http://www.biometricupdate.com Biometric News Updates and Biometric Solutions Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:32:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A company that focuses on making the web a safer place for children wants to build relationships with social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook.The company, safeTspace, creates social networking sites for children to chat safely. Chris Hagenbuch is one of safeTspace's three founders, along with Randy Herold and Andrew ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/15/safe-child-chat-room-creators-seek-ties-with-social-networking-sites/ Former U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft will discuss the critical need for innovative security technologies that strike a balance between access, privacy and usability in a keynote address at InfoSec World 2008 sponsored by Ceelox, an industry leader in biometric software and encryption solutions.“Personal and corporate data continues to ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/15/ceelox-sponsors-john-ashcroft-keynote-address-at-infosec-world-2008/ CIO - Asia is reporting tha getting the maximum value out of IT infrastructure  and resources will become the top IT trend in the government sector in Asia Pacific this year, predicted Government Insights in a report.The annual report, covering the top 10 predictions for the government sector in 2008 ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/15/asia-pacific-public-sector-to-squeeze-more-out-of-it-in-2008/ Telisma, a leader in network speech recognition technology, announces a partnership with PerSay, the leading provider of advanced voice biometric solutions that integrates offerings from the two companies to provide more comprehensive voice solutions for customers.Voice biometric technologies take advantage of the fact that each person's voice is a unique ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/15/telisma-and-persay-partner-to-combine-the-power-of-speech-recognition-and-voice-biometrics/ AOptix Technologies, Inc., a leading edge developer of advanced iris recognition and ultra-high bandwidth laser communication systems, announces the hiring of Doug McNeil as Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining AOptix, Doug was VP of Engineering for Visyx, where he served since its formation in 2006. He was responsible for ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/15/aoptix-adds-vp-of-operations-to-launch-biometrics-iris-product/ Sagem Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) and Interppol announced that Sagem Sécurité will supply Interpol and its 186 member states with the latest version of its automated fingerprint identification system, MetaMorpho™. The announcement is part of a detailed agreement signed on Jan. 10. In addition to automated processing, this new-generation system features the ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/14/sagem-securite-to-provide-interpol-with-latest-version-of-afis-automated-fingerprint-identification-system/ L-1 Identity Solutions extends their relationship with the Tribunal Electoral de Panama to upgrade the country's multi-purpose National ID system which also serves as Panama's voter registration system and help Panama prepare for the 2009 Presidential elections. Under the terms of the $3.7 million contract, L-1 will deliver a complete ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/14/l-1-identity-solutions-modernize-panamas-national-and-voter-registration-id-system/ South Africans should start seeing the new smart ID card by the end of 2009, as the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) reviews all its IT projects, director-general Mavuso Msimang says. Speaking at a parliamentary media briefing yesterday, Msimang said the smart ID card system was being developed because the current ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/14/south-africa-to-get-smart-ids/ U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is proposing a new Social Security card that would be based on the same technology the U.S. Department of Defense uses for the Common Access Card. The new Social Security card would have a photo, magnetic stripe, bar code and microprocessor chip that would contain users ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/14/biometric-smart-card-for-social-security-proposed/ Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has won a contract worth $6.3 million to conduct a biometrics research project at the request of the Air Force, the Defense Department announced yesterday. Under the contract, the McLean, Va., company will help conduct research for a new 3-D facial recognition biometrics program, DOD said. The company ... http://www.biometricupdate.com/2008/02/14/booz-allen-wins-air-force-biometrics-work/