Mandiant Corp awarded DARPA Active Authentication contract
Mandiant Corp. has just been awarded a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to complete the second phase…
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Trading halted after bogus release says Samsung acquires Fingerprint Cards for $650M
A bogus press release was published this morning announcing that Samsung had acquired Fingerprint Cards for $650 million. Both companies have since…
SmartMetric plans North American launch for fingerprint EMV payment card, loses patent suit
SmartMetric is about to launch its fingerprint-activated biometric payment card for use in North America. The card, which the company says…
Synaptics scoops up Validity in huge cash and stock deal
Synaptics has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Validity Sensors. The major deal, worth $255 million in cash and stock is…
Argus adds Morpho 3D face reader to True Identity suite
Argus Global has added the Morpho 3D face reader to its hardware range, complementing its True Identity Software suite. According to the…
Kili Technology Corporation acquires SecureKey assets and engineers
SecureKey has announced that it has now completed the transfer of its hardware security token group to Kili Technology Corporation. Kili…
DigitalPersona acquires Identity Stream
DigitalPersona has just announced its acquisition of Identity Stream. Identity Stream uses fingerprint biometrics to identify customers in financial institutions. Its…
Oberthur provides 8 million ePassports and end-to-end system in the Philippines
Oberthur Technologies has announced that it has now provided over 8 million ePassports to the Philippines, as well as a dedicated…
Mobile users happy with biometric authentication: PayPal and NCSA survey
PayPal and the National Cyber Security Alliance have just published the results from a new Zogby poll on mobile security and commerce,…
Aurora set to launch Face on the Fly facial recognition system
Aurora Computer Services is set to launch a new facial recognition system, aimed at rapid identification. The new system, called Face…
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