102&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 As the U.S. government 27 October deadline for all government agencies and the contractors doing business with them to offer their employees a biometric ID, and as other programs such as US-VISIT, e-Passport, biometric-dependent Visa Waiver, Real ID Act, and others are implemented, the market for biometric solutions and products is set to explode http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2102&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2107&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2107&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2108&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2108&source=rss New passport holder claims to beat RFID security risks http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2109&source=rss Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Paraben claims its metal mesh, velcro-closing passport holder reduces signals by an average of 85db http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2109&source=rss Single-factor identification insufficient for licit opiate industry http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2119&source=rss Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2119&source=rss OMB sets 8 September deadline for HSPD-12 planning updates http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2126&source=rss Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Agencies to deatil and explain any changes to submitted plans; total number of background investigations completed a key factor http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2126&source=rss Viisage and Identix complete $770 million merger http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2130&source=rss Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 New company is L-1 Identity Solutions (ID); purchase suggests LaPenta's appetite for biometrics companies is not yet sated http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2130&source=rss Gemalto wins Polish e-passport contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2147&source=rss Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Deal follows similar arrangements made this summer with United States and Slovenia http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2147&source=rss Bio-Key receives European, South African patents http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2148&source=rss Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Patent for Vector Sector Technology covers similar claims as American patent awarded last year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2148&source=rss Disney adopts finger-biometrics to fight ticket fraud and resale http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2155&source=rss Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Move upgrades existing finger geometry readers; privacy advocates cry foul; Disney said to have considered facila recognition software http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2155&source=rss Danish Biometrics to develop log-on system for Copenhagen hospitals http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2157&source=rss Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Largest biometric project in Danish history; no decision yet on whether to adopt iris-scanning or fingerprint biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2157&source=rss TSA names eight finalists to manage TWIC program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2173&source=rss Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Announcement follows May decision to select a single contractor; BearingPoint, Computer Services, Lockheed Martin, and Motorola among competitors still standing http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2173&source=rss DHS announces plan to scan all ten fingers of foreign vistors to U.S. http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2198&source=rss Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2198&source=rss Unisys sign border biometrics deal with Australian government http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2204&source=rss Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company will provide finger-biometric and face-scanning technology; Australian market booming on government demand http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2204&source=rss Cross Match brings former DHS official into top management http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2205&source=rss Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Elaine Dezenski to serve as senior vice president of global government affairs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2205&source=rss Authentec win Wall Street Journal innovation award http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2207&source=rss Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 TruePrint finger-biometrics already an industry leader; unlike competitors, technology reads the live skin underneath the dead top layer http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2207&source=rss Cross Match unveils first HSPD-12 authentication application http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2211&source=rss Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 PIVMAN system can check program-compliant IDs without network access; hand-held scanners are constantly updated with dynamic authentication data http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2211&source=rss GSA names ADT as qualified HSPD-12 integrator http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2253&source=rss Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company will provide full-service compliance with Sure Pass Identity Access Management system; certification follows smart card success in D.C. and Florida http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2253&source=rss CardLogix announces new family of smart cards for HSPD-12 compliance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2255&source=rss Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2255&source=rss Cross Match unveils three new biometric products http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2258&source=rss Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2258&source=rss ZeroNines and Sequiam Biometrics to co-develop biometric e-mail system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2260&source=rss Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Project intended for adoption by MyFailSafe.com e-mail and continuity services http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2260&source=rss Gemalto to provide Oman 2.5 million smart cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2284&source=rss Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2284&source=rss Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics team up for HSPD-12 venture http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2286&source=rss Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2286&source=rss DoD announces it will make HSPD-12 deadline with new "Super CAC" cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2287&source=rss Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2287&source=rss DoD announces it will make HSPD-12 deadline with new "Super CAC" cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2319&source=rss Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2319&source=rss DoD announces it will make HSPD-12 deadline with new "Super CAC" cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2320&source=rss Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2320&source=rss Real ID market set to explode, but federal planners are holding the fuse