INSIDE Secure, a semiconductor solutions provider for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced the availability of biometric on-card matching capabilities for its SecuRead(TM) system-in-package NFC solution, enabling manufacturers of mobile NFC devices to provide enhanced, two-factor security and greater personal privacy for a variety of mobile applications. Based on advanced fingerprint identification software from… Read More
VIDEO: 90 Seconds @ CARTES 2010 – Biometrics
Here’s a 90 Seconds film concerning Biometrics (filmed at Cartes 2010)… I thought everyone knew this?
Simage Technologies launch converged payment & ID platform
Simage Technologies have launched a Converged Payments & ID Platform to meet the requirements of multiple market segments – Financial Services, Public Sector and Transport. The platform can be used for mobile payments, contactless payments and contact based payments, giving a high level of flexibility to the service providers as multiple devices can be issued… Read More
Precise Biometrics receives order for hardware worth SEK 2.4 million in Match-on-Card project for Middle East Govt. employees.
The order is an additional follow-up order from an existing customer in the Middle East and delivery consists of Precise 200 MC readers, combined fingerprint and smart card readers that will be used in a current government ID card project together with the Precise Match-on-Card™ technology. The government customer is in the process of extending… Read More
Precise Biometrics launches new Fingerprint Technology Toolkit for PC & Mac
Precise Biometrics continues to build on its research results and has released a new toolkit for integration of top-performing, standardized fingerprint verification on both PC and Mac. The product has support for international standards for fingerprint templates and builds on the highest ranking fingerprint extractor in the US interoperability program Ongoing MINEX. Last year, Precise… Read More
eID around the world
Guest blogged by Nicole Mountain Over the past couple of weeks we’ve heard further announcements regarding new and upcoming smart card based ID schemes from around the world. This week, the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs began rolling out biometric ePassports via ten of its 18 regional consular offices (RCO) – the remaining provinces will… Read More