TECHNOLOGY NEWS: Index

Biometics NEWS ARTICLES for March 2004

Biometrics: Eyes, ears, face or voice?
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...at the pace we are going soon all of our secrets will be out in the open by biometrics and all of a sudden who will have insurance companies deny your coverage ...
Source: Silicon.com -

Biometrics: Eyes, ears, face or voice?
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...at the pace we are going soon all of our secrets will be out in the open by biometrics and all of a sudden who will have insurance companies deny your coverage ...
Source: Silicon.com -

Bruce Schneier: A national ID card wouldn't make us safer
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...failures. Biometrics such as thumbprints show some promise here, but bring with them their own set of exploitable failure modes. ...
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) -

No bogus votes, but next time round
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...more use of information technology to check fraudulent voting during elections, the Election Commission is exploring a proposal to use biometrics technology to ...
Source: Calcutta Telegraph -

Gates Updates Microsoft Customers About Security Initiatives
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...touted the Web-services security specs, WS-Security; improvements in user-authentication technologies, such as smart cards and biometrics; and improvements in ...
Source: Information Week -

ID card "route map" revealed by UK Passport Service
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: A "route map to ID cards" has been outlined by the UK Passport Service (UKPS) that will see facial biometrics in passport books from 2005 and a second ...
Source: Silicon.com -

Biometrics Direct ™ Announces the Availability of BioCert ® ...
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics Direct™ (www.biometricsdirect.com), a leading provider of biometric based security solutions today announced the immediate availability of their ...
Source: Emediawire (press release) -

Biometrics Direct ™ Announces the Availability of BioCert ® ...
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics Direct™ (www.biometricsdirect.com), a leading provider of biometric based security solutions today announced the immediate availability of their ...
Source: Emediawire (press release) -

Civil liberties groups blast biometrics
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: Civil liberties groups from both sides of the Atlantic have joined forces to oppose the proposed introduction and cross-border sharing of biometrics and RFID ...
Source: ZDNet.com -

Civil liberties groups blast biometrics
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: Civil liberties groups from both sides of the Atlantic have joined forces to oppose the proposed introduction and cross-border sharing of biometrics and RFID ...
Source: ZDNet.com -

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA Names EVP of Strategic ...
Date: 31-Mar-04
Excerpt: There is also a technical research facility that conducts R&D in a wide variety of business fields, including imaging, information and biometrics. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Protest against global biometrics database
Date: 30-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...system that they say will be created, without debate, by the standards being set by the ICAO – in particular those requiring the use of biometrics and Radio ...
Source: Out-Law.com -

Protest against global biometrics database
Date: 30-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...system that they say will be created, without debate, by the standards being set by the ICAO – in particular those requiring the use of biometrics and Radio ...
Source: Out-Law.com -

It's a matter of regaining trust in technology
Date: 29-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...by sensible legislation, a system that is both transparent and accountable, and also by technology, offering examples such as encryption and biometrics. ...
Source: Sydney Morning Herald -

Campaigners fight biometric passports
Date: 29-Mar-04
Excerpt: Critics have drafted an open letter expressing concerns over plans to mandate the use of biometrics and RFID (radio frequency) technology in all future ...
Source: The Register -

Big Brother Inc.
Date: 29-Mar-04
Excerpt: The Authorizer is among the first consumer gadgets to evolve from the biometrics industry, which, after years of promise, is on the verge of rapid growth as ...
Source: TIME -

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in Precise Biometrics AB
Date: 26-Mar-04
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The shareholders in Precise Biometrics AB (publ) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held at 4 ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in Precise Biometrics AB
Date: 26-Mar-04
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The shareholders in Precise Biometrics AB (publ) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held at 4 ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

Notebook News: Dell Inspiron XPS Issues Followup, Gateway and ...
Date: 25-Mar-04
Excerpt: Gateway this Wednesday announced that it will provide users with the add-on option of fingerprint sensor security with its 450+ notebook model series. ...
Source: NotebookReview.com -

Notebook News: Dell Inspiron XPS Issues Followup, Gateway and ...
Date: 25-Mar-04
Excerpt: Gateway this Wednesday announced that it will provide users with the add-on option of fingerprint sensor security with its 450+ notebook model series. ...
Source: NotebookReview.com -

