The Romanian Police no longer have access to their extensive set of databases that help them recognize and identify fingerprints and faces due to poor maintenance of the systems, reports Romania Insider. The police use an Imagetrak database that contains many physical characteristics about registered suspects. For fingerprint recognition the police use AFIS 2000. The […]
17 Sep, 2012Poor maintenance puts Romanian Police fingerprint system on the fritz
14 Sep, 2012Research firm ups outlook for smart card and secure IC market
ABI Research has updated its 2012 market forecasts for the smart card and secure IC market from 261 million to 540 million units. The drivers behind this growth are increased demand for secure microcontrollers with high security and authentication capabilities for the anti-counterfeiting and NFC secure element sectors. While this quarter’s information has remained the […]
14 Sep, 2012Canada Post updates digital mailbox
Canada Post is releasing a new version of its epost digital mailbox platform to add functionality and start leveraging government and business services. Along with design and navigational enhancements and improved bill management tools, it also features a new authentication process that connects a digital identity with a physical address. Users will be able to […]
14 Sep, 2012Office coffee brewing made smarter with RFID technology
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. is bringing smart technology to small office brewers with launch of its Keurig Vue brewing system with RFID technology. The single cup brewing system is designed with the ability to brew stronger, bigger, and hotter, and now smarter with RFID technology. The new Vue V1200 incorporates RFID technology to the […]
14 Sep, 2012Hitachi Europe signs reseller partnership for finger vein authentication
Hitachi Europe Ltd. announced a partnership agreement with Toronto-based Invixium Identity. The agreement enables Invixium to become a value-added reseller of Hitachi’s Finger Vein Authentication Engine (FVAE) and the H-1 Biometric Finger Vein scanner. The FVAE system promotes IT security through its identity assurance process and accurate matching. It uses near-infrared light to transmit light […]
14 Sep, 2012Unified Payments now shipping contactless point-of-sale terminals
Unified Payment and Dejavoo Systems announced that new point-of-sale terminals based on the V Series POS product line are now shipping for both the Unified Payments line of business and their Process Pink brand. These specially configured V8 units from Dejavoo Systems have traditional swipe capability as well as EMV, contactless, and dual-communication capability. The […]
14 Sep, 2012Partnership to provide cloud-based identity authentication and verification
Identity services platform provider UnboundID and LexisNexis Risk Solutions have teamed up to provide a way to integrate cloud-based identity authentication and verification services. This service will enhance the levels of security and assurance of identity attributes exchanged in real time. In this system, users of LexisNexis services will connect through the UnboundID identity platform. […]