RegardingID Archive | Catcher Holdings awarded contract for force protection in Iraq and Afghanistan

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Catcher Holdings, headquartered in Portland, Ore., has received an initial contract from a major defense and information technology contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense. Under the purchase agreement CATCHER Rhino hardened mobile computing and communications platforms will be deployed by U.S. military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for force protection applications.

The initial contract calls for the delivery of 12 Rhino devices. The product is a ruggedized mobile computer with integrated GPS, voice, data, biometric and a suite of communications technologies. Features include two video cameras with digital watermarking capabilities, biometric sensors including a fingerprint scanner an optional iris-scanning camera and a digital voice recorder.

Etisalat launches mobile payments in Afghanistan

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Etisalat Afghanistan customers can use mHawala to make contactless mobile transactions at the point of sale, as well as purchase air time, pay bills and transfer funds to family and friends directly from their mobile phone.

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Afghanistan collecting biometrics from all travelers

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Accurate Biometrics awarded FBI contract

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The contract is a significant one for Accurate as it enables them to offer same-day FBI fingerprint submission services for criminal background checks to clients such as housing authorities, Indian reservations and banks.

Accenture wins $71M contract from DHS

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Accenture Federal Services a 13-month, $71 million contract to add biometric modalities and other enhancements to the US-VISIT program. US-VISIT uses digital fingerprints and photographs. A pilot program included in the contract will test facial and iris voluntary identification enrollment and matching.

U.S. keeps Iraqi biometric data

The U.S. military is holding on to the biometric data of 3 million Iraqi citizens, according to a report on Wired.com. U.S. Central Command says the data will be valuable for counter terrorism.

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Catcher Holdings awarded contract for force protection in Iraq and Afghanistan