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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... [05 Mar 2008]

Biometrics curing password headaches

News A growing number of large end-user organisations are making the switch to biometrics-based solutions to overcome the perennial problems users continue to have with passwords. Speaking at the silicon.com CIO Forum, Graham... [28 Sep 2005]

Biometrics system for foreign students raises MPs' eyebrows

News A parliamentary committee has echoed universities' concerns over the robustness of the biometrics system that will be used for visa applications by students. The requirement for applicants to provide... [05 Aug 2009]

Biometrics the future for flying bliss?

News By 2015, biometric technology will make getting on a plane almost as easy as getting on the Tube or train today, according to a leading border security expert.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics By 2015 the majority of... [21 Feb 2008]

Biometrics: Who's Watching You

White Paper Among the many reactions to the September 11 tragedy has been a renewed attention to biometrics. Other proposals include the use of biometrics with ID cards and in airports, e.g.video surveillance... [17 Dec 2004]

Biometrics: Will Digital Fingerprints, Iris Scans and Speaker Recognition Soon Replace Passwords and Personal Identification Numbers?

White Paper Biometrics is a high tech word for an old concept: how they go about recognizing one another. Examples of biometrics include iris and retina scanning, digitized fingerprints, hand geometry and speaker... [15 Feb 2005]

Devil's Advocate: Biometrics offer false hope

Comment Banks may talk of using biometrics but doing so would hardly be a foolproof means of providing secure transactions, says Martin Brampton. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that biometrics in banking is... [03 May 2005]

Biometrics boffins gang up to raise standards

News Biometrics experts from industry and government have banded together to form an organisation to tackle some of the serious standards issues that could delay widespread deployment of the technology. The main aim of Ibac... [16 Nov 2005]

Cheat Sheet: Biometrics

Cheat Sheet Biometrics? Not really, though there are some concerns about whether biometrics may create serious problems relating to identity theft. The financial sector is looking at biometrics as a... [20 Apr 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... [12 Sep 2005]

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... [25 Nov 2003]

Biometrics: Eyes, ears, face or voice?

Comment Trials of a biometric ID card for the UK have propelled biometrics beyond the realm of pure sci-fi but, asks Andy McCue, what are the viable biometric technologies out in the market and what value do they hold for both... [15 Dec 2003]

Biometrics: A Grand Challenge

White Paper This paper explores the fundamental roadblocks for widespread adoption of biometrics as a means of automatic person identification: effective and efficient pattern recognition; ensuring system integrity, system... [22 Sep 2006]

Biometrics offers no guarantees on security

News Consultancy firm Lexis Nexis found biometrics, which uses a person's irises, thumbprints, voice and even facial features as unique identifiers, is not enough to protect users' private data. Biometrics... [27 Feb 2002]

Biometrics key to future of police crime fighting

News Biometrics and a database of violent criminals and sex offenders are at the heart of the police's use of technology to fight crime over the next five years. A biometrics research and demonstration lab... [25 Jun 2003]

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Principal Technical Consultant-Biometrics

Mandatory: UK clearance, or ability to be cleared, to at least SC level in order to be eligible to work on sensitive national programmes Bachelor ...

Java J2EE Developer - Berkshire

Its solutions are based on barcode, voice recognition, RFID, smartcards, and biometrics technologies.Key skills: Degree qualified in Computer Science ...

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