TECHNOLOGY NEWS: Index

Biometics NEWS ARTICLES for May 2004

Technology Strains to Find Menace in the Crowd
Date: 31 May 2004
Excerpt: Analysts and many industry officials say that too much is being expected from the technology, which is still one of the newest methods in biometrics, a field ...
Source: New York Times

TSA advances TWIC program
Date: 31 May 2004
Excerpt: ...in the prototype, which will also examine a range of identity management processes, including the use of smart card technology with biometrics to positively ...
Source: Today's Trucking News

Sagem wins SmartGate contract
Date: 31 May 2004
Excerpt: Customs initially issued its Request for Information in July 2001 for a 'non-intrusive' biometrics system that could be applied in the passenger processing ...
Source: Australian IT

Gaps Seen in 'Virtual Border' Security System
Date: 31 May 2004
Excerpt: International, an Atlanta company that specializes in voice-recognition technology, has been lobbying in Washington against the way that biometrics have been ...
Source: New York Times

A National ID
Date: 31 May 2004
Excerpt: Private corporations are now marketing identification systems based on personal and unique "biometrics" like eye scans or fingerprints. ...
Source: New York Times

Digitally printed digits
Date: 30 May 2004
Excerpt: Biometrics - verifying a person's identity from a physical characteristic such as a fingerprint, handprint, face or iris pattern - has long been seen as a ...
Source: St. Petersburg Times

Using biometrics to securely check virtual identities
Date: 27 May 2004
Excerpt: By linking biometrics with cryptographic authentication, the VIPBOB IST project has developed a new and more secure method of verifying a person's unique ...
Source: IST Results

Using biometrics to securely check virtual identities
Date: 27 May 2004
Excerpt: By linking biometrics with cryptographic authentication, the VIPBOB IST project has developed a new and more secure method of verifying a person’s unique ...
Source: Innovations-Report

Biometrics 2000 Announces First Direct Sale and Shipment to a ...
Date: 26 May 2004
Excerpt: SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004--Biometrics 2000 (OTC BB: BTOO) announced today that the company made its first direct shipment to a federal ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

FCR Publishes Report on Biometric Market
Date: 26 May 2004
Excerpt: The report presents detailed forecasts of segments based on seven biometrics technologies: fingerprint, venous, iris, facial, voice, calligraphy, and hand ...
Source: Japan Corporate News (press release)

Motorola Biometrics Technology Streamlines Identification for ...
Date: 24 May 2004
Excerpt: Motorola's dedication to the biometrics industry is evidenced by our investment in speed and ... vice president and general manager, Biometrics Business Unit. ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

HP taps biometrics firm
Date: 24 May 2004
Excerpt: Hewlett-Packard Co. will incorporate digital imaging, identification and biometric technology from San Diego-based ImageWare Systems Inc. ...
Source: Washington Technology

Datakey, Inc. and Precise Biometrics to Provide Biometric ...
Date: 24 May 2004
Excerpt: ...of information security products that simplify and secure authentication to corporate and government information systems, and Precise Biometrics AB, which ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

Aladdin Invests $1 Million in C-Signature - A New Innovative ...
Date: 24 May 2004
Excerpt: Products based on the new technology are expected to be released in 2005. "Aladdin believes that biometrics will play an increasingly instrumental role in ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

UK's biometric ID cards launched in Scotland
Date: 24 May 2004
Excerpt: Members of the public will be able to sign up to have their irises, fingerprints and facial biometrics recorded as part of the UK Passport Service (UKPS) trial ...
Source: InSourced

Akoura Takes Fingerprinting To The Enterprise
Date: 24 May 2004
Excerpt: ...‘Security through Obscurity’- that’s the mantra upon which Akoura Biometrics Inc., a US-based data security solution provider, has built its DataSecure ...
Source: CXOtoday.com

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Date: 23 May 2004
Excerpt: ...'Volunteers will have their iris scans, finger prints and facial biometrics recorded as part of the passport service trial, and will be issued with a ...
Source: DisInfo.com

Technology will enable safer air travel
Date: 23 May 2004
Excerpt: The introduction of biometrics as a means of identification for both passengers and airport employees has been accelerated. The ...
Source: China Daily

Introduction to Biometrics and Network Security
Date: 21 May 2004
Excerpt: If you are to use and deploy biometrics, you need to understand where they fit in relative to other types of authentication, and where one authentication ...
Source: informIT

DHS privacy director: We're paying attention
Date: 21 May 2004
Excerpt: The DHS employees working on technologies such as biometrics want to make sure they're complying with privacy regulations before the technology is rolled out ...
Source: InfoWorld