http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2321&source=rss Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2321&source=rss Passfaces wins another client, this time in the customer call center market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2322&source=rss Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2322&source=rss Inexpensive two-factor authentication technology hooks universities, on-line banking http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2323&source=rss Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2323&source=rss ID cards into business market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2331&source=rss Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2331&source=rss SSA HSPD12 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2356&source=rss Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2356&source=rss Fujitsu, Softex offer enhanced palm vein architecture biometric device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2364&source=rss Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2364&source=rss 3VR video management system tracks faces with low bandwidth costs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2366&source=rss Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 By turning images into metadata, system cuts down on transmission and storage fees while giving security officials a fast way to sort through footage; 3VR approach takes individual snapshots as it records, allowing for easy searches later on http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2366&source=rss Researchers discover alghorithmic method of identifying naked bodies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2367&source=rss Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Innovative image analysis approach is designed to combat pornography in the workplace, but creative security personnel may find inspiration for video analytics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2367&source=rss LaserCard receives new DHS order for ID cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2368&source=rss Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 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 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2368&source=rss ALIVE Tech buys 3D facial biometrics pioneer Geometrix http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2389&source=rss Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Acquisition gives ALIVE Tech a strong hold on a cutting-edge biometrics approach; company looks to the future and sees covert enrollment as the next big thing http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2389&source=rss Cogneto offers "cognometric" two-level authentication software http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2390&source=rss Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Approach identifies users by their point and click speed; fun and nostalgic system asks users to recall specific incidents in their lives, then measures how fast they can answer pertinent questions http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2390&source=rss IBM wins $41 million Department of Interior HSPD-12 contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2430&source=rss Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Support contract with National Business Center will provide 400,000 cards across a range of agencies; cost per card estimated at $100 to $120 depending on volume http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2430&source=rss XTEC wins National Science Foundation HSPD-12 contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2431&source=rss Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Deal follows recent contract with Department of Labor; XTEC will integrate its AuthentX card management system with NSF's physical access control system; success for a company recently aggrieved by GSA and BearingPoint http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2431&source=rss IBG certifies three new biometric technologies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2432&source=rss Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Fujitsu, Hitachi, and IrisGuard impress the International Biometric Group; results show a promising future for vascular recognition systems due to lower false match and false non-match rates; IBG says technology "a serious competitor" to fingerprint scanners http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2432&source=rss West Virginia looks to expand local biometrics industry http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2441&source=rss Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Statewide initiative will develop a three-year development plan; FBI and WVU already state leaders in research and development, and I-79 science corridor is ripe for expansion http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2441&source=rss India steps up IT security after major breach http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2456&source=rss Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Hacking is an emerging problem in this increasingly tech-happy country; laptops and Bluetooth-enabled phones are now banned from sensitive government offices; biometric authentication now mandatory for all classified computers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2456&source=rss test http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2496&source=rss Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:35:30 -0500 test http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2496&source=rss test http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2497&source=rss Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 testtest http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2497&source=rss try this for a http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2498&source=rss Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 one two three http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2498&source=rss DHS selects RFID for PASS Card program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2500&source=rss Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Despite privacy concerns, DHS believes RFID will expedite border crossing by allowing agents to identify passengers before they arrive at the guardhouse; trend shows RFID a government favorite for border crossing initiatives, but RF contactless has the upper hand for government IDs and e-passports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2500&source=rss Gemalto wins another European e-passport contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2501&source=rss Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Dutch company will provide Denmark with 250,000 e-passports by the end of the year, and 800,000 annually; Russia, United States, Poland, and Singapore among current national customers for the contactless technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2501&source=rss LexisNexis moves into the identity verification market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2537&source=rss Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Known for managing legal and financial data, LexisNexis leverages technology to grab a piece of the HSPD-12 and REAL ID pies; company made first homeland security foray with TSA HAZMAT Screening Gateway; technology may prove useful for stopping entitlement fraud as well http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2537&source=rss British national ID card program struggles to get off the ground http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2550&source=rss Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Despite £46.4 million in outlays to date, the Home Office is still uncertain about whether to create a new database or rely on