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TECHNOLOGY NEWS: Index |
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Biometics NEWS ARTICLES for July 2004Date: 31-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...program will be considered successful if it improves customer service without jeopardizing security, and demonstrates that biometrics - electronic fingerprints ... Source: Voice of America 'Fast ID' system would mean quicker bookings Date: 31-Jul-04 Excerpt: Biometrics uses unique physical characteristics to confirm identification or to identify a person or small number of people from a pool. ... Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Biometrics 2000 Adds Second Government Value Added Reseller ... Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...--(Business Wire)-- July 29, 2004 -- Biometrics 2000 (OTC BB: BTOO) announced today that the Company has added a second Government Value Added Reseller. ... Source: TMCnet LocatePLUS Partners with Exclusive Distributor of Emerging ... Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: This represents a significant new milestone for us in servicing the biometrics sector." About Metro Risk Management Group, LLC Metro Risk Management Group is ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) Security Biometrics Announces New Company Name, Trading Symbol Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: Adopts SiVault Systems as New Company Name, SVTL.OB as New Trading Symbol NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Security Biometrics Inc. ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) Biometrics up in air as 9/11 report urges fast track Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: By Ray O'Hanlon. The commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks against the United States has urged rapid completion ... Source: Irish Echo - Women More Prone to Back Pain Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: Treaster and Deborah Burr, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biometrics, performed a statistical analysis of previous studies to remove factors that ... Source: HealthCentral.com - Special Report: Riding on e-passport success Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: THE country’s biometrics-based passport on a contactless chip has been the focus of many governments trying to get their electronic passport plan operational ... Source: Malay Mail - Registered Traveler card a hit in Houston Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...lifetime. Using irises to authenticate identities is no longer just the stuff of science fiction but an accepted form of biometrics. ... Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription) - Mexico builds database to screen migrants and tourists Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: Airports in Europe and the United States have begun using biometrics -- which measure a person's physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, face or iris ... Source: Contra Costa Times (subscription) - ID card plans slammed by MPs Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: The MPs also aren't entirely convinced the biometrics are trustworthy, saying that using the technology can prove uncomfortable for users and needs greater ... Source: Silicon.com - MPs attack Blunkett ID card plan Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: There should be exhaustive testing of the biometrics chosen and the results assessed by independent experts, perhaps led by the government's chief scientific ... Source: Guardian - Biometrics 2000 Adds Second Government Value Added Reseller ... Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2004--Biometrics 2000 (OTC BB: BTOO) announced today that the Company has added a second Government Value Added ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Security Biometrics Announces New Company Name, Trading Symbol Date: 29-Jul-04 Excerpt: NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Security Biometrics Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SBOM.OB - News), a leading provider of ... Source: Yahoo News (press release) Retailers using biometrics to put payment at your fingertips Date: 28-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...for consumer use. "One could argue biometrics still hasn't hit the mainstream in the retail industry," Kim said. "Many places are ... Source: MENAFN - New hi-tech passport to aid transport Date: 28-Jul-04 Excerpt: 11, 2001. And last week, the federal Sept. 11 commission's report on the attacks focused on broadening the use of biometrics to protect the nation. ... Source: Kansas City Star (subscription) - TSA considers extending 'registered traveler' program Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...said the program will be deemed a success if it improves customer service without jeopardizing security and demonstrates that biometrics — the electronic ... Source: USA Today - Former New York City Police Commissioner, Howard Safir, Joins BIO ... Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: The tragic events of September 11th have brought about a heightened awareness for how biometrics and information management can contribute to a more secure ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) - Discussion on Homeland Security, Terrorism, Law Enforcement, and ... Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: Products include gadgets used by professionals to address access control, anti-hacking, bio/chem detection, biometrics, contingency planning, disaster recovery ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) - OTI to Demo Its e-Passport Solution at GOVSEC Show in Washington ... Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...contactless solutions. OTI's e-Passport solution incorporates PKI, biometrics and other security features on an Integrated Circuit. OTI ... Source: PR Newswire (press release) - EdgeTech Stock Is Successfully Removed From the Berlin-Breman ... Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: EdgeTech's primary business is IT Consulting covering the following areas: IT Security, Biometrics, Business Solutions, Systems Engineering, Software ... Source: Market Wire (press release) - The foreign angle Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: Nikkei Shimbun reports. First up is a new biometrics system for airports, which will involve fingerprints analysis. This system ... Source: The Japan Times - Biometric passports in the wings Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: Of course we’ve pointed out some of the flaws in biometrics before, so some questions over the actual effectiveness of all this might be warranted. ... Source: engadget - NEC And Imprivata Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Fingerprint ... Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: The new solution, NEC TouchPass - Secure Single Sign-On, builds upon NEC's world-class biometrics technology and Imprivata's OneSign ESSO to create a "scan and ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Fast, Service-Oriented Virtual Directory 4.0 Launched by Radiant ... Date: 27-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...flexibility and simplifies integration tasks in complex security tasks such as advanced authentication (for example, Smart card and Biometrics) and Single Sign ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Survey: Federal research funds increasing Date: 26-Jul-04 Excerpt: Jain, who works in biometrics recognition, said the increases in federal funding for his projects are a reflection of the government's priorities. ... Source: The State News - IT Confidential: Politics, Web Traffic, And A New Paradigm July 26 ... Date: 26-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...integrated system solutions," according to a statement, for areas such as physical security, video surveillance, identity management, biometrics, smart cards ... Source: Information Week - The allure of keyless entry Date: 26-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...standard.". More work in other areas, such as knowledge-based authentication and biometrics, however, remains to be done, Burr said. ... Source: FCW.com - AuthenTec CFO to Highlight Dynamic Biometrics Industry At RBC ... Date: 26-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...the leading semiconductor provider of fingerprint sensors to the global market, will present an overview on the fast-growing commercial biometrics industry and ... Source: Business Wire (press release), Soong Kwong Choon Has Joined SDGL Team Date: 26-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...are involved in the development, integration and provision of secured shipping and supply chain management service, sale of biometrics security systems and the ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Arizona Department of Public Safety Selects IWS Biometric Engine ... Date: 26-Jul-04 Excerpt: The IWS Biometric Engine is vendor neutral and supports the capture, search and verification of all types of biometrics including, but not limited to, civil ... Source: Business Wire (press release) - Travel savvy Date: 25-Jul-04 Excerpt: Biometrics. ... The passports will feature security enhancements: digitized photos and, in the back of the book, a chip that employs facial recognition biometrics. ... Source: Oregonian - to aid travel safety Date: 25-Jul-04 Excerpt: 11, 2001. And last week, the federal 9/11 commission's report on the attacks focused on broadening the use of biometrics to protect the nation. ... Source: New York Daily News - A bold blueprint Date: 25-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...and organizing to defeat the threat, the commission proposes to build on the progress made since 9/11 in such areas as biometrics, transportation security and ... Source: Baltimore Sun - US Extends Deadline Biometric Passport Date: 24-Jul-04 Excerpt: Brunei, along with 26 other visa waiver nations, are unlikely to meet the October 26, 2004 deadline to introduce biometrics data on fingerprint and iris ... Source: Bru Direct - Airport meets plans Date: 23-Jul-04 Excerpt: In Manchester, Dillon said the airport will not use face-recognition biometrics to screen the faces of passengers and compare them against those of potential ... Source: The Union Leader - Biometric payment systems coming to mobiles - in Japan Date: 23-Jul-04 Excerpt: To further affirm their gadget supremacy, Japanese company RDK is announcing a biometrics-based system to enable PDA and cellphone users to make online ... Source: engadget - For GTSI, surveillance is super Date: 22-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...solutions designed for force protection, homeland security, physical security, video surveillance, access control, identity management, biometrics and other ... Source: Washington Technology - New passport database will tie in with ID cards Date: 22-Jul-04 Excerpt: Additionally this concept will better support the government's ID card programme, specifically as biometrics are attributed to an individual not an application ... Source: VNUNet.com - Date: 22-Jul-04 Excerpt: Employing advanced data encryption together with ePad's signature biometrics, eOriginal's SmartSign system provides the needed safeguards to ensure that ... Source: Ventura County Star - Technology to keep an eye on security Date: 22-Jul-04 Excerpt: Opposition immigration spokesman Stephen Smith welcomed the facility, saying biometrics was a useful tool for identity and identity fraud purposes. ... Source: Brisbane Courier Mail - Technologies and Solutions for Homeland Security Requirements ... Date: 22-Jul-04 Excerpt: ...up-to-the minute technologies -- including encryption and authentication, secure communications, identity management and credentialing, biometrics and more. ... |