Palm vein biometrics is touted as a secure, hygienic biometric technology. Vic Harring, vice president of sales and business development at the advanced technology group for Fujistu Frontech North America, spoke with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about the company’s newest scanner and where he sees it being deployed. iTunes Aggregator m4a mp3 Older podcasts.  […]

SmartLinx, an India-based telecommunications company that specializes in Voice-Over-IP (VOIP), has announced it has integrated palm vein scanners from biometrics developer Fujitsu into their SmartVM system. The SmartVM system is planned for use in a pilot project for biometric-based voting for the Forest Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Fujitsu product that […]

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is reporting a tripling in the number of fingerprint matches from crime scenes due to a new fingerprint system, according to a Tallahassee.com news article. The system, called FALCON, went in to use at the department in June 2009 and cost $7.4 million. It was brought in when […]

U.S. senators are planning to meet with President Obama this week to propose a new type of ID card that would use biometrics to confirm eligibility to work in the U.S., according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R- S.C.) are pushing the card that would […]

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a supplier of computer products including peripherals and biometric security solutions, announced the PalmSecure LT for single sign-on device, a compact, cost-effective version of the company’s palm vein recognition technology. PalmSecure LT for SSO technology utilizes biometric authentication for single sign-on access to provide customers in the health care, financial […]

Fujitsu Frontech North America, a developer of biometric systems and solutions, has announced it will demonstrate their PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR palm vein authentication system at IBM Pulse 2010 expo and conference later this month in Las Vegas. The PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR is designed for integration into IBM’s Tivoli Access Manager for Single Sign-On providing organizations with a […]

Tool hire firm Speedy has partnered with biometric technology developer Human Resources Systems (HRS) in order to create a biometric solution for physical access control on construction sites, according to a Cranes Today article. The solution, called MSite, utilizes either hand geometry or iris recognition in conjunction with full height turnstiles to restrict or allow […]

Databac has announced that it will will be demonstrating a range of contactless and biometric solutions for access control, time & attendance, logical access and asset management at the Salón Internacional de la Seguridad, March 2-5 in Madrid. Among these will be Databac’s line of UHF Gen2 cards, boasting a read range of more than […]

Pilot project enabled bookstore payments via microSD equipped handset At Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg, 120 students and faculty members are using their cell phones to make payments in the campus bookstore. The mobile technology startup, RFinity, developed the secure solution using microSD cards with Near Field Communication capabilities to enable contactless payments with the […]

At the recent Airport Security Middle East 2010 summit, security officials citing the attempted terrorist attack on Detroit known as the Christmas Underwear Bomber illustrating a need for stronger security screening technology, according to a Gulf News article. Despite the fact that the terror attack cited failed, officials agreed that there will always be a […]