old ones; Rollout is scheduled for 2008, but dithering may discourage firms from getting involved http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2550&source=rss Biometrics remain a sticking point for U.K. ID plans http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2551&source=rss Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Officials say more tests are needed to ensure usability; U.S. VISIT programs acts as a model of what not to do; with every British citizen requiring a new ID, ease of enrollment is a critical factor http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2551&source=rss FaceKey applies for biometric patent to secure vending machines http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2552&source=rss Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Contrary to other reports, technology will not be used to purchase snacks; instead, vending companies will provide their drivers portable readers which they will have to attach in order to gain access to the cash compartment; mobile approach enhances security at an economical price http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2552&source=rss FaceKey applies for biometric patent to secure vending machines http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2553&source=rss Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Contrary to other reports, technology will not be used to purchase snacks; instead, vending companies will provide their drivers portable readers which they will have to attach in order to gain access to the cash compartment; mobile approach enhances security at an economical price http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2553&source=rss Analysts see growth in the fingerprint biometrics sector http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2554&source=rss Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 $3 billion dollar market envisioned for 2011, with cell phones and laptop computers the leading applications; three vendors now control more than 20 percent of the market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2554&source=rss Facial biometrics comes on strong http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2555&source=rss Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Though smaller than the fingerprint industry, facial recognition is expected to be a $1 billion business by 2012; high costs prevent more rapid expansion; interested companies are advised to emphasize security benefits to help boost the market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2555&source=rss FaceKey files patent extension for combination biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2576&source=rss Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Breakthrough attempts to leverage the speed of facial recognition with the accuracy of fingerprint scanning; company is mum on applications beyond access control; investors and integrators should give this modest and quietly ambitious company a look http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2576&source=rss FaceKey files patent extension for combination biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2590&source=rss Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Breakthrough attempts to leverage the speed of facial recognition with the accuracy of fingerprint scanning; company is mum on applications beyond access control; investors and integrators should give this modest and quietly ambitious company a look http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2590&source=rss New video analytic software can detect violent behavior http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2591&source=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 University of Texas scientists make a leap with software trained to distinguish between a hug and a push, or a handshake and a knifing; system is so far 80 percent accurate, and commercial applications could be available within a year; some see future in smart television searches, too http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2591&source=rss Scottish school uses palm reading biometrics in cafeteria http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2600&source=rss Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0500 In the first implementation of palm reading biometrics in Europe, a primary school in Scotland installs palm readers to facilitate a secure non-token, or cashless, payment system in its cafeteria; the technology may eventually be used to provide biometric access control, monitor truancy levels, keep an eye on class attendance, and provide for time management of staff http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2600&source=rss Vidient's SmartCatch video analytics software wins Lenel certification http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2612&source=rss Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Lenel will now offer SmartCatch to customers interested in video analytics; deal provides further evidences of SmartCatch's ability to integrate seamlessly http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2612&source=rss Vidient's SmartCatch video analytics software wins Lenel certification http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2620&source=rss Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Lenel will now offer SmartCatch to customers interested in video analytics; deal provides further evidences of SmartCatch's ability to integrate seamlessly http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2620&source=rss EU considers "deep background checks" for Registered Traveler program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2621&source=rss Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Responding to concerns about racial profiling, EU may instead develop a large-scale network linking criminal and civil data bases; a final report is not due until June, but in the meantime EU planners will move ahead with plans; privacy concerns remain an unsurmounted obstacle http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2621&source=rss Unisys said to win biometric kiosk deal with Australian Customs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2623&source=rss Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Rumors in Sydney say Unisys has won out over Sagem Morpho, Biometrics Technologies, and others; company will install self-service kiosks at Auckland International Airport; deal may have derived from earlier success with immigration detention centers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2623&source=rss The Netherlands selects ePassport authentication system from 3M http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2625&source=rss Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The use of biometrics for identifying people is gaining ground by the day; the Netherlands has just selected ePassport readers from 3M to verify the identity of the more than 40 million travelers who pass through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport each year; the government will place the readers at other border crossings as well http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2625&source=rss Gemalto sales dip, but ePassport unit is stronger than ever http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2626&source=rss Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Falling prices in SIM cards depress overall revenue, but ePassport rollouts in Poland and France boost ID & Security unit by 19 percent; company is well on its way to total European market dominance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2626&source=rss Avenue Capital Management invests in Smartrac http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2627&source=rss Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Smartrac, leader