Oct-15-08 Cross Match Introduces Dual-Finger Scanner with Autocapture and Roll Capability at the Biometrics Show in Great Britain

"Cross Match is proud to introduce the fastest dual finger scanner on the market. The Verifier 320 LC will provide a full ten fingerprint enrollment in seconds. We believe this industry leading product will be a huge advantage to customers whether they are searching for identification technology for criminal or applicant purposes," remarked Cross Match CEO and President, James Grau.

Aug-16-05 A Direction-Based Vascular Pattern Extraction Algorithm for Hand Vascular Pattern Verification

Hand vascular technology is excellent in the usability measure and has many advantages because it uses biometric features inside the human body rather than on the surface, and this results in a very stable verification performance during long periods of time.

Aug-15-05 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to announce that it is conducting and managing the Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE).

The primary goal of ICE is to promote the development and advancement of iris recognition technology and assess its state-of-the-art capability.

Aug-01-05 Is Biometrics the Answer to the Rising Trends of Car-jacking and Vehicle Key-related Crime?

An analysis of biometric technology for automotive security applications…

Jun-27-05 Motorola Fingerprint and Palmprint Technology Helping to Solve More Crimes in Palm Beach County, Florida

The Motorola Printrak BIS solution interfaces directly to the statewide Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) biometric system, which is also provided by Motorola.

Mar-15-05 U.S. offers Eastern Europe possibility of visa freedoms

Earlier this month, the US Department of State invited Ambassadors from Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia and presented to them initiatives that should be undertaken to allow for the introduction of visa freedoms.

Feb-25-05 Frequently Asked Questions About the Standard for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

Four federal agencies have specific responsibilities for implementing this directive: Department of Commerce, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA), and Office of Personnel Management (OPM). DoC’s NIST is establishing standards, recommendations, guidelines, and conformance tests for components of the PIV system. OMB is responsible for overseeing agency implementation of the directive and will develop implementation guidance for federal agencies. GSA is responsible for assisting agencies in procuring and operating PIV sub-systems such as card and biometric readers. OPM is responsible for assisting agencies in authenticating and vetting applicants for the PIV card.

Feb-22-05 EBF and TeleTrusT Announce Major Partnership Agreement

As part of their work, the organisations will examine the use of biometrics as a means of providing essential security of information and of preventing some of the escalating problems of European governments such as identify theft and fraud.

Feb-16-05 Alert in Response to ChoicePoint Identity Data Theft

Notarization is an effective weapon against identification theft because it verifies identity with picture I.D. and biometric authentication; proves willingness and awareness on the part of the signer; authenticates signatures; and the journal creates an auditable evidence trail for prosecution.

Feb-10-05 Time Is Right for ID Cards, Says Blair

Mr Blair said: “We have got the technology now and we will be using this biometric technology for passports in any event.

Feb-01-05 CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL RECIEVES VERICHIP™

Nov-01-04 IAFIS and IDENT Help Border Patrol Arrest 8,000 Aliens With Criminal Records

In September 2004, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol’s IDENT, short for Automated Biometric Identification system, linked up with the FBI’s IAFIS system to provide an electronic web of enforcement that covers the entire perimeter of the United States.

California State University, Fullerton, Launches Major Biometric Identity and Access Research Project

realtime North America, Inc. announced that its award-winning bioLock software has been installed at California State University, Fullerton, to conduct extensive research and create white papers about the award-winning biometric identity management system bioLock

US and EU Turn to Israel for Hi-Tech IDs

Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, micro payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses.

What is AmberView?

The Amber View Project is a pilot biometrics program under development by the West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation in Fairmont, West Virginia and is designed to aid in the recovery of missing or abducted children.

Launch of the CANPASS Iris Recognition Air Program at the Edmonton International Airport

CANPASS Air allows pre-approved travellers to meet their border clearance obligations by simply looking into a camera that recognizes the iris of the eye as proof of identity.