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Ears Could Be the Next Biometric Frontier

Seeded on Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:06 PM EDT ()

According to research published by the University of Southampton School of Electronics and Computer Science in the UK, scientists have discovered a way to identify people by their ears with 99.6 percent accuracy. According to the researchers, Professor Mark Nixon, Dr.

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Looking at Your Ears: The New Biometric Security Scan?

Seeded on Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:36 PM EDT ()

Did you know your ears are as unique as fingerprints? I didn't. Well, that's what researchers are claiming, says this story appearing over the weekend in the London Sunday Telegraph.

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Biometric systems could help reduce company theft

Seeded on Fri Oct 8, 2010 2:10 PM EDT ()

The use of cards, pins and passwords (CPPs) for physical entry as well as to protect organisations' confidential information technology (IT) data against theft and fraud is becoming increasingly insecure, SuperVision Biometric Systems marketing head Mark Eardley says.

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IBIA Statement Regarding the Release of the National Research Council Report - Biometric Recognition

Seeded on Fri Oct 8, 2010 2:06 PM EDT ( PR Newswire: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing)

On September 24, the National Research Council (NRC) released a report entitled Biometric Recognition: Challenges and Opportunities.

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Biometric Technologies are 'Inherently Fallible,' says Report

Seeded on Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:00 PM EDT (Popular Science - )

Biometric systems – those that identify individuals based on unique biological characteristics like fingerprints, retinal patterns, voice, or facial features – have long been considered the future of security protocols.

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Safran to buy US biometrics firm for $1.1 bln

Seeded on Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:04 PM EDT (Manufacturing.net Headline News)

French defense contractor Safran SA said Monday it will pay $1.1 billion to buy Stamford, Connecticut-based security firm L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. to bolster its presence in the U.S. homeland security market.

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Contractors bullish on federal ID technology market

Seeded on Mon Sep 6, 2010 2:23 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

When the global identification technology firm MaxID announced last month it will relocate its U.S.

You Don't Need Dell to Get Facial Recognition on Your PC

Seeded on Wed Sep 1, 2010 4:21 PM EDT (Yahoo!)

Now you don't need Dell facial recognition software for fast access to your PC with Windows. Luxand, Inc. have released a new version of Blink! - a free webcam-based biometric logon system for Windows Vista/7 ( ).

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3M to buy Cogent to add biometric ID products

Seeded on Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:21 AM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

3M Co. agreed to buy Cogent Inc., a manufacturer of fingerprint-identification systems for governments and companies, for $943 million to expand its security-services products.

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Potential flaws in biometric vending machine success

Seeded on Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:01 PM EDT ()

While new high-tech vending machines are being released with options such as touch screens, nutritional information displays, wireless coin dispensers, stock monitors and biometric payments, some feel the idea of moving forward with biometric-based payments on the devices may not …

Global Rainmakers Launches Iris Biometric Technology for Portoss in Leon

Seeded on Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:43 PM EDT ()

Global Rainmakers Inc (GRI), an organization responsible for the transformation of the identity management and access control market, revealed that it will help by using Iris scanning technology to create a futurist and protected city project for Leon in Guanajuato, Mexico, along …

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Colleges introduce biometric attendance system

Seeded on Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:43 PM EDT (Times of India)

To monitor employee attendance details better, and to ease the problems of storing, monitoring and retrieving attendance data of the staff, the city engineering colleges have gone digital.

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Leon, Mexico to use biometric scanners in 'all aspects of life'

Seeded on Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:09 AM EDT (Engadget)

The secure city initiative will provide "unparalleled iris identity fusion" by wrapping the city in miles of fiber optic cable, creating a central database that will contain of all convicted criminals (as well as any good citizens who wish to "opt in"), and a network of iris scan …

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Gym Moves To Use Biometrics For Entry

Seeded on Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:48 PM EDT (Sacramento News, Stockton, Modesto Breaking News, Weather & Sports - KCRA Sacramento's Channel 3)

24 Hour Fitness is installing new biometric technology using fingerprints in place of membership cards at its gyms. Members can scan their fingerprints to enter the gym.

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Biometric prison management: Technology of the future?

Seeded on Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:50 PM EDT ()

A new biometric system touts iris and fingerprint biometric technology, manages electronic key cabinets, secures airlock portals, catalogues inmate property storage, monitors visitor appointments, conducts criminal record checks, integrates key access policies and more.

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BioLock Biometric Security App For Android Phones

Seeded on Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:05 PM EDT ()

If you have an Android phone, there is a new security app for you to consider. Known as BioLock, this Android app has been developed by Blue Planet Apps and includes support for both facial recognition and iris scanning as methods of unlocking your phone

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Biometric Access Control - 10 Reasons You Need It

Seeded on Sun Aug 8, 2010 9:15 PM EDT ()

Here are 10 reasons why biometric access control is the right kind of safety specified you.1.A attackers to access local data or identity theft PIN code. Biometric person who would actually control the flow of there.2.Biometric means extra ID cards do, or remember a PIN.

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Vein scanners to replace recreation passes in Montgomer

Seeded on Wed Aug 4, 2010 3:50 PM EDT ()

A refreshing dip at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center may soon be only a touch away as the county's recreation department moves toward a new technology that turns bodies into barcodes.

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Biometric and Other Locks Fail to Foil Hackers at DefCon

Seeded on Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:34 PM EDT (Wired News)

It wouldn't be DefCon without a noted lock hacking team demonstrating the gross insecurity of some of the latest security locks, such as a biometric lock that could be easily cracked with a paper clip.

DigitalPersona Delivers New Centrally-Managed Solution for Notebook Data Protection and Remote

Seeded on Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:35 AM EDT (Forbes)

DigitalPersona, Inc., a global provider of authentication and endpoint protection solutions, today announced DigitalPersona(R) Pro Enterprise, a comprehensive endpoint protection solution for access management, data protection and communication security.

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L-1 Identity Solutions Selected as Biometric Service Provider for India's Unique Identification Number Program

Seeded on Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:27 PM EDT (MarketWatch.com)

L-1 Identity Solutions /quotes/comstock/13*!id/quotes/nls/id (ID 8.50, -0.11, -1.28%) , a leading provider of identity solutions and services, today announced it received a notification of award as one of the Biometric Service Providers (BSPs) to India's Unique Identification Num …

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Stanley Awarded Contracts for Biometrics Services in Support of U.S. Army Intelligence Center

Seeded on Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:38 AM EDT (The Earth Times Online)

Stanley, Inc. (NYSE: SXE), a leading provider of systems integration and professional services to the U.S. federal government, today announced that it was awarded two biometrics-related contracts in support of the U.S.

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Smartphones Gaining Biometric Security

Seeded on Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:48 PM EDT ()

As smartphones gain more compute power, they are being used for a lot more than making phone calls. With companies like Salesforce coming out with mobile phone apps, that means the phone is increasingly being used for business. And we all know how easy it is to lose a telephone.

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BIO-key to Intro First Ever Mobile Biometric Identification and Authentication Platform

Seeded on Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:18 PM EDT ()

Smartphone application developers can now integrate a strong authentication feature into their apps by utilizing the new platform from BIO-key.

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Diebold to Resell Daon Products - MarketWatch

Seeded on Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:52 PM EDT (MarketWatch.com)

Diebold, Incorporated one of the world's leading security integrators, has signed a value-added reseller (VAR) agreement with Daon, the award-winning global provider of identity assurance software and services.

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Comments & Feedback

bill,
I was referred to you by Barbara Cure of Technology Credit Union. I am a financial writer who is writing a white paper on biometrics for CUNA's Technology Council. Would it be possible to schedule a phone meeting to talk about biometrics and its application to credit unions?
Thank you.
Jim

My web site is www.jimjerving.com
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