RegardingID Archive | White Castle satisfies its craving for user authentication

Monday, February 11, 2008

White Castle Management Company has instituted biometrics for its 12,000 employees in order to save on paperwork, time and money. Each restaurant has a PC where workers can access paperwork and when an employee uses the PC, he types in a user ID to identify himself. Then he presses his fingerprint to a biometrics reader to verify he is who he says he is and has the ability to apply an electronic signature to documents. White Castle acquired a software development kit (SDK) from biometrics vendor DigitalPersona.

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VASCO launches consumer Web security

VASCO Data Security International Inc. launched a version of MYDIGIPASS.COM for consumers to authenticate and securely log in to Web sites and Web applications.

The product adds strong user authentication to tens of thousands of online B2B and B2C Web-based applications. Using a soft- or hardware client device, such as DIGIPAS, dormant embedded DIGIPASS, DIGIPASS+ devices and smart card enabled national ID cards, MYDIGIPASS.COM can secure consumer online accounts. With MYDIGIPASS.COM, consumers only have to log in once to access all activated sites.

Gemalto providing eID services to Oman

Gemalto announced it has been appointed by Oman Information Technology Authority (ITA) as prime contractor to secure the country’s eGovernment services. The full solution encompasses strong authentication and digital signature using the eID card, as well as mobile authentication using a mobile handset.

Swivel adds telephony option to authentication product

Authentication provider Swivel Secure has released version 3.9 of its Swivel authentication product. The new update extends the product’s deployment options to include a telephony option.

TeleSign and Intel partner for authentication products

Internet fraud prevention and authentication provider TeleSign has teamed up with Intel Corp. for a secure two-factor authentication product targeted to consumers and enterprises.

The collaboration pairs Intel Identity Protection Technology (Intel IPT) with TeleSign Two-Factor Authentication so that it can be offered beyond Intel Ultrabook devices and the third generation of Intel Core vPro-powered laptops.

White paper highlights eID projects in Southeast Asia

Secure transactions consultancy Intelling has released a white paper called “eID in South Asia,” which discusses several ongoing eID projects within the region.

The white paper serves as a preview to Intelling’s Smart Insights Report on eID in South East Asia, which it plans to release in April.

BioID introduces authentication for the Intel cloud

Nevada-based multimodal biometric authentication provider BioID has announced that its webcam-based biometric recognition product can now be used for authentication to Intel’s Cloud SSO and McAfee’s Cloud Identity Manager products.

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White Castle satisfies its craving for user authentication