Fujitsu has revealed its stance on biometrics technology with a new laptop that leverages the increasingly popular technology of palm vein biometrics. As reported by Slash Gear, the Fujitsu Celsius H730 laptop marks the first of its kind to offer palm-based, vein pattern authentication. The Celsius laptop uses biometrics security elements to scan the invisible […]

With the iPhone 5S biometrics are coming to the consumer masses for the first time. While the the European Association of Biometrics welcomes the widespread use of automated authentication, it wants to reiterate that privacy and security remain primary objectives in these consumer-facing applications. As the primary biometrics association for the European continent, the group […]

Northern Ireland-based Ambar Systems, a SALTO Certified Partner, has developed a plug-in integration that combines SALTO Systems access control with XProtect software. It is estimated that more than 10 million people rely on SALTO each day to provide access control. Ambar’s plug-in integrates SALTO Systems directly into XProtect Smart Client, enabling users to control access and monitor video surveillance […]

The Australian Passport Office (APO) is planning to expand its use of biometrics following a request for tender published this week. Since 2005, the APO has used facial recognition in its passport production process, but according to the office’s request for tender, it’s seeking to enhance that process by potentially employing other biometric modalities. The […]

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that the number of employee-owned smart phones and tablets in the workplace will exceed 1 billion units by 2018, likely the product of the ever-growing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend. The 1 billion-unit figure represents nearly 35% of the total installed base of consumer owned tablets and […]

Thursby releases secure email iOS app for iPad, iPhone Thursby Software has announced the immediate release of its PKard Mail secure email app, available on Apple’s App Store. Modeled after the native user interface of Apple’s Mail program, PKard Mail adds comprehensive support for US Government CAC and PIV identity cards. Additionally, email signing, encryption and […]

All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan has with the help of local police, installed biometric gates at the doors of its church to identify attendees who enter and exit church premises. In a part of the world where religiously charged violence is commonplace, local police expect the increased security measures will catch on with other […]

Gemalto, IBM to offer enhanced security platform for e-banking Gemalto has announced a partnership with IBM that will bolster Gemalto’s Ezio eBanking security platform. Following the new partnership with IBM, Gemalto’s Ezio eBanking Server platform has been further updated to support a wider range of end-user solutions. The platform has been tested and confirmed to […]

The Secure Identity Alliance has been hard at work forging new solutions and services for the eGovernment sector, headlined by its new eDocument Security Awareness Model and eServices Provision Tracker offerings. The Alliance’s eDocument Security Awareness Model promises to provide governments and public sector organizations with a self-assessment tool with which they benchmark their current […]

DERMALOG breaking new ground in biometrics DERMALOG announced two new spins on the company’s  biometrics offerings. The first is an enhancement to the LF10 Fingerprint Scanner that now adds signature capture that can record signatures alongside a biometric fingerprint scan. The fingerprint and signature are recorded on the same scanning window. This means that, other than a pen, no […]