RegardingID Archive | Another biometric portable drive

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

It’s a mad dash to see what portable storage devices equipped with biometrics will make it to the top. There’s definitely a slow showing of competitors out to take advantage of the growing demand for securing information on the go.

Here’s another thumbdrive, from Trek Technology. This one is available in a range of sizes, and comes complete with a swipe sensor.

Read the press release.

Jakarta airport opens biometric immigration gate

In an effort to streamline passenger security, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport has opened the country’s first biometric immigration gate.

Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint.

More online transactions generates greater need for one-time password generators

Shipments of hardware-based secure password solutions, including one-time-password (OTP) generators, portable smart card readers and USB tokens will equal 1.8 billion units by the end of 2016, according to ABI Research’s latest study.

GIA announces release of new global biometric market report

Global Industry Analysts has announced the release of a new market research study on the global biometric industry’s marketplace projecting the market to reach $16.47 billion in worth by 2017.

Hitachi partners with Isbank for largest network of biometric ATMs

Hitachi partnered with Turkey-based banking company Isbank to bring biometric identification authentication to roughly 3,400 ATMs in Europe.

While the new network of biometric ATMs, which utilize Hitachi’s finger vein scanning technology, is the largest in Europe, it is far from the largest worldwide where Japan has embraced the technology and installed more than 75,000 finger vein-based ATMs.

Raptor ID launches two mobile biometric devices

Raptor Identification Systems unveiled two new mobile biometric devices. The two new solutions, called RaptorONE-TM and RaptorPAD-TM, both run on the Android Mobile Operating System with one being powered by a smart phone and the other a tablet.

EAB looks to drive the biometric market place

The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection.

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