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Datastrip unveils new Web site

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Datastrip, a developer of mobile identification verification technology, has launched a new Website, datastrip.com, to enhance customers’ ability to access information about Datastrip’s services and products, as well as biometrics in general.

Some of the features the new site touts are an “ask the experts” page that enables users to send Datastrip engineers questions about biometrics and the. Additional areas of the Web site are geared towards informing government and military personnel of the benefits of biometric systems.

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Identity security technology developers CardLogix and Datastrip have announced a partnership to combine technology to form a new mobile identity management solution.

Specifically, the solution has combined CadLogix’s M.O.S.T., Credentsys smart card, or ePassport with DataStrip readers such as the handheld Easy Verify to develop handheld, mobile solutions for collecting fingerprint data. Among the potential uses for the product, CardLogix and Datastrip expects to see the solution in use as a tool in national ID authentication, voter authentication, law enforcement and airport security.  

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London-based Smart Media Innovation Limited (SMI), a developer of mobile applications for secure ID management, has acquired the global rights to Datastrip’s product line of mobile biometric-enabled devices for secure ID verification, giving SMI the ability to offer a full mobile access and ID verification line.

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Vision Database Systems, a developer of mobile ID card tracking solutions, has signed an agreement with Datastrip, a mobile handheld manufacturer for the ID market, to represent the company in the U.S.

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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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Think&Go NFC, a French provider of mobile retail solutions, has announced the creation of an NFC-enabled Home Shopping system.

Designed to streamline the reordering of common consumer goods, the Home Shopping solution consists of a mobile app, a “Home Shopping board” and a Web site where consumers preferred services can be configured.

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Federal agencies may now purchase Datastrip’s DSV3 line of handheld biometric verification and e-passport readers, according to the General Services Administration.

Agencies may use the devices for identity verification in accordance with HSPD- 12.

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