Motorola's Biometrics Business Unit has more than 300 customers in 40 countries; Robert Horton, director of Portfolio Management & Strategy, Biometrics Business Unit, Motorola, expects an increased number of deployments incorporating Motorola's multi-modal and Mobile ID functionality with seamless mobility full story

Privaris' plusID™ line of personal identity verification tokens represents a fundamental shift in biometric security: reaping its benefits no longer means sacrificing convenience and cost. By working with existing door readers and IT systems, plusID enables rapid enterprise deployment – no installation or middleware required – while its built-in fingerprint reader and on-board secure matching eliminates biometric databases and personal privacy concerns. Each plusID multi-function token replaces access cards and passwords, delivering biometric identity verification for both physical and IT security, helping organizations achieve regulatory compliance and streamlined identity management. For more information, please visit: www.privaris.com

IDTP is the leading Washington D.C. based consulting firm with an independent focus on the personal authentication industry. IDTP has assembled a partnership of recognized industry experts who support our clients to understand and implement the technical and business related requirements for the authentication market. IDTP has real-world experience in the application of advanced identification technologies gained through continuing involvement in benchmark national credentialing programs and foundational industry standards initiatives. IDTP’s knowledge and program experience in secure identification systems, including biometrics, smart cards and cryptography, has influenced today’s system design concepts for strong personal authentication and secure identity credentialing applications. Contact: www.idtp.com

John Petze, CEO of Privaris, about the plusID: "The security system wants proof of identity. Wouldn't it be possible to satisfy that demand with something that can be carried on the person? Well, it is possible." full story

The next step for business and government is to define and maintain a consistent global approach to applying security enhancing solutions within an ethical privacy framework full story

Aware, Inc. is a veteran of the biometrics industry, providing biometrics software components to government agencies and commercial organizations globally since 1992. Among Aware's customers are vendors and integrators who use our software to enable a broad range of biometric applications, including enrolment, personalization, and ID reading for border management, e-passports, and civil/criminal fingerprint background checks. Aware also offers a Java-based biometric services middleware platform. Functionality fulfilled by Aware software components includes:

Face and fingerprint image autocapture

Standards-compliant data file formatting, validation, and parsing

MINEX certified, standards-compliant 1:1 fingerprint matching

Standards-compliant credential personalization and reading

For more information, please visit us at: www.aware.com/biometrics

Cogent is a global biometric identification solutions provider to governments, law enforcement agencies, and commercial enterprises. Cogent provides the highest quality identification systems, products and services with leading technology, accuracy and speed. Cogent delivers cost-effective commercial solutions, including solutions for biometric access control, biometrically secure payment, and handheld portable biometric devices. Our Security Solutions Division offers products and services to integrate logical and physical access control applications for CAC, PIV and TWIC smart cards. We are a certified HSPD-12 Integrator for FIPS 201 PIV products and services. For more information, please visit: www.cogentsystems.com

How accurate is iris scanning biometric technology? read on: Three individuals are arresed at the Dubai airport for smuggling forged eye biometrics recognition stamps; the criminals' goal: to facilitate the entry to the UAE of individuals who were previously banned full story

James Jasinski, CEO, Cogent Systems, comments on a young program that is discharging an immense responsibility full story

UltraVolt, Inc. manufactures over 450 models of standard product high-voltage power supply modules and rack-mount power supplies. Our products are highly flexible and can eliminate many custom power supply needs. Outputs for our DC to DC models range from 62V to 40kV in miniature "palm of the hand" sizes for power levels ranging from 4 to 250 watts. Product characteristics include ultra-small size, very high efficiency, and wide adjustments ranges while retaining full output current capabilities. Units feature output-over-current protection with self recovery and a TTL enable/disable feature and are analog programmable and DAC ready. Ultra-low ripple is available down to <3mV. For more information, please visit www.ultravolt.com

BSI...Your Partner in Identity Assurance and Protection

Biometric Services International (BSI) offers a technology-neutral, vendor-independent approach to fulfilling biometric evaluation, acquisition and deployment requirements. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, BSI is a wholly owned, non-profit subsidiary of NBSP and houses the industry’s only laboratory, exclusively focused on biometrics, to achieve the coveted ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation for testing. BSI’s expertise includes requirements definition, vulnerability assessments, privacy and application impact studies, life-cycle cost analyses, and related services, enhanced with robust testing, training and research capabilities. BSI is home to the industry's first "Qualified Products List" testing program.
For more information, visit us at: www.biometricsinternational.org

Walter Hamilton, chairman of the Board of Directors of IBIA, talks about different biometric technologies, new and innovative biometric approaches, the role of biometric in security and commerce, biometrics in the theater of battle, and more full story