New Product Featuring Biometrics 2000 Technology Garners Strong ...
Date: 20 May 2004
Excerpt: SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2004--Biometrics 2000 (OTC BB:BTOO) is pleased to announce that the new joint product with Keri Systems and ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Biometrics Systems - The new security trend
Date: 20 May 2004
Excerpt: There is a general approach to biometrics but it uses some form of unique identifier. That was Mark Bezzina, Chairman of the Biometric ...
Source: Radio Singapore International

US lubes passports with RFID snake oil
Date: 20 May 2004
Excerpt: Superstitious faith in biometrics is touching, but the technology is no worse than what we've got at the moment. Of course, it's also no better. ...
Source: The Register

Hearing on The Use Of Biometrics To Improve Aviation Security
Date: 19 May 2004
Excerpt: ...the use of biometric technologies to improve aviation security, including the status of efforts to develop operational and technical standards for biometrics. ...
Source: The Information Warfare Site (press release)

Delays in deploying biometrics aggravate key lawmakers
Date: 19 May 2004
Excerpt: The department is testing different biometrics technologies, such as scanned fingerprints, facial recognition and iris scans, at 20 airports, and officials are ...
Source: GovExec.com

Biometrics & RFID to bolster Israeli border security
Date: 19 May 2004
Excerpt: A top-level biometrics and RFID project is to be used to help reduce security threats on the Israeli borders, thanks to a partnership of EDS (Electronic Data ...
Source: UsingRFID.com (subscription)

Precise Biometrics Receives Order From US Government Agency Worth ...
Date: 18 May 2004
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Precise Biometrics AB (publ), which develops and sells world leading and user-friendly biometric security ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

Amarnath Yatra Takes IT Route To Security
Date: 18 May 2004
Excerpt: Hence the boards of these temples have decided to use biometrics using fingerprints right from the check in to check out point. ...
Source: Financial Express

Security Biometrics, Inc. Announces Changes in Its Senior ...
Date: 17 May 2004
Excerpt: NEW YORK, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Security Biometrics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board ... NY 11747.". Security Biometrics, Inc. (www ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Ultra-Scan on cutting edge of biometrics
Date: 17 May 2004
Excerpt: ...connotations. Amalfi, though, believes biometrics have won wide acceptance in the wake of the September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Experts cannot see business case for ID cards
Date: 17 May 2004
Excerpt: ...was "vapid". "Biometrics are not as straightforward or robust to use as the government seems to think," he said. Peter Williamson ...
Source: ComputerWeekly.com

Passengers to pay for Mackay airport security upgrade
Date: 16 May 2004
Excerpt: ...said. "That's why the back-up's required, to link to the precise person via biometrics... before they gain entry to those areas.".
Source: ABC Online

Passport biometrics hampered by glitches
Date: 14 May 2004
Excerpt: By Sarah Arnott [14-05-2004]. The launch of the Passport Service (UKPS) biometrics trial was delayed by more than two months because of technical glitches. ...
Source: VNUNet.com

Motorola Invests in Biometrics
Date: 12 May 2004
Excerpt: Omnitrak System Implements New Technologies to Provide One of the Fastest and Most Accurate Matching Solutions in Biometrics Industry SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 12 ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

Biometrics 2000 signs deal to be main ID product supplier to Keri ...
Date: 12 May 2004
Excerpt: Biometrics 2000 Corp. in Springfield has entered into a strategic agreement to sell its core biometrics products to Keri Systems ...
Source: Boston Mass High Tech

Motorola Invests in Biometrics
Date: 12 May 2004
Excerpt: ..."Our investment in Motorola's Biometrics Unit has transformed these concepts into reality, and more innovations are planned for release later this year," said ...
Source: Internet Telephony Magazine

Budget boost for biometrics
Date: 11 May 2004
Excerpt: THE federal Government has allocated more than $50 million over four years to safeguard critical infrastructure in Australia such as electricity grids, data ...
Source: Australian IT

Budget boost for biometrics
Date: 11 May 2004
Excerpt: THE government has allocated more than $50 million over four years to safeguard critical infrastructure in Australia such as electricity grids, data centres ...
Source: The Australian

TOP LEVEL BIOMETRICS PROJECT REDUCES SECURITY THREATS ON THE ...
Date: 11 May 2004
Excerpt: This top level security project provides a dual technology of biometrics and a physical checking system using special isolation chambers that combine to ...
Source: TMCnet

