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Cargo introduces biometrics on all vertical lift storage

Thursday, April 3, 2008

All Cargo Storage Systems units will now be supplied with biometrics access technology. The storage lifts can be programmed to permit full or limited access to the operator.

The biometrics system records operator history, provides verification and is designed to reduce fraud and theft. The system also negates the need for passwords.

Once the Cargo fingerprint scanner has a record of the operators’ print, it then identifies the print by use of an optical scanner. Once the scan is complete, the processor compares the captured fingerprint with those on file. Cargo’s biometrics system can accommodate an infinite number of different fingerprints into its memory, and each can be programmed with individual access parameters. [end] 

Multimodal biometric security provider ImageWare Systems Inc. has released version 2.0 of its Biometric Engine (BE) physical security identification product.

This product is designed for airports, seaports and other critical points-of-access for government and private enterprises. This update takes into account the SAFE Port Act, which requires foreign shippers to secure cargo being shipped to the U.S. and ensure the identity of those loading it. Shippers must manage this by 2013.

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Sensor supplier Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) has extended its partnership with Chinese biometrics provider Miaxis Biometrics Co. LTD to deliver biometrics products to the Chinese banking sector.

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The Trüb Group has released the second generation of its CombOS Dual Interface OS for contactless and contact-based EMV compliant smart cards based on new specs from MasterCard and Visa.

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GoldKey Security Corporation has released GoldKey Tokens with Built-In Flash, a line of form factor authentication tokens that come with a hardware-encrypted secure flash drive along with a smart card and two-factor authentication.

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MasterCard Advisors announced the results of the MasterCard Advisors PayPass Adoption Study, providing a quantitative analysis of the changes in U.S. account transaction behavior after adopting a contactless payments solution.

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viaForensics, the company hired by Channel 4 News to crack the Barclays card, has apparently demonstrated that it can also lift data from any Visa-branded card, according to The Register.

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