NEC Corp of America unveiled the NeoScan 45 a fingerprint scanner designed for public safety applications in the field; Integrated Biometrics announced that it’s ID fingerprint sensor has been integrated into the VAMPIRE tactical forensic device from Booz Allen Hamilton; the Smart Card Alliance announced its new board and seven-member executive committee; Identiv Inc. announced the launch of Identiv Labs, a group that aims to accelerate products into the connected world of the Internet of Things.

Gemalto will deliver its Sealys eID card and Coesys Issuance solution to the Ministry of Interior of Uruguay for the country’s eID program; NEC Corporation of America announced that it was awarded a multi-year biometrics service contract with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Access-IS launched its new Supplemental Access Control compliant devices; FIME announced that its laboratories in Asia, EMEA and Korea have been qualified to perform official NFC Forum analog certification testing; Farpointe Data released a system that protects card-based systems from skimming, eavesdropping and relay attacks; MorphoTrak announced Scott Swann has joined the company as the senior director of innovation for the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Business Unit.

As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS), fingerprint matching has become a part of everyday life. Law enforcement agencies use fingerprints to solve crimes and ordinary people unlock their smart phones, clock in at work or pay for cafeteria lunches. Though the foundations for the technology are more than 1500 years old, its applications have never been more relevant.

The FBI is making progress on the deployment of the Next-Generation Identification system. A move into the Clarskburg, W.Va. facility is about a year away and other increments are being added. Stephen Morris, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division, fills Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan in on the program’s progress.

SecureAuth Corp. unveiled SecureAuth IdP 8.0, an access control solution that incorporates risk-based authentication – analyzing and stopping attackers before they breach an IT environment; HID Global announced that iZipline will integrate HID Trusted Tag Services into its cloud-based software platform that enables mobile consumer engagement via Near Field Communications technology; and Credence ID and Fulcrum Biometrics announced two new deployments of their combined Android-based mobile biometric solution in Mexican and Guatemalan prisons.

MorphoTrust USA has won awards to provide fingerprint-based background checks for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, the New Jersey Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police and fingerprint channeling services in Nevada for the Department of Public Safety. These agreements could yield up to $25.2 million in revenue over the […]

Datacard, Morpho issuing INTERPOL travel documents Datacard Group announced that it has partnered with Morpho to support the INTERPOL Travel Document Initiative. Morpho is providing the secure ID management and document production solution used by INTERPOL in the issuance of electronic travel documents to its officials.  Datacard Group is supplying its 3D laser engraving technology […]

Biometrics has established itself as a powerful security and authentication option for the enterprise — and more recently consumer sector — but Belfast-based Core Systems is using the technology in prisons as part of a rewards and mentor networking program. As reported by the Belfast Telegraph, Core Systems’ software drives security systems in a growing number […]

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has issued a broad agency announcement in its search for prospective vendors and partners for the forthcoming Janus project, which seeks to improve facial recognition systems. IARPA is seeking to improve upon its unconstrained face recognition offerings by funding research that draws expertise from a variety of fields. […]