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Biometics NEWS ARTICLES for August 2004Date: 31-Aug-04 Excerpt: GPS tags are already available in the US but this is the first one to use biometrics - which measure changes in the body and personal features. ... Source: The Mirror, AuthenTec adding jobs Date: 30-Aug-04 Excerpt: Revenues for biometrics -- using a person's unique features, like fingerprints, eyes or face, to restrict access -- are forecast to nearly quadruple, from $1.2 ... Source: Florida Today, What is US Defense Department's take on biometrics? Date: 30-Aug-04 Excerpt: If you want to know more about biometrics from the US Department of Defense's viewpoint, then you may want to check out a new biometrics tutorial video and a ... Source: Contactless News (press release), AuthenTec to Expand Staff by 20 Percent to Meet Growing Demand for ... Date: 30-Aug-04 Excerpt: During the past six years, the company has grown to become the leading semiconductor biometrics company in the world, with 55 employees and more than a dozen ... Source: Business Wire (press release), Premier handheld handles biometrics, chip cards, contactless, and ... Date: 26-Aug-04 Excerpt: Not only will it handle biometrics (fingerprints), it will also read smart cards, contactless cards, and even traditional mag stripes and bar codes. ... Source: Contactless News (press release), Veridicom Announces ``Cavio 3.0'' The Identity Management Server Date: 25-Aug-04 Excerpt: Utilizing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and biometrics, the Veridicom Identity Server will ensure the authenticity of users, and guarantees the privacy and ... Source: TMCnet Research and Markets: The Biometrics Market in Germany 2004-2009 ... Date: 25-Aug-04 Excerpt: 25, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of The Biometrics Market in Germany 2004-2009: Anti-terrorism ... Source: Business Wire (press release), Biometrics2000 Has Entered into a Strategic Alliance with Applied ... Date: 25-Aug-04 Excerpt: First, we will use advanced biometrics technology, to track and trace luggage as it makes its journey through the travel system. ... Source: Business Wire (press release), Local biometrics firm bought for $1.6M Date: 24-Aug-04 Excerpt: International Fingerprinting Services Canada Ltd. Both companies are in the biometrics business. Comnetix chief executive Jim Scullion ... Source: Ottawa Business Journal, Biometrics bodies link up Date: 24-Aug-04 Excerpt: The agreement, which takes the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will see the European Biometrics Forum (EBF) and the International Association of ... Source: ElectricNews.net, US Marine Corp base successfully trials biometrics and contactless ... Date: 24-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...code to the alarm monitoring system. We wanted to adopt that into the biometrics technology.". For example, if the cardholder has ... Source: Contactless News (press release), DICUT Announces Jerry Janik as New CEO Date: 24-Aug-04 Excerpt: Mr. Janik has been involved in a number of industries, such as finance, real estate, restaurant, franchising, high-tech start-ups, security and biometrics. ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) Motorola's Fingerprint Identification System Now Available on ... Date: 23-Aug-04 Excerpt: Motorola Communications and Electronics, Inc. vice president and general manager, Biometrics Unit. "The availability of Omnitrak ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) Biometrics: Your questions answered Date: 23-Aug-04 Excerpt: Just to say that "No systems are 100 per cent perfect and those that include biometrics are no exception" can only further weaken confidence. ... Source: Silicon.com, Biometrics: Your questions answered Date: 23-Aug-04 Excerpt: The problem that I have with all of this comes down to total reliance on a single security measure. I strongly suspect that policy ... Source: Silicon.com, Veridicom and Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Sign Agreement ... Date: 23-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...products and services, including fingerprint sensors, authentication terminals, PC/network logon, digital signatures with biometrics and physical access control ... Source: Business Wire (press release), Chips with everything Date: 22-Aug-04 Excerpt: Meanwhile, further down the road, the climate of high security is creating interest in biometrics for authentication techniques. ... Source: VNUNet.com, Files of 18-M people in Washington’s terror lookout Date: 22-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...