BAE Systems and Celoxica Unveil Biometrics and Real-Time Video ...
Date: 10 May 2004
Excerpt: ...tools and RC series development platforms, showcase the application of LEARRNN technology for the emerging challenges of video surveillance and biometrics. ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Precise Biometrics and Cognitec Systems Receive Order for a ...
Date: 10 May 2004
Excerpt: LUND, Sweden, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Precise Biometrics AB (publ), which develops and sells world leading and user-friendly biometric security ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Cherry and ISL Biometrics Collaborate to Bring Biometrics to ...
Date: 10 May 2004
Excerpt: Bromsgrove -10th May 04 - ISL Biometrics and Cherry have signed a global agreement to provide all standard and advanced keyboards in the Cherry 14000 series ...
Source: Help Net Security

ImageWare Working with HP to Deliver Identification and Biometric ...
Date: 10 May 2004
Excerpt: Projects under consideration include using advanced identity management tools, including biometrics, to address various homeland security requirements of the ...
Source: TMCnet

At their fingertips
Date: 10 May 2004
Excerpt: Biometrics have been in use for many years in the law enforcement industry for fingerprinting databases, but the use in businesses for control and access to ...
Source: Akron Beacon Journal (subscription)

Eye-tracking devices full of possibilities
Date: 10 May 2004
Excerpt: ...move to get your attention, even billboards -- as in Steven Speilberg's "Minority Report" -- that use a combination of eye tracking and biometrics to identify ...
Source: Charleston Post Courier (subscription)

Technical glitches do not bode well for ID cards, experts warn
Date: 7 May 2004
Excerpt: ...warned. Mark Blowers, senior research analyst at Butler Group, said the government should look beyond biometrics for authentication. ...
Source: ComputerWeekly.com

Biometrics 2000 Announces Increased Sales to Honeywell ...
Date: 05 May 2004
Excerpt: SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- May 5, 2004 -- Biometrics 2000 (OTC BB: BTOO) announced today that Biometrics 2000 reported a substantial increase in ...
Source: TMCnet

National Biometric Security Project Selects SAFLINK to Advance ...
Date: 05 May 2004
Excerpt: ...of biometric security solutions, today announced its selection as a subcontractor to the National Biometric Security Project (NBSP)'s Biometrics for National ...
Source: SecureIDNews

NexGen offers VoIP PTT handset for first responders
Date: 05 May 2004
Excerpt: It also supports biometrics so, for example, firefighters’ heart rates can be monitored, and a video camera can be attached to the device. ...
Source: RCR Wireless News

Biometric recognition gets right in your face
Date: 05 May 2004
Excerpt: ...for Vision) will underpin a range of physical and network access security products following a deal with software developer ISL Biometrics announced this week. ...
Source: The Register

International Biometric Group Announces New `State of Fingerprint ...
Date: 05 May 2004
Excerpt: ...include: -- State of Biometric Technology Standards -- State of Iris Recognition Technology -- State of Facial Recognition Technology -- Biometrics and Smart ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release)

Mauritius Commercial Bank Deploys Bioscrypt's Finger Scan ...
Date: 05 May 2004
Excerpt: We believe the use of biometrics to record time and attendance will be common place in the future," stated Mark Brewer, VisionWay. ...
Source: Yahoo News (press release)

Iris-recognition systems provide highly secure authentication
Date: 3 May 2004
Excerpt: The eye's retina and iris can be used for biometric security, and they are considered to be among the most accurate and foolproof biometrics available today. ...
Source: USA Today

Passports going high-tech
Date: 29 Apr 2004
Excerpt: Canada plans to spend $10-million on "facial biometrics" the method of identification chosen by the International Civil Aviation Organization to harmonize ...
Source: Globetechnology.com

Abalos: Comelec to complete voters list Saturday
Date: 29 Apr 2004
Excerpt: ...smooth," Abalos said. "Potential flying voters were barred from registering again because of the captured biometrics.". Namfrel secretary ...
Source: ABS CBN News

Identix Reports Fiscal 2004 Third Quarter Results; Affirms Fiscal ...
Date: 29 Apr 2004
Excerpt: Identix is a pure biometric company with a wider breadth of multi-biometric technology and intellectual property than any other company in the biometrics space ...
Source: Business Wire (press release)

Navy tests provide clues for DOD-wide use of biometrics on smart ...
Date: 28 Apr 2004
Excerpt: ...chip. DOD plans to integrate biometrics into its logical and physical access controls "to an optimal extent" by 2010, Vitt said. ...
Source: GCN.com

Biometrics technologies go head-to-hand
Date: 28 Apr 2004
Excerpt: In a biometrics face-off between facial recognition and hand geometry, hand geometry wins hands down. For now. The two technologies ...
Source: GCN.com

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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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