Are biometrics coming to a PC near you?
Date: 22-Mar-04
Excerpt: It may be science fiction no longer: A government agency is examining the possibility of applying biometrics to curb identity theft. ...
Source: Help Net Security -

Zvetco Biometrics Announces SAFLINK as Integrated Reseller of ...
Date: 22-Mar-04
Excerpt: ORLANDO, Fla., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Zvetco Biometrics, a provider of best-in-class identity authentication hardware that uses innovative fingerprint ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

Zvetco Biometrics Announces SAFLINK as Integrated Reseller of ...
Date: 22-Mar-04
Excerpt: ORLANDO, Fla., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Zvetco Biometrics, a provider of best-in-class identity authentication hardware that uses innovative fingerprint ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

Zvetco Biometrics Announces SAFLINK as Integrated Reseller of ...
Date: 22-Mar-04
Excerpt: Security Standards in Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Government, and Financial Services ORLANDO, Fla., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Zvetco Biometrics, a provider of ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

Zvetco Biometrics Announces SAFLINK as Integrated Reseller of ...
Date: 22-Mar-04
Excerpt: Security Standards in Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Government, and Financial Services ORLANDO, Fla., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Zvetco Biometrics, a provider of ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

Integrated Solution Provider Leverages Best-in-Class Biometric ...
Date: 22-Mar-04
Excerpt: Zvetco Biometrics, a provider of best-in-class identity authentication hardware that uses innovative fingerprint sensing technology to safeguard data access ...
Source: TMCnet -

Biometrics a needed weapon in the battle against new threats
Date: 21-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics identify individuals using uniquely personal physical characteristics such as fingerprints, face characteristics, iris features, hand geometry and ...
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) -

Biometrics a needed weapon in the battle against new threats
Date: 21-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics identify individuals using uniquely personal physical characteristics such as fingerprints, face characteristics, iris features, hand geometry and ...
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) -

Are Biometrics Coming to a PC Near You?
Date: 19-Mar-04
Excerpt: It may be science fiction no longer: A government agency is examining the possibility of applying biometrics to curb identity theft. ...
Source: PC World -

Future of biometrics remains uncertain
Date: 18-Mar-04
Excerpt: Duane M. Blackburn, an FBI analyst who works on the National Science and Technology Council's interagency biometrics panel, said "biometric technologies are ...
Source: GCN.com -

Future of biometrics remains uncertain
Date: 18-Mar-04
Excerpt: Duane M. Blackburn, an FBI analyst who works on the National Science and Technology Council's interagency biometrics panel, said "biometric technologies are ...
Source: GCN.com -

Interview Featuring Joe Turek of Biometrics 2000 and Mark O'Hare ...
Date: 18-Mar-04
Excerpt: SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2004--Biometrics 2000 (OTCBB:VILW) and Security First Corporation are pleased to announce that an audio ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Interview Featuring Joe Turek of Biometrics 2000 and Mark O'Hare ...
Date: 18-Mar-04
Excerpt: SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2004--Biometrics 2000 (OTCBB:VILW) and Security First Corporation are pleased to announce that an audio ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Precise Biometrics Provides Fingerprint Technology for VingCard ...
Date: 16-Mar-04
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Precise Biometrics AB (publ), which develops and sells world-leading and user-friendly biometric security ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

Precise Biometrics Provides Fingerprint Technology for VingCard ...
Date: 16-Mar-04
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Precise Biometrics AB (publ), which develops and sells world-leading and user-friendly biometric security ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

Security Biometrics Integrates Biometric Signature Authentication ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: Company Relocates Headquarters to New York NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Security Biometrics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

Security Biometrics Integrates Biometric Signature Authentication ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: Company Relocates Headquarters to New York NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Security Biometrics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

Security Biometrics Integrates Biometric Signature Authentication ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Security Biometrics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SBTI), a leader in biometric signature ...
Source: Contactless News (press release) -

Security Biometrics Integrates Biometric Signature Authentication ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Security Biometrics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SBTI), a leader in biometric signature ...
Source: Contactless News (press release) -

Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Establishes New Technology Subsidiary; ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2004--Pacific Biometrics, Inc. (OTCBB:PBME) today announced the formation a new wholly owned ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Establishes New Technology Subsidiary; ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2004--Pacific Biometrics, Inc. (OTCBB:PBME) today announced the formation a new wholly owned ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

New Technology to Enhance Driving License Applications
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...are much higher than previously and this will lead to improved integrity as the prints are being taken electronically by means of a biometrics scanner," Mr ...
Source: AllAfrica.com -

Edgetech Services Takes the Stage at Mid-Canada Information ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...conference. Edgetech has been providing enterprise security solutions that range from IT security and biometrics to project management. ...
Source: Market Wire (press release) -

Security Biometrics Integrates Biometric Signature Authentication ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: Company Relocates Headquarters to New York NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Security Biometrics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

Hacking tests begin on national ID database
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: No decision has been taken on the nature of the biometrics to be used on the ID card itself, which has not been passed by Parliament. ...
Source: Silicon.com -

Texas Instruments to Showcase Cutting Edge Technology Products ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: This digital solution enables new video surveillance capabilities such as video indexing, biometrics, facial, iris/retinal, alarm management, image storage ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

SAFLINK Partners with Documentum to Develop Pharmaceutical ...
Date: 15-Mar-04
Excerpt: Through the use of biometrics, this framework is designed to guarantee the identity of a person participating in the creation and management of critical ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

BIRD Foundation not afraid to take risks
Date: 14-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...major Homeland Security projects are those with proven success in software applications, databases, data compression, artificial intelligence, and biometrics. ...
Source: Israel 21C -

North County business briefs - 3/13/04
Date: 13-Mar-04
Excerpt: BERNARDO ---- ImageWare Systems Inc., a Rancho Bernardo-based provider of digital imaging, biometric and identification solutions, and biometrics company SAGEM ...
Source: North County Times -

Calm mind creates complex tunes
Date: 12-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...person is. The application, under development at MIT's Media Lab Europe, uses biometrics to control what the listener hears. As ...
Source: BBC News -

Atos Origin to perform Biometric Identity Management Pilot For ...
Date: 12-Mar-04
Excerpt: This solution is based on the Cyberflex 64K Java card platform and Precise Match-on-Card(TM) fingerprint and smart card technology from Precise Biometrics. ...
Source: SecureIDNews -

Texas to use biometrics for Medicaid patients
Date: 11-Mar-04
Excerpt: Offices were also provided with fingerprint readers by Swedish company Precise Biometrics, Kennedy said. The scanners do not capture fingerprints. ...
Source: IDG.com -

Texas to use biometrics for Medicaid patients
Date: 11-Mar-04
Excerpt: Offices were also provided with fingerprint readers by Swedish company Precise Biometrics, Kennedy said. The scanners do not capture fingerprints. ...
Source: IDG.com -

Considering biometric security
Date: 11-Mar-04
Excerpt: BIOMETRICS received a big surge in interest since the whole world got caught in a fit of paranoia ever since two hijacked commercial airplanes crashed into New ...
Source: Malay Mail -

Identix Re-Confirmed as Sole Recipient of Five Year Blanket ...
Date: 11-Mar-04
Excerpt: Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX), the world's leading multi-biometrics technology company, said today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Texas to use biometrics for Medicaid patients
Date: 11-Mar-04
Excerpt: Offices were also provided with fingerprint readers by Swedish company Precise Biometrics, Kennedy said. The scanners do not capture fingerprints. ...
Source: IDG.com -

UK companies hit by rise in costly hacking and phishing attacks
Date: 11-Mar-04
Excerpt: One thing banks won't be turning to is biometrics, according to Potter. "We certainly won't see anything like biometrics. Only two ...
Source: Silicon.com -

Touching SAP data: user access and biometrics
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics: the word alone conjures the enormous post-9/11 hype over facial recognition. The promise was the technology would catch ...
Source: Help Net Security -

Touching SAP data: user access and biometrics
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics: the word alone conjures the enormous post-9/11 hype over facial recognition. The promise was the technology would catch ...
Source: Help Net Security -

Voice Verification Biometrics Market Calls for Increased ...
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Prospects for the global voice verification biometrics industry look bright as market participants educate prospective clients about convenience and cost ...
Source: Tekrati (press release) -

