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Winter Summit on Biometrics to be held in Miami, Florida in late February

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

The Winter 2008 Summit on Biometrics is the 17th International Forum from the Advanced Learning Institute in association with International Biometric Group (IBG) and Biometric Digest. The event is being held in Miami, Florida at the Doubletree Ocean Point Resort & Spa - Miami Beach North. For more information, visit the summit website at http://www.aliconferences.com/conf/biometrics_summit_winter08/index.htm[end] 

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2011 issue of Regarding ID.

The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front of you.

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Police are investigating more than 2,000 student emergency contact cards that were stolen from North Miami Beach Senior High School, according to a local news report. The cards hold students’ personal information, some including their social security numbers.

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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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Thinking of changing your mag stripe campus ID card to contactless? Campus card provider CBORD may be able to help. The company is offering a free webinar March 27 that will enable participants to learn the latest about contactless credentials for colleges and universities.

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Symplified announced the Winter 2011 release of its cloud identity and access management service, a new entry-level version called Symplified ONE for businesses that only need to integrate with a single cloud application and support for the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet.

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Fox News Business has taken a look at university IDs that also double as prepaid cards. Fox dubs the prepaid aspect as “the latest twist on a long tradition of college campus ID cards serving a dual financial purpose.”

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