Tag Archives: identity management

Caradigm, BIO-key International ink OEM agreement

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BIO-key International has executed an OEM agreement with Caradigm in regards to BIO-key’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) suite for healthcare organizations. A Microsoft and GE Healthcare company, Caradigm will offer BIO-key’s fingerprint biometric technology with its single sign-On solution, enabling hospitals and health systems to comply with fereal and state government regulations. Specifically, says the company, Caradigm IAM customers will be able to meet requirements associated with authenticating the identity of caregivers writing electronic prescriptions of controlled substances (EPCS), as the

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ICAO announces seminar on machine readable travel documents, biometrics and ID

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The International Civil Aviation Organization, in conjunction with the government of Sint Maarten is set to hold a Regional Seminar on machine readable travel documents, biometrics and identification management in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten in the West Indes, from July 9-11, 2013. According to the ICAO, this regional seminar aims to assist member states in North American, Central American and Caribbean regions in implementing machine readable travel document specification and related ICAO standards and recommended practices. Specifically, the seminar will address the

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Iron Bow Technologies nabs U.S. Air Force NETCENTS-2 product contract

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Iron Bow Technologies LLC has been awarded the Network Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) Products contract form the United States Air Force.  The major contract has an estimated value of $6.9 billion with a three-year base period of performance from the award date, and three additional one-year options. This contract allows the Air Force to acquire a wide range of standard, interoperable IT products including equipment, servers, software and biometric hardware with associated software. “Iron Bow is committed to providing innovative data center,

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Carillon Information Security completes cross-certification with CertiPath PKI Bridge

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Carillon Information Security has just achieved Cross-Certification with the CertiPath PKI Bridge. According to the company, by taking advantage of Carillon’s now cross-certified Managed Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solution, customers can experience all the benefits of having their own private label Certificate Authority, without the difficulties of engaging in the costly start-up and maintenance responsibilities involved in running an in-house PKI. “With the increasing need for trusted digital identities expanding throughout many industries, Carillon’s services will help provide customers with a

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Delfigo Security files patent on keystroke and touch-based biometrics

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Delfigo Security has filed a utility patent based on identification through keystroke or mobile touch-based biometrics. According to the company, its newly developed technology improves the strength of enrollment data for new users of keystroke and mobile biometric solutions, resulting in better scoring immediately following enrollment. “The well known and understood phenomenon of Hysteresis, which is the dependence of a system not only on its current environment but also on its past environment is key to ensure that we turn

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M2SYS hires Bill Dumont as Executive VP of Global Sales

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M2SYS Technologies has just announced that it has hired Bill Dumont, as Executive Vice President of Global Sales. Dumont is the former Senior VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Cross Match and has extensive hands-on experience developing large-scale government and commercial biometric identity management projects in both industrialized and emerging markets across the globe. “Bill provides proven knowledge and experience in cultivating international relationships and in driving the adoption of global biometric identity management ventures,” Mizan Rahman, Founder and

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US Government to provide Maldives with biometric border control system

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The US government is set to provide the Maldives government with a biometric border control system for free. According to a report in Minivan News, Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim and US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Michele J Sison signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will see a US technical team begin work on planning and implementing the new border system, set to be installed by June 2013. The current system in place, provided by Nexbis group,

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Tiger IT Bangladesh to provide identity management AFIS in Bhutan

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Tiger IT Bangladesh has been selected to provide an automated fingerprint identification system for the Department of Home and Civil Registration and Census and the Department of Immigration in Bhutan. The contract was signed with the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs in Bhutan. According to a report in The Daily Star, Tiger IT won the contract, competing against vendors including Sagem, NEC, IRIS and eDruk in an open international tender. The particular product, TigerAFIS has been certified by the National Institute

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Lenovo taps Validity for fingerprint sensors

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Validity Sensors has been selected by Lenovo as the strategic supplier of fingerprint sensors for its consumer and enterprise-class notebooks and peripherals. “This collaboration allows us to provide the user with a consistent and secure authentication experience across our portfolio of products and services,” Jerry Gross, vice president, Lenovo Global Procurement said. “Validity Natural ID sensors provide an easy-to-use way to securely access the cloud with the simple touch of finger.” Both as founding members of FIDO (Fast Identity Online), Validity

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Biometrics Institute launches program for Technology Showcase Europe

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The Biometrics Institute has confirmed the full conference program for its June 27, 2013 Technology Showcase Europe event, set to take place at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London. Headlining this year’s event are Prof Chris Hankin, Director, Institute for Security Science and Technology; Dr Itiel Dror, University College London; and Andrew Renison, Forensic Science Regulator and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (UK). Topics to be covered throughout the event include Security and Integrity, distributed cognition between humand and technology, regulations of surveillance

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