Voice Verification Biometrics Market Calls for Increased ...
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Prospects for the global voice verification biometrics industry look bright as market participants educate prospective clients about convenience and cost ...
Source: Tekrati (press release) -

Long arm of the law reaches into ears with biometrics
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Using biometrics to track down criminals is age old - fingerprinting has been around since Victorian times. But boffins at the University ...
Source: Silicon.com -

Long arm of the law reaches into ears with biometrics
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Using biometrics to track down criminals is age old - fingerprinting has been around since Victorian times. But boffins at the University ...
Source: Silicon.com -

Touching SAP data: user access and biometrics
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics: the word alone conjures the enormous post-9/11 hype over facial recognition. The promise was the technology would catch ...
Source: Help Net Security -

Identix Strengthens and Broadens Technology Portfolio, Industry ...
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX), the world's leading multi-biometrics technology company, announced today that it has strengthened and broadened its multi ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Voice Verification Biometrics Market Calls for Increased ...
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Prospects for the global voice verification biometrics industry look bright as market participants educate prospective clients about convenience and cost ...
Source: Tekrati (press release) -

Long arm of the law reaches into ears with biometrics
Date: 10-Mar-04
Excerpt: Using biometrics to track down criminals is age old - fingerprinting has been around since Victorian times. But boffins at the University ...
Source: Silicon.com -

Fingerprint Biometrics Could Be a Boon for ASPs
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...indicate it might not be long before software and hardware providers join forces to protect subscriptions through an alternative to passwords: biometrics. ...
Source: E-Commerce Times -

Fingerprint Biometrics Could Be a Boon for ASPs
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...indicate it might not be long before software and hardware providers join forces to protect subscriptions through an alternative to passwords: biometrics. ...
Source: E-Commerce Times -

Precise Biometrics AB ( publ ) - Issue With Preferential Rights ...
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Precise Biometrics AB (publ) has, as previously communicated, on 11 February 2004 ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

Precise Biometrics AB ( publ ) - Issue With Preferential Rights ...
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Precise Biometrics AB (publ) has, as previously communicated, on 11 February 2004 ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

International Biometric Group to Host Teleconference on ...
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: Trevor Prout, Director of Marketing for IBG, will be leading a discussion about the use of biometrics in consumer-facing retail applications, such as paying ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

International Biometric Group to Host Teleconference on ...
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: Trevor Prout, Director of Marketing for IBG, will be leading a discussion about the use of biometrics in consumer-facing retail applications, such as paying ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

Fingerprint Biometrics Could Be a Boon for ASPs
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...indicate it might not be long before software and hardware providers join forces to protect subscriptions through an alternative to passwords: biometrics. ...
Source: E-Commerce Times -

Remarks for Secretary Tom Ridge on Fighting Global Terrorism: ...
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: As you also know, we launched US-VISIT, a universal, transparent, biometrics-based system that speeds the entry of millions of travelers and stops terrorists ...
Source: Department of Homeland Security (press release) -

Precise Biometrics AB ( publ ) - Issue With Preferential Rights ...
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Precise Biometrics AB (publ) has, as previously communicated, on 11 February 2004 ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

ImageWare Launches Omni Biometric Engine-TM-
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: Omni supports the capture, search and verification of all types of biometrics including, but not limited to, face, finger, iris and signature. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

International Biometric Group to Host Teleconference on ...
Date: 9-Mar-04
Excerpt: Trevor Prout, Director of Marketing for IBG, will be leading a discussion about the use of biometrics in consumer-facing retail applications, such as paying ...
Source: PRNewswire (press release) -

VillageWorld.com, Inc. Completes Merger with Biometrics 2000.com ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...(OTCBB: VILW) (www.biometrics2000.com), today announced that it has completed the merger of Biometrics 2000.com Corporation ("Biometrics") of Springfield, MA ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

VillageWorld.com, Inc. Completes Merger with Biometrics 2000.com ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...(OTCBB: VILW) (www.biometrics2000.com), today announced that it has completed the merger of Biometrics 2000.com Corporation ("Biometrics") of Springfield, MA ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Eye on biometrics
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...officials will be working on several projects during the next year to ensure that agencies have reliable and accurate technology to measure biometrics. ...
Source: FCW.com -

