Interviews

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bioLock: an Interview with Thomas Neudenberger, COO of Realtime North America

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Leading the charge against fraud prevention inside SAP, Realtime North America’s bioLock system is the only biometric identity and access management software certified by SAP. The company started as a consulting firm in Germany in 1986, and was founded by former SAP managers.  The company’s flagship bioLock system makes use of fingerprint scanners to control access to files, securely facilitate and approved purchase orders and closely monitor and audit internal activities within the SAP environment. SAP (which stands for Systems, Applications

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Toronto-based startup has its finger on the pulse of identification

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Tucked away on the second floor of an old University of Toronto building is a small group of innovators with their hearts set on evolving the consumer biometrics and identity spaces. Headed by UofT graduates, Karl Martin and Foteini Agrafioti, Bionym is a small Canadian startup that has developed a unique method of biometric identification, using the unique pattern of a users’ electrocardiogram (ECG), which varies based on heart size, shape and position in the body. Bionym’s premise is based

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Biometric payments in school cafeterias: Privacy nightmare or lunchroom revolution?

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Lunchrooms have gone through some significant changes since the days of mystery meats, food fights, and anything with traces of peanuts. But beyond Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, technology is changing the cafeteria experience in the form of biometric payments. Around the world, many cafeterias are being fitted with biometric payment systems for students to purchase lunch, and these systems tout some appealing benefits: kids don’t need to carry cash, kids who lose money don’t need to go without food, lunch

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Interview: Finis Conner, Founder and CEO, BluStor

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In today’s mobile world, size and capacity are important considerations — two things serial entrepreneur Finis Conner is used to keeping in mind. Conner is a hardware veteran, having founded Seagate in 1979 and having created the first 5.25-inch hard drive used in the Macintosh. He later started a company called Conner Peripherals and developed the now common 3.5-inch drive for personal computers. In 1990, Conner Peripherals set a record by reaching $1.337 billion in sales in four years, without

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Interview: Sher Khan, the man behind the PIPA Touch

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PIPA Touch, a small biometric fingerprint scanner that fits into specially-designed phone cases has been gaining a lot of ground lately, landing media attention as well as finding new fans and investors every day. Crowd-funding has seen increased adoption over the last few years as entrepreneurs look to leverage social media to get an idea off the ground early. Sher Khan, founder of PIPA Solutions and the PIPA Touch is no exception with his new biometric solution for mobile phone

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Interview: John Hinmon, SVP Marketing, Cross Match Technologies

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John Hinmon is a man that takes great pride in his work. A self-proclaimed “steward,” “protector” and “promoter” of the Cross Match brand, Hinmon serves as SVP Marketing of the biometric applications and services provider. A GE Six Sigma Quality Green Belt and recipient of the GE Equipment Services Leadership Summit Award, Hinmon holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the E.C. Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond. Before coming to Cross Match in 2011,

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Intercede launches ID verification app, uses Tactivo for biometrics

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Security software provider Intercede announced the availability of its new MyID CardChecker App for Apple iOS last week. Designed for government agencies and enterprises to read and display electronic information from personal identification smart cards on iPhones and iPads equipped with a Tactivo Smart Card Reader from Precise Biometrics, this new app also supports biometric fingerprint authentication. “The flexibility and extendibility of mobile technology enables government agencies and enterprises to not only substantially decrease security costs, but also improve the

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IntegenX RapidHIT 200 Makes its Official US Launch

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In 1981 Jerry Miller was arrested and charged with the kidnapping, brutal rape and robbing of a woman in Chicago and In 1982 he was convicted. He was only 22 and spent the next two decades of his life in prison. Thanks to DNA testing, Miller was finally exonerated for a crime he didn’t commit and another man was implicated as the perpetrator 24 years later, in 2007. At the time, Miller represented the 200th DNA exoneration in the United

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An interview with Stevan Jovanovich, CEO, IntegenX

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Please note: This article has been edited for clarity and length. Stevan Jovanovich, a persistent innovator and Chief Executive of IntegenX, has devoted his life to science and technology. Now, bridging these two worlds, Jovanovich founded IntegenX, a all-in-one company that’s evolving law enforcement and has created a system that can produce a DNA profile in less than 90 minutes. Jovanovich was born in California and moved just outside of the Washington, D.C. area at age two. Hardly an uneducated

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Precise Biometrics CTO says Tactivo product extends iOS security

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Tactivo, a smart card and fingerprint reader designed for the iPhone, represents a unique milestone for Precise Biometrics. The firm has repeatedly, through extensive innovation, worked to identify commercial opportunities where its core technology and skills could be successfully applied outside of its traditional customer base. Early indications from customers in both the public and private sectors suggest that the company is on the right track and may have found a significant new growth opportunity. Designed as a sleek, singular

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