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RSS biometricsBiometrics used to keep German Olympians safe
News Eckhard van Deest, general manager of security solutions biometrics, NEC, said: "We are proud to be part of this project, because it means we can make a contribution to the security of our Olympic team in Athens. [11 Aug 2004]
Biometrics faces problems with... faces
News That's where we see the percentage of people that can't use biometrics going up and up. Biometrics have the potential to improve business processes, but only if the systems are robust, reliable and easy to install and maintain. [14 Dec 2004]
CIO Jury: Biometrics and PKI on agenda for IT bosses
News Stronger security technologies such as biometrics and public key infrastructure (PKI) are at the heart of companies' future IT security plans, according to the latest silicon.com CIO Jury. Biometrics will play a useful part in securing the mobile... [25 Nov 2003]
Leader: Biometrics will march onwards
Leader However, they would seem to sum up the current state of biometrics around most of the world. However, our initial point - that the march of biometrics is unstoppable - seems to be born out by what top IT users are telling us. [06 Jan 2004]
Biometrics roadshow kicks off ID cards charm offensive
News The public are being invited to try out the technology behind the national ID card scheme at the UK Passport Service's (UKPS) "biometrics roadshow". He said in a statement: "This roadshow is very much a hands-on experience and people will be able... [12 Sep 2005]
Give me some skin: Biometrics get thumbs up
News Increasing numbers of Britons are familiar with the use of biometrics and by a margin of three-to-one believe it is more reliable than traditional security methods. A recent poll of predominantly private sector CIOs by silicon.com showed two-thirds... [06 Jan 2004]
Biometrics cuts days off UK visa processing
News The system speeds up the process by checking a visa applicant's ID and biometrics against a database held in the UK. He said the system, provided by PA Consulting Group and Software AG, was far more efficient than relying on manually checking... [05 Mar 2008]
One billion people to get biometrics and RFID tracking by 2015
News Civil liberties groups from both sides of the Atlantic have joined forces to oppose the proposed introduction and cross-border sharing of biometrics and RFID in more than one billion passports worldwide. [30 Mar 2004]
EU demands biometrics by 2005
News It follows the recommendations agreed at a meeting of the heads of state of the EU countries in June, where introducing biometrics to passports and visas were deemed priorities and the Commission was set to work on it. [03 Oct 2003]
Windows CE: Case Study - Provenda Biometrics
White Paper Provenda Biometrics have designed a solution that could help solve many of the logistical challenges posed by large-scale clinical data management and, in particular, by paper-based data collection. Using Windows CE for the Palm-size PC, Provenda... [16 Apr 2007]
Privacy and Biometrics
White Paper Recognizing the potential of biometrics to enhance security and privacy prompted the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada, to work with public and private sector organizations to effectively identify and address... [01 Sep 2005]
Measuring Biometrics: Trends, Projections and Product Profiles for the Latest in Security
White Paper Government agencies will lead the way in purchasing and implementing biometrics technology. And the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which requires two unique forms of identification from individuals accessing a... [30 Aug 2005]
Long arm of the law reaches into ears with biometrics
News Using biometrics to track down criminals is age old - fingerprinting has been around since Victorian times. Biometrics looks to be one of the technology cash cows of the future, according to consultantcy International Biometric Group. [10 Mar 2004]
CSC nets $52m US defence biometrics deal
News The four-year deal will see CSC provide the West Virginia-based DoD Biometrics Fusion Centre (BFC) with biometric technology as well as application research, testing, product evaluations and technical support around iris and fingerprint scanning... [10 Nov 2004]
Can biometrics secure the public's data?
Comment Biometrics refers to technological methods for distinguishing and recognising humans based on intrinsic physical or behavioural traits. Addleshaw Goddard's Paul Bentham says biometrics may be hailed as the ultimate security measure - but the... [23 Nov 2007]