Feds aim to make biometrics useful
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Agencies are most interested in fingerprint technology — the most established form of biometrics — although facial recognition and iris scanning are not ...
Source: FCW.com -

Feds aim to make biometrics useful
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Agencies are most interested in fingerprint technology — the most established form of biometrics — although facial recognition and iris scanning are not ...
Source: FCW.com -

Sequiam Biometrics, Inc. Signs $2 Million License Agreement with ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004--Sequiam Corporation (OTCBB:SQUM) announced today the signed license agreement between Sequiam Biometrics, Inc. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Sequiam Biometrics, Inc. Signs $2 Million License Agreement with ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004--Sequiam Corporation (OTCBB:SQUM) announced today the signed license agreement between Sequiam Biometrics, Inc. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Biometrics 'set for boom'
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Security issues such as terrorism and identity fraud will make biometrics the next boom area for security resellers, according to specialist vendor ISL ...
Source: VNUNet.com -

Biometrics 'set for boom'
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Security issues such as terrorism and identity fraud will make biometrics the next boom area for security resellers, according to specialist vendor ISL ...
Source: VNUNet.com -

ImageWare Systems and SAGEM Morpho to Provide First Integrated ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...(AMEX: IW), a global provider of digital imaging, biometric and identification solutions, and SAGEM Morpho Inc., the world's largest biometrics company, today ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

VillageWorld.com, Inc. Completes Merger with Biometrics 2000.com ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...(OTCBB: VILW) (www.biometrics2000.com), today announced that it has completed the merger of Biometrics 2000.com Corporation ("Biometrics") of Springfield, MA ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Online voting can't be trusted on standard PCs
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...band authentication (such as password generator tokens or text messaging to cellular phones) or additional hardware, such as smart cards or biometrics, for high ...
Source: ZDNet.co.uk, UK

Eye on biometrics
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...officials will be working on several projects during the next year to ensure that agencies have reliable and accurate technology to measure biometrics. ...
Source: FCW.com

AuthenTec is First Provider to Ship Two Million Fingerprint ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...that the Company has shipped its two millionth TruePrint(R) technology based fingerprint sensor--a new volume shipment record for the global biometrics industry ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

360 Standardizes on Emosyn for Secure Access and Authentication ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...transactions and provide additional layers of security to identity and access management for government and business by incorporating biometrics technology. ...
Source: Market Wire (press release)

Feds aim to make biometrics useful
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Agencies are most interested in fingerprint technology — the most established form of biometrics — although facial recognition and iris scanning are not ...
Source: FCW.com

US to issue biometric passports
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Embedding biometrics into US passports to establish a clear link between the person issued the passport and the user is an important step forward in the ...
Source: iT News, Australia

Fingerprint visas here
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Indicator Technology). Ms Johnson said fingerprint biometrics would allow US authorities to accurately identify visa holders. Finger ...
Source: Australian IT, Australia

Elixent to Demonstrate the World's Lowest Power Reconfigurable ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: It is targeted at engineers, system designers, executives and students in the wireless, telematics, digital consumer, biometrics and networking markets. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Edgetech Services Appoints Kris Parthiban as New Vice President ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Ontario. Edgetech has been providing enterprise security solutions that range from IT security and biometrics to project management. ...
Source: Market Wire (press release)

Sequiam Biometrics, Inc. Signs $2 Million License Agreement with ...
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004--Sequiam Corporation (OTCBB:SQUM) announced today the signed license agreement between Sequiam Biometrics, Inc. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

European e-Government to get €37.5M from EU eTEN programme
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: The eLearning proposals cover education services provided over the web, and Trust and security proposals include biometrics technology (like facial recognition ...
Source: PublicTechnology.net, UK

Women are key to IT sector: experts
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: The event, which coincided with International Women's Day, was organised by the European Biometrics Forum, a non-profit organisation that develops standards ...
Source: ElectricNews.net, Ireland

Tricubes launches secure access control product
Date: 8-Mar-04
Excerpt: Tricubes unit epncr (M) Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Khairun Zainal Mokthar said the device was biometrics-enabled allowing for fingerprint authentication. ...
Source: The Edge Daily, Malaysia