Identica champions one of the newest biometric technologies: Vascular pattern recognition, also referred to as vein pattern authentication; the technology offers several advantages over current biometric measures full story

Homeland1.com is revolutionizing the way in which the emergency preparedness community finds news, identifies training opportunities, networks and researches product purchases. With a full range of free articles, videos, training tips and product information, Homeland1.com addresses the needs of emergency managers, disaster planners and counter-terrorism officials. From command and control, to bioterrorism, disaster exercises, and funding, Homeland1.com is there. Praetorian Group, Inc., is the leader in online media for the public safety market and parent company of Homeland1.com, EMS1.com, FireRescue1.com, and PoliceOne.com. The sites have a combined membership of 330,000 first responders and 1.5 million unique visits every month. Learn More or Join Now. Membership is Free

AOptix Technologies is introducing a revolutionary stand-off iris recognition capability using adaptive optics.  Incorporating wavefront sensing and closed loop control, the AOptix iris imager automatically acquires and captures superior iris images at a 2 meter nominal distance, with minimal subject participation.   Subjects merely walk into a very large capture volume of approximately 1 cubic meter and look at the target for about 1 second.  The system does all the work of finding and imaging the iris, thereby inverting the human – machine interface paradigm.  It is intended to be used in a wide variety of access control and identification applications, including enrollment stations. For more information, please visit our website

Palm vein architecture biometric technology is wide-spread in Asia, especially in Japan, where many banks use it in their ATMs; one reason for the popularity of the system in Japan is the stronger association made in Japanese culture between fingerprinting and criminality; Fujitsu believes other reasons -- the fact, for example, that fingerprinting is not suitable for about 8 percent of the population -- offer opportunities in the U.S. for its technology full story

A slew of U.S. government programs -- US VISIT, the Real ID Act, TWIC, the FBI's next-generation database, and many more -- depend on biometric technology; the estimated value of potential contracts to implement federal identity-solutions programs has more than doubled since 2006, rising from $890 million to $2 billion this year; biometric companies fiercely compete -- and lobby -- for contracts full story

For over 70 years Motorola has been a trusted partner in security and civil protection, and a leader in biometrics for the last 32 years with systems in over 40 countries worldwide. Proven wireless capabilities are essential for multi-modal biometric enrollment, storage, matching and delivery in remote locations, and only Motorola meets this requirement. Only Motorola enables governments to more efficiently launch secure identity management programs via a single point of access. Our experience, knowledge, and breadth of portfolio allow you to seamlessly identify people and wirelessly connect assets and information. Discover the confidence of trusted identification. For more information, please visit motorola.com/biometrics

Lockheed Martin is a recognized leader in biometrics, delivering proven solutions for law enforcement, homeland security, and national and international defense. We've been the biometrics systems integrator of choice on programs of national significance, including large-scale multimodal systems for the FBI, the first-of-its-kind RegisteredTraveler program, and biometrically-enabled smart credentials. In addition, our advanced Identity Intelligence solutions add a powerful knowledge management engine to existing biometrics systems. Identity Intelligence enables security officials to connect the dots between inter-agency databases to piece together a comprehensive identity of aperson of interest - and make quick, confident decisions in the field. For more information please visit www.lockheedmartin.com

Five companies are in the lead in the competition for a share of the U.S. government biometric market; they have plowed money -- a lot of money -- into their lobbying activities, and some hope to strengthen their hand by hiring former administration officials full story

French IT services company missed out on the U.K. e-Borders contract, and has also failed to win a framework contract as part of the procurement for the U.K. national ID card scheme, but it finds consolation in winning the contract to manage the development and rollout of the biometric passport system in France full story

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unmatched experience and research-based knowledge on the world’s most successful organizations, Accenture collaborates with public safety clients to achieve high-performance. Accenture delivers integrated solutions, such as the Accenture Smart Identity Solution, which provides organizations with enterprise-wide identity management capabilities while reducing costs, timeframes and the risks associated with large-scale identity management programs. With over 180,000 people in 49 countries, Accenture generated net revenues of US$19.70 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2007. To learn more, contact Paul Kolebuck or visit accenture.com/publicservice

L-1 Identity Solutions is the trusted provider of solutions and services that protect and secure personal identities and assets. L-1 delivers the full range of offerings ­ including biometric technologies, systems and solutions – that are required for solving the problems associated with managing human identity. Our offerings include live-scan systems for biometric data capture, multi-biometric search and related front-end applications, mobile solutions for enrollment and on-the-spot verification, facial screening, access control, and software for integration into credentialing programs and other third party applications. In addition, L-1 maintains over 500 enrollment centers to help address credentialing and vetting requirements for federal and state level employment and licensing programs. For more information, please visit our www.l1id.com

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