Identity, Security, Payments, Biometrics, Smart Cards and Authentication News

Daon releases new software

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Daon, a Reston, Va.-based identity software vendor, released DaonEngine Version 4.0. The latest version of the company’s software provides new capabilities and additional functionality which enables Daon partners to deliver flexible and secure identity solutions more quickly.

The new version extends Daon’s support for Service Oriented Architectures, enabling customers to offer biometric identity services to applications internal or external to the enterprise. DaonEngine 4.0 also offers enhanced fusion and normalization support, asynchronous operations, NIST processing, systems monitoring support as well as Java Message Service support.

The company also announced that it has been awarded a contract by a U.S. government agency to license DaonEngine 4.0, but the company declined to release the name. [end] 

GlobalPlatform launched its latest specifications for the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).

The organization has released two new specifications primarily for use by software developers working within the TEE space. The “TEE Systems Architecture v1.0” explains the hardware and software architectures behind the TEE, while the “TEE Internal API Specification v1.0” specifies how to develop trusted applications.

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Massachusetts-based Aware Inc. has announced it’s won three contracts to provide biometrics software and services for three large-scale border management systems in Europe, the Middle East and North America.

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Thursby Software Systems Inc. has released ADmitMac PKI v4, the fourth generation of its two-factor security software for the Mac OS. This version supports OS X Lion and Snow Leopard.

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CSC has partnered with identity authentication technology and services provider Daon to produce a biometric multifactor authentication service for the banking industry. The product, called ConfidentID Mobile, provides in and out-of-band identity authentication for transactions in multiple channels, including online and mobile.

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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.

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Florida-based Codebench has released IDSync, a software development kit that enables automated provisioning and deprovisioning of users and credentials into a supported physical access control system.

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