Blunkett in US for anti-terror summit
Date: 7-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...both the UK and USA in the field of counter-terrorism, working together and sharing information on such matters as aviation security, biometrics and scientific ...
Source: Ananova, UK

More finger scans coming to market
Date: 7-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...or voice. Biometrics promises identities that promoters claim are virtually impossible to steal, impersonate or misplace. "Some ...
Source: Naples Daily News, FL

Blunkett in US for anti-terror summit
Date: 6-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...both the UK and USA in the field of counter-terrorism, working together and sharing information on such matters as aviation security, biometrics and scientific ...
Source: Ananova, UK

More finger scans coming to market
Date: 6-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...or voice. Biometrics promises identities that promoters claim are virtually impossible to steal, impersonate or misplace. "Some ...
Source: Naples Daily News, FL

The Homeland Security Budget Request for FY 2005: Assessments and ...
Date: 5-Mar-04
Excerpt: 22. Biometrics are automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Biometrics are ...
Source: Heritage.org, DC

US Officials Say Progress Made in Visitor Fingerprint Program, ...
Date: 5-Mar-04
Excerpt: And he said by examining characteristics unique to each human, a technique known as biometrics, the program has already pinpointed some convicted drug ...
Source: TruthNews.com

House passes education bills, other measures
Date: 5-Mar-04
Excerpt: Senate Bill 5412. The bill tells the Department of Licensing to implement a biometrics system aimed at preventing identity theft.
Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA

International Biometric Group Releases Biometrics Market and ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- International Biometric Group (IBG) announces the release of its "Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2004- 2008," the ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

International Biometric Group Releases Biometrics Market and ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- International Biometric Group (IBG) announces the release of its "Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2004- 2008," the ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release) -

Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Announces New $1.4 Million Clinical ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004--Pacific Biometrics, Inc. ... Winning this highly technical study represents an important milestone for Pacific Biometrics. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Announces New $1.4 Million Clinical ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004--Pacific Biometrics, Inc. ... Winning this highly technical study represents an important milestone for Pacific Biometrics. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release) -

Viscount to Ship MESH With Bioscrypt Biometric Technology
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...an evolutionary application. We believe this trend will continue as the adoption of commercial biometrics increases.". "This is an ...
Source: Market Wire (press release)

Identix Awarded Purchase Order to Provide Facial Recognition ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX), the world's leading multi-biometrics technology company, announced today that it has received a purchase order from the ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Shutting Shopping Bags to Prying Eyes
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: In an age of ubiquitous surveillance cameras, government tracking systems, and biometrics, consumers dislike the idea that they can be tracked via packages of ...
Source: BusinessWeek

International Biometric Group Releases Biometrics Market and ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- International Biometric Group (IBG) announces the release of its "Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2004- 2008," the ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

International Biometric Group Releases Biometrics Market and ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- International Biometric Group (IBG) announces the release of its "Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2004- 2008," the ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

'Biometric era' raises fears over privacy
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: Parliament's rapporteur on biometrics in visas Ole Sorensen (ELDR, Denmark) said: "The current proposals on the use of biometrics could be a step towards ...
Source: EurActiv.com, Belgium

'Biometric era' raises fears over privacy
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: Parliament's rapporteur on biometrics in visas Ole Sorensen (ELDR, Denmark) said: "The current proposals on the use of biometrics could be a step towards ...
Source: EurActiv.com, Belgium

Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Announces New $1.4 Million Clinical ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004--Pacific Biometrics, Inc. (OTCBB:PBME) today announced the signing of a new clinical research ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Announces New $1.4 Million Clinical ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004--Pacific Biometrics, Inc. (OTCBB:PBME) today announced the signing of a new clinical research ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

South Carolina Grocery Chain to Add Fingerprint Scanning to ...
Date: 4-Mar-04
Excerpt: Thanks to a growing acceptance of biometrics, which confirm a person's identification by measuring biological or behavioral features, customers in four ...
Source: Miami Herald, FL

Biometrics for Canadian air transport security test
Date: 3-Mar-04
Excerpt: The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has chosen ACME Future Security Controls to develop a solution for the operational trials of its ...
Source: Airline Newsdesk (subscription) -

