Archive for the 'Americas' Category

UPEK EXTENDS FINGERPRINT SOLUTION LEADERSHIP

From : UPEK 02-Feb-10 9:31:00 PM
UPEK®, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of fingerprint solutions for consumer, business, and government applications, today announced that as of the closing of 2009 the company had shipped over 20 million copies of its Protector Suite® identity-management application software to contribute to a grand total of over 70 million fingerprint products shipped, including application software, [...]

Suprema Receives FBI Certification for Biometric Palm-print Live Scanner

From : Findbiometrics 02-Feb-10 11:29:00 PM
Suprema, Inc. , a global leader in biometrics and identification solutions, announced today that the company's latest RealScan-F palm-print live scanner received certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the agency's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) Image Quality Specification (IQS) Appendix F standards.

Validitys Fingerprint Solutions Covered in 2010 CES TV feature

From : Validity Sensors 02-Feb-10 11:35:00 PM
Validity, Inc., a privately-held biometric systems company specializing in convenient, secure and reliable fingerprint authentication solutions, was covered in a 2010 CES feature by Neo-Fight TV – The Technology show for the Not-So-Geeky, to discuss the benefits of using fingerprint solutions in computing devices. “This kind of coverage is a great way of showcasing our fingerprint [...]

US budget mentions ICAM, credentialing

From : DigitalIDNews 02-Feb-10 2:07:00 PM
Some 4.1 million federal employees, or 71%, have been issued PIV credentials, according to budget documents released by the Obama administration. HSPD-12 and the Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) Roadmap and Implementation Guidance also received mentions in the budget documents. A government insider says this points to how ingrained HSPD-12 and the credential are to federal employees.

Bay Area’s TransLink sees its 16-year one card goal within reach

From : Contactless News 02-Feb-10 5:13:00 PM
TransLink appears poised to finally live up to the scenario first imagined 16-years ago of providing San Francisco Bay transit riders one card that would be good on all 24 agencies serving the area.

Atlantic Zeiser to present new card printing tech

From : Contactless News 02-Feb-10 6:26:00 PM
Atlantic Zeiser, a German payment card personalization provider, announced that it will present its new drop on demand printing technology at the PrePaid Expo in Las Vegas later this month.

SCM Microsystems Thumb-Sized PIV Card Reader Now GSA Approved for Use by U.S. Government Agencies

From : PR Newswire 02-Feb-10 7:12:00 PM
SCM Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, today announced that its thumb-sized SCR3500 SmartFold Personal Identity Verification (PIV)/Common Access Card (CAC) smart card reader has been approved by the General Service Administration (GSA) for use by U.S. government agencies and employees.

Are chip and PIN credit cards coming to the U.S.?

From : Bankrate.com 02-Feb-10 11:50:00 AM
The other bill is for adopting chip and PIN.For American card issuers, the cost of implementing the new system may be prohibitive, says Coleman.

Go-Pass launched by Saskatoon Transit

From : StarPhoenix 02-Feb-10 3:07:00 AM
Transit riders adjusted to a new payment system Monday as the city unveiled debit-style smart cards and electronic readers on its bus fleet.

MedQuist Affirms Transparency and Preparedness for Move to More Comprehensive HIPAA and HITECH Act Privacy and Security Requirements

From : Findbiometrics 01-Feb-10 11:28:00 PM
MedQuist Inc., a leading provider of technology-enabled clinical documentation services, issued a statement today outlining its readiness for the extension of Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security provisions in February 2010 to firms deemed "business associates" of healthcare providers, as well as the provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act addressing the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI).