Travelers through Orlando International Airport and Denver International Airport have used CLEAR, the nation's pre-eminent biometric secure ID program, more than half a million times. The 500,000th member verification milestone was reached yesterday, on March 12. CLEAR speeds its members through airport security, using cutting edge biometric technology to expedite their travel and take them…
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Netherlands: Mandatory fingerprinting for residence permit applications
Storing biometric information – digitized fingerprints and passport photos – in a central database makes it easier to check the identity of aliens applying for residence permits. This technology is already used to check the identity of asylum seekers. It will now also be used to control applications for family migration and residence permits for…
Chile: Morpho inks 10-year eID document contract
Morpho (Safran group) announced that it has signed a 10-year contract with Chile’s national records administration (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación) to produce e-ID cards and e-Passports under the country’s new identification and ID and travel document issuance system. The company will provide end-to-end secure ID management and document production based on its latest-generation…
US: NEC to modernize multistate criminal ID system by 2013
NEC Corporation of America announced that it has been awarded a multiyear contract with the Western Identification Network, Inc. (WIN) to modernize WIN’s multistate criminal identification system. The updated system will include advanced identification capabilities (such as high-resolution palm and fingerprint matching and other emerging biometric functions), disaster recovery facilities, and enhanced system performance. WIN…
AOptix and SITA to deliver automated Biometric Identity Solutions for air transport security
AOptix Technologies announced that SITA, the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology, has become an AOptix Value Added Reseller (VAR) partner. SITA has more than 2,700 customers in over 200 countries and territories across 300 airport locations worldwide. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA. Leveraging…
VoiceTrust acquires canadian biometrics firm Perceive Solutions
VoiceTrust, a global leader and provider of digital payments and voice biometric solutions announced today the acquisition of Montreal based voice technology firm Perceive Solutions Inc. VoiceTrust is a global innovator in voice biometrics security and its revolutionary Proof-of-LifeTM program provides safe, secure and cost efficient delivery of various payment services, like secure pension disbursement that…
MorphoTrust USA Launches as Identity Solutions Provider Solely Dedicated to U.S. Market
Government agencies and businesses in the U.S. now have a dedicated identity solutions provider in MorphoTrust USA – a Morpho company part of the Safran group – and the only company dedicated to simplifying, protecting and securing the lives of the American people. MorphoTrust was formed from the integration of three former L-1 Identity Solutions…
Indian biometrics market to grow 42 % by 2014 according to latest report
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available: Biometrics Market in India 2010-2014 TechNavio's analysts forecast the Biometrics market in India to grow at a CAGR of 42.4 percent over the period 2010-2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the implementation of biometrics in large-scale government projects. The…