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

Daon unveils UnifiedID

Friday, September 19, 2008

Daon announced that it would unveil its new UnifiedID product at the Biometric Consortium Conference Sept. 23-25 in Tampa, Florida. UnifiedID is a system that provides secure biometric enrollment, verification, and provisioning to logical and physical access systems.


With UnifiedID, users can enroll a person’s biographic information, fingerprints, and photograph in one place and have it available for accessing secure physical areas as well as computer networks. The system is built on the Daon platform, providing vendor neutrality, scalability and security.

The UnifiedID product can be seen at BCC in expo booth # 201, along with Daon’s latest release of DaonEnroll (version 2.2) and a number of partner solutions demonstrating the integration of devices and algorithms with the Daon biometrics platform. [end] 

Infineon Technologies has released the first samples of its 65 nanometer embedded flash (eFlash) microcontrollers for chip card and security applications.

Co-developed by TSMC, the microcontroller features a 65 nm footprint that provides greater efficiency over former IC technologies, according to Infineon. The partners have also announced the development of new 300 mm wafers as a more efficient alternative to 200 mm models.

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Multicard, a unit of Identive Group that supplies credential, identity management and system integration services, has signed a contract with global consumer products company Henkel to provide a global multi-function identity credential service card to Henkel employees.

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BridgePoint Systems announced the launched its new Crypto ID smart card, designed to offer improved security standards for smart card usage in the facility access industry.

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AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News.

The interactive feature allows for 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 sitting in front of you. Even flipping the pages looks great with this new feature.

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Missouri State University in Springfield is rolling out its new Bear Pass, a student ID card that also provides door access and debit card functionality. The purpose behind the new card is to make the campus safer while keeping a student’s information secure, according to school officials.

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German automotive supplier Continental has announced that it will showcase its new NFC-enabled vehicle access control solution this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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