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RSS biometricBiometric Speech Verification
White Paper Using speaker verification, one can confirm the identity of the person speaking based on that person's voice biometric. Like a fingerprint, everyone has a unique voice. This technology provides an easy-to-use,... [25 Jun 2009]
Tories tell vendors: 'Don't sign ID card contracts'
News Grayling's letter referred to two ID scheme-related contracts: one given to CSC to upgrade passport application systems, and another given to IBM to supply the biometric database. The programme to introduce... [18 Jun 2009]
And the £400m biometric passport contract goes to…?
News The other deal, a contract to provide the National Biometric Identity Service with a database to support the introduction of biometric passports and ID cards, was awarded to IBM. The... [12 Jun 2009]
'Airwave does do data - unlike what some of the media say'
Comment Last year the head of biometrics at the National Policing Improvement Agency, Geoff Whitaker, claimed the Airwave network was not - "at present" - able to handle image file sizes generated by a trial of mobile biometric... [11 Jun 2009]
Finger Vein Authentication
White Paper Finger vein authentication is a new biometric method utilizing the vein patterns inside one's fingers for personal identity verification. Vein patterns are different for each finger and for each person; and as they are... [11 Jun 2009]
Photos: What Brown's reshuffle means for tech
Photo Top of the list is the £5bn ID cards project, the scheme to provide a biometric identity card for UK citizens and foreign nationals in the UK. Following a week of political turmoil culminating in a cabinet reshuffle,... [10 Jun 2009]
Tony Mather
CIO Profile Apart from championing mobile working - he uses an iPhone for work - Mather's role also incorporates responsibility for various major IT-related programmes such as biometric visas. Tony Mather is CIO of the Foreign and... [03 Jun 2009]
Ohiohealth's Dublin Methodist Hospital Goes Paperless, Providing Secure Access to Digital Information and Authenticated Prescription Drug Orders With Imprivata OneSign
White Paper OneSign provided users easy access with one strong password or biometric to all of the applications and information necessary for optimum patient care. OhioHealth is a family of not-for-profit, faith-based hospitals and... [02 Jun 2009]
Protecting Biometric Data With Extended Access Control: Securing Biometric Datasets in Electronic Identification Documents
White Paper While extremely valuable for strong authentication, biometric datasets contain sensitive personally identifiable information that criminal organization could leverage to commit fraud, impersonate identities or gain... [16 May 2009]
Biometric scanners to delve inside your brain
News Scanners that probe brain activity and heart rate are among the next generation of biometric security sensors being developed by the EU. Humabio stands for Human Monitoring and Authentication using... [12 May 2009]
Tech-world wonders, cyber art and Windows 7...
Photo The latest biometric technology for accessing buildings was on display recently at the launch of the Unisys Security Index and silicon.com's Nick Heath went to take a look. silicon.com's Natasha Lomas selected her seven... [11 May 2009]
ID cards head for the high street
News Under the plans customers will be able to use the high street outlets to scan their fingerprints and facial photographs that will be stored on microchips in the cards or biometric visas and the central National Identity... [06 May 2009]
ID cards: "massive drop" in public confidence, says Blunkett
News A single document combining a compulsory biometric passport with a driving licence would be more popular, according to Blunkett. MP David Blunkett, architect of the National Identity Scheme, has said there has been a... [05 May 2009]
NITConnect Automates Hospital's HR and Payroll Systems
White Paper Kronos is a biometric technology that delivers cost-effective quality care by controlling time and attendance in work environments. At a time when every industry is feeling the pinch and cutting costs, maintaining... [30 Apr 2009]
Photos: The future biometrics giving security a hand
Photo The latest biometric technology could let workers access buildings with a wave of their hand. However, vascular scanners are currently more expensive than alternative biometric systems, costing about... [24 Apr 2009]