in chip and antenna inlays for ePassports, has seen earnings triple since 2005; Avenue Capital buys 6 percent of company on open market, a clear sign of the strength of the market; worldwide demand estimated at 50 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2627&source=rss Agent Video update http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2629&source=rss Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2629&source=rss Stanley to provide passport services to State Department http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2633&source=rss Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Ten-year, $164 million deal allows Stanley to open up two new processing centers; agreement comes on the heels of a succesful IPO; company will also expand workforce by 150; passport demand expected to heat up as new travel restrictions come on line http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2633&source=rss GSA decides not to pursue BearingPoint's HSPD-12 option years http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2652&source=rss Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Decision comes just two months after signing of $104 million contract; GSA prompted by increased maturity of the market and belief it could get a better price by resoliciting bids; quality not at issue; BearingPoint will compete for new terms http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2652&source=rss Digimarc strikes another deal with Iowa Department of Transportation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2661&source=rss Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Company has a long history with the state, including a recent deal for driver's licence watermarks and instant issuance cards; new deal includes "one to one" and "one to many" facial biometrics authentication; intent is confirm ID on renewal and prevent multiple issuances http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2661&source=rss Britain takes a biometric approach to nightclub violence http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2666&source=rss Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Drinkers in the town of Yeovil must submit their prints to a cental database; if found to misbehave, the system alerts other establishments and prevents entry; bar owners must comply or risk their liquor licenses; we look back at a similar scheme in New York http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2666&source=rss NXP Semiconductors announces thinner smart card chips for ePassports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2667&source=rss Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Formerly Philips Semiconductors, the Dutch company decreases the size of its own chips by 20 percent to 75 micrometers; ePassports are expected to last ten years, so decreasing the size of electronic components makes room for protective features http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2667&source=rss DoD lays out 2008 IT security priorities http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2679&source=rss Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Redteaming -- modelling the enemy's thought process -- leads the way when it comes to defending communications lines; biometric control of military bases a major focus; other priorities include technologies to track terrorists and predict social outcomes of military engagement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2679&source=rss Privacy rankings list U.S. and Britain near the bottom http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2680&source=rss Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Privacy International releases worldwide study of privacy protection; U.S. dinged for lack of commercial data privacy; Britain stung for heavy surveillance policies; Canada, Belgium, and Germany lead the way in safeguarding citizen privacy http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2680&source=rss Cogent Systems scores with U.K. Visa biometrics deal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2682&source=rss Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Company will provide software for fingerprint and facial recignition biometric technology; U.K. will scan visa applicants at 250 locations worldwide starting in 2008; contract just the latest success for this globetrotting company http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2682&source=rss Motorola asserts itself in the biometrics market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2683&source=rss Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Company has teamed up with Oracle to improve its finger and facial biometrics capabilities; Oracle's support of XML a key factor; Motorola technology lauded for capturing a burglar with its automated reverse search function http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2683&source=rss Motorola asserts itself in the biometrics market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2685&source=rss Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Company has teamed up with Oracle to improve its finger and facial biometrics capabilities; Oracle's support of XML a key factor; Motorola technology lauded for capturing a burglar with its automated reverse search function http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2685&source=rss AP-ID announces new casino-inspired ID authentication system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2698&source=rss Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Currently in use at the Venetian, system can verify thousands of different IDs, including international driver's licenses and passports; while verifying, system also checks government and private watch lists http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2698&source=rss L-1 subsidiary IBT strikes deal to register Florida insurance agents http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2712&source=rss Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Worth $22 million over five years, contract shows Integrated Business Technology and L-1 leading the pack in Florida biometric enrollment; 70,000 agents will be registered annually http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2712&source=rss 3M wins Nigerian Seafarers Identity Document contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2736&source=rss Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 UN and labor initiated program permits merchant mariners to disembark without visas; fingerprint biometrics are contained in a simple bar code for widespread acceptance; company expects similar deals in the near future once UN and donor nations arrange funding http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2736&source=rss Navy scientists use minute manufacturing differences to detect counterfeit IDs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2741&source=rss Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Approach relies in variation among transistors and wires that make up compuuter chips; two may work in the same way, but differences in threshold voltages make all the difference in detecting a fake http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2741&source=rss New report finds Smartcards a wise investment http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2749&source=rss Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 More than 2.9 billion will be shipped in 2006, a 20 percent increase; ePassports and national ID cards lead the way; European and Asian sectors look strong, but China will manufacture its own IDs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2749&source=rss Sequiam locks up the biometrics market with Kwikset