“We have made significant progress in improving our border security through changes in the visa process, the use of biometrics in visas and passports, and ... Source: ABS CBN News, Fix big problems first in war on terror Date: 22-Aug-04 Excerpt: If not the driver's license itself, a national ID card using biometrics - that is retinal scans or fingerprints - would certainly be much more difficult to ... Source: Aberdeen American News, 15A E Testimonial from the Ground in Venezuela Date: 20-Aug-04 Excerpt: As in many voting centers, some of the designated members and technicians were late and the new digital biometrics machines were missing their security codes. ... Source: Venezuelanalysis.com, Runner Gets Faster With Age Date: 20-Aug-04 Excerpt: ..."And I do do some resistance training, but not with weights, just pushups, chinups, things like that. And I do some biometrics.". ... Source: Mountain View Journal Ulster group develops child-tracking kit Date: 20-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...the Internet. The device not only uses tracking technology to indicate the location of the wearer, it also monitors biometrics. An ... Source: ElectricNews.net Security vs. convenience: a perpetual struggle Date: 20-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...might be one of the reasons. One area of computer security that shows promise is biometrics. Retina scans, fingerprints, and voice ... Source: Patuxent River Tester Biometrics: Your questions answered Date: 20-Aug-04 Excerpt: Last week we asked you to submit questions to our panel of experts on all aspects of biometrics. Whatever your concerns about fingerprint ... Source: Silicon.com, Guidelines for reporting statistics in journals published by the ... Date: 20-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics and of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262 ... Source: Adv Physiology Education IdentAlink und Byometric Systems join forces Date: 19-Aug-04 Excerpt: The flexibility of IdentAlink’s solutions, offering multilayered biometrics, is appreciated by Lau equally: “There is little point in using Iris ... Source: PresseBox (Pressemitteilung), Identity Management Software vom Feinsten Date: 19-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...if needed extend to secure internet applications and webportal, if applicable replacement of smartcard based Time & Attendance systems with biometrics and last ... Source: PresseBox (Pressemitteilung), Biometrics will help nab terrorists: 9/11 panel Date: 19-Aug-04 Excerpt: WASHINGTON (AFP) - Leaders of a bipartisan panel on the September 11 attacks said Tuesday that porous US borders leave America vulnerable to new acts of ... Source: Borneo Bulletin, Security at DSU: the eyes have it Date: 19-Aug-04 Excerpt: The machines recognize about 350 characteristics in a person's eye as a form of biometrics, much like fingerprints identify a person. ... Source: Aberdeen American News, 1 Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of ... Date: 19-Aug-04 Excerpt: We welcome this opportunity to respond to the comments of Drs. Harder and Plagemann (1) on our study (2). These authors argue that ... Source: Am. J.Epideminology (subscription), US Says Moves to Tighten Visa Security Successful Date: 18-Aug-04 Excerpt: The US government has approved digital fingerprints and photographs as the biometrics for identifying travelers and verifying documents such as visas and ... Source: Voice of America No immediate plan to change security for Canadians, says US ... Date: 18-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...that include identification features. The government extended the deadline for biometrics to Oct. 26, 2005. Those countries are ... Source: National Post (subscription) US Extends Biometric Passport Deadline Date: 18-Aug-04 Excerpt: Biometrics are just now being incorporated into US-issued visas and will, sometime in the future, be used in passports issued by the US and VWP countries. ... Source: Aljazeerah.info September, October Bring Changes in US Border Procedures Date: 18-Aug-04 Excerpt: I think one thing did happen in the interim, and that was that we expected a little bit longer before the international standards for biometrics would be ... Source: ????? UK 'Big Brother' warning Date: 18-Aug-04 Excerpt: ..."An identity card scheme would help combat identity fraud, but we note the need for appropriate checks on the card and on biometrics. ... Source: p2pnet.net E-passports to put new face on old documents Date: 18-Aug-04 Excerpt: Office recently announced that it is looking for volunteers to help test the recording and verification of facial recognition, iris and fingerprint biometrics. ... Source: CNET News.com Biometrics devices used for fuel industry security Date: 17-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...to identify truck drivers that enter its fuel storage terminal in Germany, according to an announcement by Recognition Systems, the biometrics department of ... Source: Logistics Management (subscription), Tighter borders, biometrics will help nab terrorists: 9/11 panel Date: 17-Aug-04 Excerpt: WASHINGTON - Leaders of a bipartisan panel on the September 11 attacks said Tuesday that porous US borders leave America vulnerable to new acts of terrorism. ... Source: Khaleej Times, Atmel answers e-Passport call with new 72KByte dual interface chip Date: 17-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...interface chip complies with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) specs for international passports with contactless interface and biometrics. ... Source: Contactless News (press release) AuthenTec Ships 3 Millionth Fingerprint Sensor; Rapid Growth ... Date: 17-Aug-04 Excerpt: The shipments and growth rate show; "AuthenTec's rapid growth is a significant milestone not only for the company, but the entire biometrics industry," said ... Source: Business Wire (press release), Local biometrics firm goes global Date: 16-Aug-04 Excerpt: ...[Johannesburg, 16 August 2004] - Local biometrics company Beget Holdings has signed its first international deal, as the company looks to distribute its ... Source: ITWeb, Biometrics enter daily lives Date: 16-Aug-04 Excerpt: |
