Biometric Security - News

The issues surrounding surveillance and security are never static and so require the development of new technologies to keep up with the changing demands.  In response, the electronic security sector has developed a very dynamic approach to introducing new technologies.You will be able to see first hand a range of fascinating advancements at LIVE08, a few of which are mentioned below.Axis, the world leader in network video, now announces the first products with H.264 in a new generation of...

 Former Mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, will be a keynote speaker at ISC East 2008  ISC East 2008 will feature keynote speaker Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and former U.S. presidential candidate at 11AM on October 29 in Hall 1E.  ISC East is scheduled for October 29-30, 2008 from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York, NY. Giuliani was selected to speak at ISC East because of his vast knowledge of New York City's infrastructure, how it operates...

Munich-based manufacturer PCS Systemtechnik GmbH is Swiss technology enterprise LEGIC Identsystems Ltd's latest licence partner.  This hardware manufacture and software publisher for data collection systems is now a member of the worldwide LEGIC partner network and in future it will offer an extended portfolio of LEGIC based products and total solutions for contactless smart card technologies for personal identification. PCS Systemtechnik already uses LEGIC technology, especially for access...

Paxton Access, the manufacturer of the Net2 access control system, has opened a  to satisfy the increasing demand for their products.  The news highlights Paxton Access' continuing success story and the popularity of their systems amongst installation companies and system users. The company's philosophy of producing high quality systems that are straightforward to install and easy to administer is paying dividends.  Their flagship system Net2 has been highly praised for providing...

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU) has selected five new work placement students to join the EU marketing team on a year long placement to build upon its business growth overseas. The placement students will be working alongside professionals on projects including events and exhibitions, website and portal design, advertising, and media relations to support and strengthen the existing central marketing team.  The newly appointed recruits include Luke Hansford who will be responsible...

The new logo of Security illustrates: more than ever, fire protection is one of the decisive subjects in the security sector.  Security Essen will now give this section more space.  For the first time, one complete hall will be reserved for suppliers in the security segment of fire protection.  "Fire Prevention" will be the title under which the fire protection sector will congregate in Hall 12.Compact in one place - this concept convinced the exhibitors immediately.&nbs...

The Verification Station, manufactured by Hirsch Electronics, a leading supplier of access control and security management solutions, has been selected by Buildings Magazine as a 2008 Editors' Choice Top Product Pick.  The winning product is featured in the June issue of Buildings Magazine.  Buildings Magazine is the leading publication targeting commercial building owners and operators in North America. "Finally [...] a high-end, cost-effective biometric system for more stringent sec...

Siemens access control and building automation combines to bring significant savings on energy bills. A focus for Siemens Building Technologies at IFSEC 2008 was the company's Corporate Social Responsibility programme and particularly ways in which Siemens are addressing the reduction of energy usage An example on the stand was a recent project in Rotterdam in which Siemens Building Technologies combined access control with the management of heating and lighting using Siemens SiPass and Synco pr...

The 1st of June 2008 saw the official birth of a new name in UK security and fire systems provision - Niscayah Limited.The date marked the culmination of the visual identity change and renaming process for the staff and offices of the former Bell Security.The business, established in 1986, announced at the turn of the year that it would follow its parent, Niscayah Group (formerly Securitas Systems), into the new branding programme designed to provide a unified, international identity for the spe...

If money were no object in enhancing the security of students, staff, visitors and assets, university security managers would specify enhanced electronic access control systems, upgrade their CCTV - in particular to IP-based systems, install cameras that cover considerably larger areas, and introduce facial recognition software, according to a new report by Siemens Building Technologies Security Systems. The report, which looks into how technology is used across 10 universities, highlights its...

BQT Solutions, a company already well established in the provision of access control, biometrics and surveillance systems, will be exhibiting their design capability to provide full security solutions combining CCTV and perimeter security to meet the demanding needs of transport gateways at TranSec World Expo 2008 in June (stand F-12).BQT's existing customers include high security government and military installations, corporate customers and SMEs.  By utilising the integrated capabili...

ISC West, the United States' largest physical and electronic security event, is proud to announce its partnership with Mission 500.  Mission 500 is a non-profit organisation that serves the needs of children and communities in crisis-the security industry's response to children in need.With strong relationships throughout the security industry, Mission 500's goal is to leverage those relationships to ultimately reach their goal of sponsoring 500 children in the World Vision program.  I...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading manufacturer of access control and identity management solutions, recently confirmed its Verification Station's biometric technology passed the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) rigorous testing and was placed on the TSA's "Biometrics for Access Control" Qualified Products List (QPL).According to the TSA's website, ‘Airport operators are encouraged to use the qualified products list to improve upon their existing access control syst...

Panasonic System Solutions Company, a leader in professional video surveillance solutions, continues their thought leadership and consultative business with end users by offering substantial informational and educational resources via Steve Surfaro, Group Manager and Strategic Technical Liaison.  In high demand as a speaker and educator, Steve brings his tremendous experience and expertise to bear on a wide range of topics relating to all aspects of video surveillance.Steve's schedule of we...

January 7th, 2008 marked a historic event in our advancement as the leading provider of biometric access control solutions with the announcement of the Company's agreement to be acquired by L-1 Identity Solutions.  As an organization, L-1 is purpose built to acquire Bioscrypt.  We think of it as a ‘hand in glove' acquisition.L-1 Identity Solutions is a portfolio of companies that has achieved its leadership in the global identity management solutions market by acquiring strategic...