deal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2752&source=rss Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Agreement allows Kwikset to add biometrics to its residential security business; deal another example of Sequiam's interest in a wide array of partnerships; biometrics are moving quickly into the domestic arena http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2752&source=rss bioMetrx strikes gold with biometric garage door opener http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2754&source=rss Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Television publicity, not our previous report, most likely cause of suburban demand; company opens Web site to process rush of orders; biometrics for kids a growing market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2754&source=rss Ingenia Technology leaps ahead in the authentication sector http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2755&source=rss Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The first in an ongoing series in which we profile the winner and runners-up of the Global Security Challenge; this week, we look at London-based Ingenia and its unique laser method of authenticating almost any substance on Earth without adding a tag or interfering with production http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2755&source=rss Coast Guard to collect biometric information from illegal migrants http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2757&source=rss Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The U.S. Coast Guard launches a pilot program to collect biometric information from illegal migrants seized on the high seas between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico; pilot is part of an effort to develop a biometric mobile solution for DHS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2757&source=rss DHS announces US-VIST ten-print capture wish list http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2769&source=rss Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Although four companies have come close to meeting DHS needs, agency is open to competition in its efforts to shore up the US-VISIT program; speed and accuracy are a must, as is a small footprint; software improvements needed on the back end http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2769&source=rss Intereced helps another U.S. agency comply with HSPD-12 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2778&source=rss Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 U.K smart-card sepcialist wins another contract to help a U.S. government agency come into complaince with HSPD-12-madated PIV requirements; in early October the U.S. EPA said it, too, would use Interced technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2778&source=rss ioimage's intelligent video appliance selected for NY-NJ airport security overhaul http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2779&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 With Raytheon as lead contractor, subcontractor 4D Security Solutions selects the Israeli company to install its plug and play appliances; perimeter security a challenge when airports are bounded by the sea; ioimage appliances convert analog to digital IP, and offer PTZ tracking and automatic threat detection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2779&source=rss Digimarc to help Utah comply with REAL ID Act http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2781&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Five year contract calls on company to develop new drivers' licenses that incorporate digital watermarking and laser perforation; just the latest in Digimarc's campaign to dominate the state-issued identification market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2781&source=rss Verisign http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2786&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2786&source=rss L-1 acquires ComnetiX for $12.5 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2787&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Deal give L-1 a strong foothold in the Canadian market; ComentiX known for its fingerbiometrics solutions, especially for law enforcement; deal marks another success for L-1 after recent acquisition of SpecTal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2787&source=rss L-1 acquires ComnetiX for $12.5 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2796&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Deal give L-1 a strong foothold in the Canadian market; ComentiX known for its fingerbiometrics solutions, especially for law enforcement; deal marks another success for L-1 after recent acquisition of SpecTal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2796&source=rss On Track Innovations scoops up SuperCom http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2797&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 At a cost of $21 million, OTI acquires a number of critical anti-countefeiting and production patents; company looks to expand ePassport and national ID business; Israeli industry consolidation continues http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2797&source=rss On Track Innovations scoops up SuperCom http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2798&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 At a cost of $21 million, OTI acquires a number of critical anti-countefeiting and production patents; company looks to expand ePassport and national ID business; Israeli industry consolidation continues http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2798&source=rss On Track Innovations scoops up SuperCom http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2802&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 At a cost of $21 million, OTI acquires a number of critical anti-countefeiting and production patents; company looks to expand ePassport and national ID business; Israeli industry consolidation continues http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2802&source=rss OKI http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2804&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2804&source=rss Verint http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2807&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2807&source=rss Kwikset, Sequiam, and AuthenTec team up for new deadbolt lock http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2824&source=rss Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Deal follows Sequiam/KwikSet partnership announcement; fingerprint scanner permits home access to up to 50 friends and family members; intriguing feature permits homeowners to control access times to registered users -- an ideal set-up for babysitters and household help http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2824&source=rss Precise Biometrics wins Scandinavian Airlines contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2825&source=rss Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Deal folows on a succesful test of the company's checked baggage-matching system; SAS plans deployment at Angelhom and Ronneby airports, with 10 million passengers eventually expected to participate http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2825&source=rss Italy may drop LaserCard's optical stripe from its ID cards http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2826&source=rss Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Analyst report cites expense and incompatibility with European standards as main reasons for possible abandonment; optical stripes are giving way to smartcard technology; if Italy keeps the stripe, deal could mean $50 million in annual revenue for LaserCard http://hsda