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whitepaper The migration of the ISIS application was a goal as soon as IRIS went into production. A client-server-based application named ISIS (International Shipment Information System) to provide internal users with a system, integrated with another...
[11 May 2008]
News I is for Iris Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) raised privacy concerns about the system.silicon.com's A...
[26 Mar 2008]
News Heathrow to invest in more iris scanning machines as it rolls out its Project Iris trusted-traveller pilot project to speed passengers' journeys through immigration control. The technology industry has pledged to fight for a share of a public...
[12 Mar 2008]
Case Study I is for Iris Police in Staffordshire are trialling video technology to capture and store footage officers have gathered on the beat using cameras worn on the body. The trial is funded from the £3m that the Home Office has set aside for camera...
[12 Mar 2008]
Comment I is for Iris Of course the government is bravely attempting to position this revised timetable for the controversial £5.6bn (that's the government's own cost estimate) national ID card project as anything but a retreat or u-turn - but make no...
[07 Mar 2008]
News I is for Iris A spokesman for the UK government's Border and Immigration Agency said: "We have already tested trusted traveller schemes such as IRIS and we are keen to learn and build on those. Current biometric border security projects being...
[21 Feb 2008]
Photo Other technology at the terminal includes barcode scanning for internet check-in, self service check-in kiosks and self service gates at arrivals for frequent travellers willing to undergo iris scans.
[14 Feb 2008]
News I is for Iris Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the European Commission...
[14 Feb 2008]
News I is for Iris Biometric passenger checks have landed at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about...
[08 Feb 2008]
News I is for Iris The so-called "server in the sky" database would share biometric data, such as fingerprints and iris scans, of criminals internationally. Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security.
[15 Jan 2008]
News I is for Iris All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa applicants.silicon.com's A to Z of...
[14 Jan 2008]
News I is for Iris The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the controversial scheme is wavering. During Prime Minister's questions this week the leader of the...
[10 Jan 2008]
News I is for Iris Technology aimed at improving care and the quality of life for the elderly will receive a boost with a major project looking at computational intelligence. Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) and the University of Missouri are...
[03 Jan 2008]
News I is for Iris The Driving Standards Agency has admitted losing more than three million learner drivers' details. In a speech to Parliament yesterday, transport minister Ruth Kelly said the details had been lost by a third-party contractor, Pearson...
[18 Dec 2007]
Comment There are numerous biometrics technologies, including fingerprint recognition, iris scans, face recognition, voice recognition and even vein and palm recognition. I is for Iris Ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable to have a society where...
[23 Nov 2007]
News The Home Office spokesman added: "No one is saying the scheme will be a panacea but by linking unique biometric information - initially face, fingerprint and possibly in future iris too - to one set of biographical information will make the use of...
[25 Oct 2007]
News I is for Iris The cost of a passport is set to increase "substantially" over the next five years to cover the cost of larger electronic chips that will hold more data and fingerprints. Fees for adult UK passports have risen by £45 between 1998 and...
[10 Oct 2007]
Comment All these systems ID card, benefit lie detectors, airport iris scanners, contactless payment systems, rfid, speed cameras and so on are slowly taking peope out of the loop because of the mistaken belief that technology is infallible in its...
[07 Sep 2007]
News The ID card schemes has seen a number changes during its life so far with an ID card mega database and iris scanning tech being ditched in December 2006. The UK's controversial national ID card programme has taken a big step closer to reality.
[09 Aug 2007]
News The scheme has been called "out of control" by researchers at the London School of Economics, who suggest recent changes - such as dropping the iris biometrics - have not significantly reduced costs. The national ID card project has a new boss...
[27 Jul 2007]
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