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Coming Soon: Biometric Users Identified
Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 9:37 AM EST (Newsvine)
If you often ask the question, "Who uses biometric ID?", we will soon announce the availability of a document listing a summary of hundreds of companies and organizations using biometric identification.
Growing global acceptance of biometrics
Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:46 PM EST ()
With concerns growing over the incidence of bank card fraud and identity theft, a majority of people globally would accept biometric authentication to verify their identities, according to recent research from Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS).
Futronic Windows 7 Biometric Framework Driver is Signed by Microsoft
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:19 AM EDT ()
Futronic Technology Company Limited, a global provider of fingerprint recognition software and hardware products, announces that its Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) Driver for its USB fingerprint scanner has successfully passed WHQL test for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 7, a …
Police to use mobile biometric scanners and credit card readers
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:13 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The Metropolitan Police wants to buy £3m of handheld units for law enforcement agencies that would be capable of capturing facial, iris and fingerprint biometrics as well as reading chips held on credit cards and passports.
FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives
Seeded on Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:45 PM EDT (Google)
In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes.
Suprema Receives 2009 Frost & Sullivan Industrial Technologies Award as the Biometrics Company of the Year
Seeded on Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:22 AM EDT ()
Suprema Inc., a leading provider of biometric technology, has been awarded the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Award as the Biometrics Company of the Year for its outstanding performance during the previous year.
Biometrics Data Is Vulnerable, Warn Experts
Seeded on Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:23 AM EDT ()
Industry forecasters say the market for biometric data-collection systems will double or triple in size over the next five years.
Evermedia Biometrics Signs Teaming Agreement With Leading Provider of Fingerprint Technologies
Seeded on Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:37 PM EDT (Market Wire)
Evermedia Biometrics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Evermedia Group, Inc.
Arkansas Prison Systems To Use Biometrics
Seeded on Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:21 AM EDT ()
Arkansas prison guards will start using biometric identification to check themselves in and out of prisons. Several prisons already have the software in place for checking in and out visitors and its being adapted for checking in guards.
Fingerprinting Planned for Polk Students On Buses
Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT (theledger | local)
More than 4,000 students in the Polk County School District are expected to be fingerprinted next school year as part of a way to track who is on school buses, officials say. Starting this fall, students will put their thumbs on a reader as they get on and off certain buses.
Frost & Sullivan: North American Government Biometrics Markets Thrive With Active R&D Thrust
Seeded on Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:12 AM EDT ()
Security issues constantly remain under the spotlight in the government vertical. Local, regional, and national government organizations look to biometric systems because of their advantages in accuracy, convenience, and time efficiency.
Greater TEXAS Federal Credit Union Implements US Biometric Fingerprint Biometric Access Control System
Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:00 PM EDT ()
Greater TEXAS Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Austin, Texas, recently implemented US Biometrics' AccessQ system for controlling physical access to entrances with fingerprint biometrics.
One of the Largest Wendy's(R) Franchisees, Tar Heel Capital, Reduces Fraud and Slashes Costs with DigitalPersona
Seeded on Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:51 AM EDT ()
DigitalPersona, Inc., a leader in fingerprint identity and authentication solutions, today announced that the largest Wendy's restaurant franchisee, Tar Heel Capital, has chosen DigitalPersona U.are.U Fingerprint Readers to combat theft.
Canada to seek biometrics on every visitor
Seeded on Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:59 PM EDT (United Press International)
Canada is moving to collect such biometric data as photos and fingerprints on every visitor from every country by 2013, the incoming spy chief said.
NAB introduces voice biometrics for phone banking
Seeded on Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:46 AM EDT ()
National Australia Bank (NAB) has introduced biometric voice verification for its telephone banking customers.
Australia shares very little biometric data
Seeded on Thu May 28, 2009 11:43 AM EDT ()
Australia is not playing its part in international efforts to share biometric data in the fight against crime and terror, according to experts speaking at the Biometrics Institute conference held in Sydney today.Representatives from both international crime database service Inter …
The Blood and Guts of Biometric Systems
Seeded on Wed May 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT ()
When biometric security devices began appearing nearly a decade ago, they were often touted as the final word in security technology. After all, stealing your password is one thing -- stealing a thumb, a retina or a voice print is a bit more of a chore.
Centrelink boosts self-service with voice biometrics
Seeded on Tue May 26, 2009 11:31 AM EDT ()
Centrelink customers will be able to authenticate access to welfare services via the unique properties of their voice after a biometric voice system officially went into production today.
The Biometric Market - A Recession Proof Area of Growth and Opportunities, Says Frost & Sullivan
Seeded on Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:31 AM EDT ()
In 2008 biometric vendors witnessed massive growth; however the same downturn that affected banking, construction industry and retail stores since the end of 2008 also affected some biometric vendors.
Researchers study ears for unbeatable biometrics
Seeded on Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:11 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is funding a major new study into the possibilities of using the human ear as a biometric security system.
SAFRAN Completes Acquisition of Motorola's Biometrics Business
Seeded on Tue Apr 7, 2009 11:06 AM EDT ()
SAFRAN and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) announced today that they have completed the previously-announced sale of Motorola's biometric business unit, including the Printrak trademark, to SAFRAN through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sagem Securite.
Analysis of knees could be used to confirm peoples identities
Seeded on Sun Apr 5, 2009 9:05 AM EDT ()
ONCE the art of disguise would rely on a false moustache, a wig and probably a touch of make-up to foil an identification check. Today you need to beat an electronic fingerprint-analyser or a retinal scanner.
Financial Services Consortium Launches Biometrics Initiative
Seeded on Fri Apr 3, 2009 4:50 PM EDT ()
The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) announced the launch of an initiative aimed at enabling the financial services industry to gain a better understanding of how biometric technologies can be used to combat fraud across all delivery channels.
Knee X-ray biometrics plan to fight spoofing
Seeded on Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:06 AM EDT (The Register (UK))
US federal eggheads have proposed a novel method of preventing biometric ID systems being spoofed by the use of such things as contact lenses, fake fingerprints etc.
Thinnest Fingerprint Sensor for Mobile Phones
Seeded on Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:19 PM EDT ()
Biometric sensor manufacturer, Sonavation has announced the introduction of the biometrics industry's thinnest fingerprint sensor for the wireless and smartcard markets.
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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.
JimMy web site is www.jimjerving.com
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