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Rumors point to an embedded fingerprint sensor for Samsung Galaxy devices

Adam Vrankulj — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:35 +0000

Samsung and Apple have been fighting for market share and a technological edge in the smartphone market for quite some time and its beginning to look like biometrics could settle the next round. This morning, fresh rumors suggest Samsung could be working on its own plans to embed a fingerprint sensor in its Galaxy devices. According to a tip sent in to SamMobile, deep inside the leaked Galaxy S3 firmware files, images were uncovered which appear to show vague plans

Senate Judiciary Committee votes in favor of biometric exit system

Adam Vrankulj — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:50:22 +0000

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has been working long hours lately — drafting, negotiating and voting on the current immigration overhaul bill — and biometric technology is increasingly a part of the discussion. Last night, the committee voted 13 to 15 to approve an amendment that would see the establishment of a biometric exit system at the 30 largest airports in the country. The amendment, by 79-year-old Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, would require the Department of Homeland Security to implement

Science Media Partners and IBIA announce new conference and exhibition

Adam Vrankulj — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:12:47 +0000

Science Media Partners and the International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) have announced a new conference and exhibition, focused on all aspects of personal identity and opportunities for its management. The new conference, called connect:ID is set to take place March 17-19, 2014 at the Ronal Reagan Conference Center in Washington, DC. According to the organizers, this new conference will “unite solutions adopters and stakeholders from the four corners of the globe, and will explore the development and fusion of

Cross Match introduces the newest member of the SEEK family

Adam Vrankulj — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:51:26 +0000

Cross Match Technologies has announced the launch of the new SEEK Avenger mobile handheld unit, aimed at immigration, customs, border control, law enforcement and security communities. Officially launched at the Security Document World exhibition, the new device incorporates Cross Match’s MOBS software, as well as secure credential reader and communication options. “With thousands of handheld units in the field and excellent customer relationships, the company’s engineers and product managers gained critical feedback,” John Hinmon, head of Marketing at Cross Match said. “The

Lockheed Martin expert to address Congressional subcommittee on biometric technology

Adam Vrankulj — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:32:05 +0000

Lockheed Martin’s John Mears represent the International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) and will provide an industry perspective during a joint hearing on the current and future applications of biometric technologies, in front of the Congressional Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Subcommittees on Research and on Technology. The hearing, set to take place this morning at 10 a.m. ET will be broadcast live online from Washington, DC. Mears is a Lockheed Martin senior fellow and chief technologist, IS&GS-Civil information technology and

SpeechPro and Voxeo Corporation ink partnership

Adam Vrankulj — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:25:23 +0000

SpeechPro and Voxeo Corporation have announced a partnership to deliver SpeechPro’s VoiceKey Intelligent Voice Authentication solution to customers using Voxeo Interactive Voice Response services. VoiceKey is a speaker recognition platform which uses a fusion of text-dependent and independent voice biometrics deliverables with a flexible application platform. “It’s time we call a truce to the war between stronger and more complicated authentication methods and the consumer demand for a better customer experience,” Alexey Khitrov, President of SpeechPro USA said. “The partnership between SpeechPro

M2SYS announces May #biometricchat with Maxine Most from Acuity Market Intelligence

Adam Vrankulj — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:35:23 +0000

M2SYS Technologies has announced its next #biometricchat, set to take place next week, on May 23, at 11 a.m. EST, featuring guest Maxine Most from Acuity Market Intelligence. This month’s chat promises to feature on a broad range of issues, including education on biometric technology, vendor mistakes when bringing products to market, recent M&A activity, additional markets for biometrics, private vs. public sector revenue growth and global hot spots for continued industry growth. According to the M2SYS blog post on the

Warwick Warp gets STQC accreditation

Adam Vrankulj — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:25:12 +0000

Warwick Warp’s fingerprint feature extractor has now been certified by the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate in India. According to the company, this fresh certification was obtained in cooperation with Anaxee Technologies, Warwick Warp’s strategic partner in India. As we’ve reported, STQC certification is a requirement for biometric authentication in India’s Unique Identity Authority’s Aadhaar project and Warwick’s feature extractor will be used with a fingerprint scanner for authentication within the program. “I was delighted when I heard we

Fingerprint Cards announces substantial new order for swipe sensors

Adam Vrankulj — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:48 +0000

Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has announced that it has received another new order – this time for 455,000 units of its swipe sensor technology, for use in the Asian smartphone market. The order, to be delivered in early June 2013, comes less than two weeks after the company announced an additional volume of 275,000 units for Japanese smartphones, scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2013. “The timing of this additional mass production order is somewhat earlier than previously expected

Cross Match names Eric Vermillion Senior VP, Worldwide Sales

Adam Vrankulj — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Cross Match Technologies has announced that Eric Vermillion has joined the company as senior vice president, worldwide sales. “We are pleased to have Eric as part of the strategic team,” David Buckley, CEO of Cross Match said. “He brings a strong history of growing and developing sales organizations, and has an extensive knowledge of software and technology solutions – all of which are a solid fit with our strategic development initiatives. Eric’s focus on customer satisfaction and simplifying the sales process