Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Telcos queue for identity document vetting system

From : iT News 29-May-09 3:22:00 AM
Australia’s telcos and banks have reportedly shown interest in an expansion of the national document verification service (DVS) system to enable them to verify proof-of-identity with issuing authorities.

Gartner Says Number of Mobile Payment Users Worldwide to Increase 70 Percent in 2009

From : Gartner 29-May-09 2:11:00 AM
The mobile payment industry will experience steady growth, as the number of mobile payment users worldwide will total 73.4 million in 2009, up 70.4 percent from 2008 when there were 43.1 million users, according to Gartner, Inc.

Tell us what you think: Facial recognition technology

From : WBIR-TV 29-May-09 1:33:00 AM
It hasn't spread to Tennessee yet, but neighboring state Virginia is one of four states to ban smiling on driver's license photos.

INSIDE DEBUTS CONVERGED CONTACTLESS PAYMENT/ACCESS CONTROL PLATFORM

From : INSIDE Contactless 29-May-09 12:45:00 AM
INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, today introduced the MicroPass 4006, a new solution that makes it possible to combine ID and physical access control applications with Visa payWave, Visa’s contactless payment technology. The latest member of the award-winning MicroPass family of intelligent contactless payment platforms, the MicroPass 4006 is designed for next-generation, converged contactless applications on university and corporate campuses, where students, staff and employees can use a single, all-purpose card for branded payment, identification (including biometrics), ticketing and access control transactions.

Britain: The Mass Surveillance Society

From : Wessex Scene Online 28-May-09 11:35:00 PM
From CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras, to the National DNA Database (NDNAD) and UK Border Agency’s ‘E-Borders’ program, to the Internet Modernisation Programme (IMP) and National ID Card scheme, even the most trusting of citizens must question the consequences of the remarkable proliferation of surveillance systems and the looming database era.

Dr. Peter-Alexander Wacker Becomes New Chairman of Supervisory Board and Advisory Board of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH

From : Giesecke & Devrient 28-May-09 11:31:00 PM
At today’s meetings of the new Supervisory Board and Advisory Board of Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), Dr. Peter-Alexander Wacker was elected as the new chairman of the Supervisory Board and Advisory Board.Dr. Wacker has been a member of G&D’s Advisory and Supervisory Boards since 2007.He succeeds Dr. Peter Mihatsch, who did not stand for re-election at G&D’s last Shareholders’ Meeting at the beginning of May.

Cross Match Brings Mobility to Port Security Be. U Mobile aids TWIC compli

From : IBIA 28-May-09 11:29:00 PM
Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a global provider of biometric identity solutions, is at the forefront of U.S. port operations. Cross Match's Be. U Mobile brings handheld, standards-based biometric identity verification to the market, helping to enhance security at the nation's ports.

San Diego State Students Find Schlage Biometric Readers Handy Way to Enter

From : IBIA 28-May-09 11:29:00 PM
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Associated Students has just celebrated eleven years (since 1998) of using 12 hand geometry readers to provide easy access into the six entrances at the Aztec Recreation Center plus the Aztec Center bowling and games facility and the racquetball court inside the Center as well as the four entrances to the Aztec Aquaplex. The Associated Students of San Diego State University (AS-SDSU) is an independent student-directed corporation that provides a wide range of services and programs for SDSU student, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public.

French banks, network operators publish Payez Mobile specifications

From : Near Field Communications World 28-May-09 11:27:00 PM
Following extensive field testing, the banks and mobile operators behind the NFC tests in Caen and Strasbourg have now published the functional and technical specifications for Payez Mobile applications.

Cognitec Exhibiting at TranSec World Expo

From : Cognitec 28-May-09 11:26:00 PM
Cognitec Systems GmbH, - a leader in face recognition technology and systems, will be presenting its latest line of products at the TranSec World Expo 2009 to be held at the Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, June 3rd & 4th.