Lockheed Martin further advanced its capabilities and offerings in biometrics solutions through a cooperation agreement with Cognitec Systems, a leader in facial recognition technology.  The Cognitec agreement will enable closer cooperation between the two companies in the rapidly growing marketplace for biometrics solutions."Biometrics is an increasingly important technology area for our customers in intelligence, defense, law enforcement and homeland security," said Bob Eastman,...

Secure Design KK, the Japanese developer of biometrics fingerprint authentication technology, announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire 53.9% of Beyond LSI Inc ("BLSI"), a Japanese company which provides biometric fingerprint solutions for a wide variety of applications, such as cell phones, personal computers and physical access to its technologies for algorithms, LSI and embedded network systems.BLSI was established by members of the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Under t...

Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider of identity and access management solutions, recently announced that Bioscrypt's VeriSoft access manager received the Best Buy award in SC Magazine's Biometrics Tools 2007 review, and its V-Station fingerprint reader and VisionAccess 3D Face Reader also received five out of a possible five stars in all categories. SC Magazine declared that "(VeriSoft) is an excellent product, well priced and full of features," and gave the software top marks i...

Thanks to its international operations and continuous development, CDVI is confirming its position as a leader in the access control and locking solutions industry.Since its creation in 1985, manufacturer of access control and locking solutions CDVI has developed strongly and now has around 20 production and distribution subsidiaries across the globe, which unites around well-known brands and a powerful identity - the "CDV Group".Due to a products strategy favouring innovation and high...

Frost & Sullivan will host a conference call on Wednesday 20th June 2007 at 4pm BST to provide industry participants with an overview of emerging technology trends in the biometric market.  As adoption of biometric technologies continues to step up a gear, this briefing looks at which technologies are being implemented in the government and commercial sphere.  Increasing acceptance of biometric technologies and credible implementations has led to enhancing uptake.  This briefi...

UK security software vendor fingerPIN Ltd is gearing up to sign its first distributors as it announces its official channel launch.The company, which has been operating since June 2006, has been selling via the direct route to the UK market and is now keen to supplement this by establishing a channel quickly. It is due to sign two, as yet unnamed, distributors later this month.fingerPIN offers OEMs, systems integrators, VARs and distributors logical and physical access solutions using its patent...

This year's ISC West 2007, promises to be more of everything!  More security product manufacturers, more security professionals, more new programming and more education!  With all of this, ISC West continues to surpass others as the premier, annual gathering of the security industry.To date, the ISC West overall pre-registration number is up by an average of 10 percent comparatively from last year's number at this time, according to ISC West registration data.  With a...

CellMax Systems will use the funds to further penetration of its proprietary VioMetrics security technology into the call center and CRM market.Innovative voice biometrics start-up CellMax Systems today announced the closing of $2 million in Round "B" funding from US private investor group CellMax Vision, LLCled by Jacob and Nediva Schwarz, founders of IDS, Inc. and NS Enterprises, Inc.  The funds will be used to increase the penetration of CellMax Systems' proprietary voice i...

Fujitsu to provide practical applications of Biometrics at Annual Conference at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, 18 - 20 October Fujitsu Europe Ltd, will be exhibiting its latest biometric solutions at Biometrics 2006, the annual conference and exhibition on the practical applications of Biometrics.  The conference is taking place between the 18th and 20th of October at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference centre in Westminster, London. The exhibition is an amalgamation of developers and...

Face recognition software aids tracing of suspect personsCognitec Systems, the leading provider of face recognition technology and systems, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract to provide software and services to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt - BKA) after winning a pan-European tender.On the basis of photographs and video material, Cognitec's face recognition software will support the research and identification of unknown suspects. ...

TDSi, a leading UK access control manufacturer specialising in integrated security solutions have confirmed their participation at Security Essen. TDSi will be showcasing the new version of its eXguard PRO access control management software.  It's packed with new features such as: eXvisitor - a separate visitor management applicationeXtour - a guard tour applicationeXnotify - an event notification tool which sends notice of specified events straight to your pocket PCOPC and API interface ea...

Under the slogan ‘just link it', Kaba will present user-friendly, networked solutions for access control, security and organisation at the Security exhibition Hall 3, Stand 3-311 in Essen, Germany. The central theme is the innovative CardLinkTM concept, which is a new functionality within the Kaba exos 9300 access control system.  It enables cardholder details to be registered directly on the badge, rather than centrally in the system, facilitating both stand-alone and online systems...

Integrated Engineering, a world leading powerhouse in the contactless smart card industry, announced today that its contactless SmartID readers have been approved by the US General Services Administration (GSA) as compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201).  Integrated Engineering's readers are the first GSA PIV II Certified smart card readers included on the GSA Approved Products list for FIPS 201 compliant projects."We are very pleased to be the fir...

Cogent offers a comprehensive Biometric Solution for PIVCogent Systems today announced it had received approval from the General Services Administration (GSA) for its fingerprint algorithmic technologies to be used in conjunction with the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart cards to be issued to U.S federal government employees and contractors beginning on October 27th, 2006.  Cogent's leading fingerprint algorithmic technologies were the first to receive GSA approval for use in...

As specialists in integrated security solutions, TDSi will be featuring the latest in user-friendly software innovations at this year's LIVE 06.  TDSi's eXguard PRO meets the needs of even the largest access control networks, with the unique integration and expansion features offering numerous possibilities to integrate with the latest CCTV and biometric technologies.  eXguard PRO also supports, as standard, the ever popular MicroGarde® controller adding even more potential.TDSi's...