Aware has announced it has provided one of its facial recognition solutions to Cambridge Assessment, the international exams group for the University of Cambridge, to better secure exam candidates’ identities and curb identity fraud in test taking environments. The solution Aware is creating for the exam group, called Identica, utilizes their commercial off the shelf […]

Precise Biometrics has announced online technology retailer CPS as a reseller and distributor of Precise’s fingerprint and smart card reader lines Precise Sense, Precise 250 MC and Precise 200 MC. The site that CPS operates, Smartware2u, would make the Precise-developed solutions available to customers within 48 hours of purchase. Beyond gaining better direct access to […]

AOptix Technologies announced it will host a roundtable discussion centered around iris recognition systems’ involvement in air travel at the ACI – Airport Exchange show November 27 – 30 in Abu Dhabi. Among the major points AOptix officials are expected to detail are the company’s own deployment of its InSight two-meter stand-off iris recognition systems […]

The Biometrics Institute, a biometrics industry organization engaged in the research, analysis and education of biometric technologies, announced the release of a privacy charter for early, according to a CIO article. The charter is designed to serve as a guide on biometric privacy best practices for end users’ benefit as well as for biometric technology […]

The Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics (RISE) Project has announced it will be concluding its biometrics conference covering responsible research and innovation in biometrics on December 1 – 2. Among the specific items covered at the concluding days of the conference will be the presentation of the RISE and similar […]

The Nigerian Minister of Power, Berth Nnaji, announced that workers at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) will have to use biometric identification verification if they want to receive their paychecks, according to a Next article. Nnaji is pushing the requirement of the unionized workers as it was part of an agreement for a […]

Key Source International (KSI) has announced the release of a new line of computer keyboards that offer a number of security input options. Among the various embedded options for securely authenticating one’s identity in the keyboard, called the KSI-1700, are biometrics, RFID, HID and contactless smart cards as well as technology called SonarLocID, which automatically […]

Schools in Taylor County in West Virginia are integrating biometric systems into their school lunch programs in an effort to stream line processes among other purposes, according to a Mountain Statesman article. The Taylor County School System is using a fingerprint-based system developed by biometrics developer identiMetrics and has opened the option to parents to […]

The Department of Motor Vehicles in Rhode Island is employing a facial recognition-based system in its license and identification card issuance programs in an effort to curb identity fraud, according to a Turn to 10 article. The system the DMV utilizes is can compare all the photos taken for state-issued ID cards and run them […]

Smart ID announced it will unveil its new biometric enrollment kit designed for the international marketplace at CARTES & Identification 2011 at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre in France. The full kit from Smart ID includes a fingerprint scanner, iris scanner, laptop, additional monitor, Web cam, pen drive, offline KVA UPS, 500 GB of […]