Piggly Wiggly to make checkout a touch faster
Date: 3-Mar-04
Excerpt: Thanks to a growing acceptance of biometrics, which confirm a person's identification by measuring biological or behavioral features, customers in four Charles ...
Source: Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC

Biometrics for Canadian air transport security test
Date: 3-Mar-04
Excerpt: The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has chosen ACME Future Security Controls to develop a solution for the operational trials of its ...
Source: Airline Newsdesk (subscription), UK

Biometrics for Canadian air transport security test
Date: 3-Mar-04
Excerpt: The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has chosen ACME Future Security Controls to develop a solution for the operational trials of its ...
Source: Airline Newsdesk (subscription), UK

Commission defends inclusion of biometrics in EU passports
Date: 2-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...counterfeiting. "Biometrics like any other technology is not dangerous in itself", he said this morning in the European Parliament. ...
Source: EUobserver.com, Belgium

Commission defends inclusion of biometrics in EU passports
Date: 2-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...counterfeiting. "Biometrics like any other technology is not dangerous in itself", he said this morning in the European Parliament. ...
Source: EUobserver.com, Belgium

‘ Biometric big brother ’ to watch EU
Date: 2-Mar-04
Excerpt: And demands for cross-border, cross referencing will lead to a “centralised biometrics-based ‘EU passport register’” holding data on almost all ...
Source: EUpolitix, Belgium

‘ Biometric big brother ’ to watch EU
Date: 2-Mar-04
Excerpt: And demands for cross-border, cross referencing will lead to a “centralised biometrics-based ‘EU passport register’” holding data on almost all ...
Source: EUpolitix, Belgium

Commission defends inclusion of biometrics in EU passports
Date: 2-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics like any other technology is not dangerous in itself", he said on Tuesday morning in the European Parliament during a public hearing on biometrics. ...
Source: EUobserver.com, Belgium

Commission defends inclusion of biometrics in EU passports
Date: 2-Mar-04
Excerpt: Biometrics like any other technology is not dangerous in itself", he said on Tuesday morning in the European Parliament during a public hearing on biometrics. ...
Source: EUobserver.com, Belgium

Bill targets ID theft utilizing biometrics
Date: 2-Mar-04
Excerpt: State representatives are examining a bill that would allow people to voluntarily put biometrics identifiers, like fingerprints, on driver's licenses to ...
Source: The Daily

Bill targets ID theft utilizing biometrics
Date: 2-Mar-04
Excerpt: State representatives are examining a bill that would allow people to voluntarily put biometrics identifiers, like fingerprints, on driver's licenses to ...
Source: The Daily

What If Microsoft Got Security Right?
Date: 1-Mar-04
Excerpt: ...advocated comprehensive spam-fighting -- and they have proposed a personal security solution that goes one step beyond Sun by adding biometrics to the smart ...
Source: TechNewsWorld

Positudes selects BTS has security vendor for the desktop
Date: 1-Mar-04
Excerpt: Positudes, a not-for-profit organization in the bleeding disorder community, chose BTS as their HIPAA security solutions provider using biometrics to secure ...
Source: Emediawire (press release)

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Biometrics is the science and technology of authentication (i.e. establishing the identity of an individual) by measuring the subject person's physiological or behavioral features. The term is derived from the Greek words "bios" for life and "metron" for measure.

Biometrics also refers to an entirely different field (today more commonly called Biostatistics), which concerns the development of statistical and mathematical methods applicable to data analysis problems in the biological sciences (a definition in use since the early 20th century). This page does not concern this use of the term.

In Information technology (IT), biometrics usually refers to technologies for measuring and analyzing human physiological characteristics such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, and hand measurements, especially for authentication purposes.

Examples of behavioural characteristics which can be measured include signature recognition, gait recognition, speaker recognition, and the most successful, human authentication via typing pattern (rhythm) recognition.

In a typical IT biometric system, a person registers with the system when one or more of his physiological characteristics are obtained, processed by a numerical algorithm, and entered into a database. Ideally, when he logs in, all of his features match 100%; then when someone else tries to log in, she does not fully match, so the system will not allow her to log in. Current technologies have widely varying Equal Error Rates - as low as 60% and as high as 99.9%.




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