Biometrics

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Lumidigm Names New CEO

February 6, 2012

Lumidigm Inc.'s board of directors has appointed Mark Shermetaro as CEO. He served on the company's board of directors for two years.

 

Lumidigm ievo Micro Fingerprint Sensor

January 28, 2012
The ievo Micro fingerprint sensor by Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lumidigm is an indoors-only reader and features the company's Mercury multispectral imaging sensor and an 8,000 unique fingerprint capacity.
 

How to Make Government Biz Less Taxing

January 23, 2012

Funding for government projects has slowed but that is only a temporary hiccup in a security market with unlimited potential for skilled and savvy integrators. Experts in video surveillance, access control, biometrics and physical barriers lay out the tools for success.

 

Schlage GT-400 HandPunch Reader

November 13, 2011
Carmel, Ind.-based Schlage, an Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies company, releases the GT-400 HandPunch biometric terminals for collecting time and attendance information for small and enterprise businesses.

The Long Road Still to Travel After 9/11

September 5, 2011

The world we woke up to on that clear September day 10 years ago was in many ways vastly different than the one we live in now. That world was before robust wireless networks, smart phones, broadband, GPS and a host of other technological advances that make us feel safer today. Our ability to track people, check identities and access infinite amounts of information via the Internet is leaps and bounds ahead of what was possible then.

 

Lumidigm Mariner Fingerprint Reader

August 4, 2011
Lumidigm of Albuquerque, N.M. releases the Mariner fingerprint reader, which extends to Windows PC-based biometrics applications
 

Samsung Techwin Standalone Single-Door Controllers

April 7, 2011
Samsung Techwin America of Carson, Calif., presents the SSA-S30 Series of standalone single-door controllers.

Sensors Helps Biometric Reader Capture Data Under Skin’s Surface

January 19, 2011
i-Evo, a biometric reader provider, is now incorporating multispectral imaging sensors by Lumidigm to produce a line of indoor/outdoor fingerprint readers ...
 

Hoyos EyeSwipe-Nano Iris Scanner

December 13, 2010
Approximately the size of a dollar bill, the EyeSwipe-Nano iris scanning access control system by Puerto Rico-based Hoyos Corp. can capture the irises of people from a distance and in motion at a rate of 20 people per minute, according to the company.
 

Dollar-Sized Iris-Biometrics System Set for Release in New Year

December 10, 2010
Hoyos Corp., a Puerto Rico-based biometrics R&D firm, will soon add its EyeSwipe-Nano, an iris scanning device, to its suite of identity management products.
 

SIA Calls Latest NRC Biometrics Research Outdated

November 16, 2010
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is disputing a report by the National Research Council (NRC) that criticizes biometrics, stating that the study relies on data that is several years old and provides no new insights into the use of the technology ...

Fingerprint Sensors Earn 'New Product Innovation of the Year' Title

November 10, 2010
Lumidigm, a multispectral imaging biometrics company, was awarded the 2010 New Product Innovation of the Year Award for fingerprint biometrics by research firm Frost & Sullivan ...
 

Integrators Can Play a Key Role in Fending Off Privacy Concerns

September 29, 2010

With the release of its Privacy Framework last month, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has in effect issued a clarion call to industry stakeholders to join efforts in stemming government privacy policies that threaten the use of electronic security technologies.

 

SIA Opposes Alaska Biometrics Legislation

August 18, 2010
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is opposing legislation that would sharply restrict the use of biometric technology in Alaska ...
 

Getting Clients to Buy Into Biometrics

August 4, 2010

Increasingly, hand readers are helping end-user organizations complement or eliminate key and card systems. Find out where the technology is in widespread use to better understand what market niche opportunities are available to you.

U.S. Demand for Security Products, Systems to Hit $17B by 2014

July 28, 2010
Sales of electronic security products and systems in the United States are expected to increase 9.3 percent each year to $17 billion in 2014, according to a new study by market research firm Freedonia Group Inc.

Oklahoma Blood Institute to Implement Fingerprint Donor Identification Solution

June 16, 2010
The Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will deploy BIO-key Int'l Inc.'s, a finger-based biometric identification solutions company, TruDonor biometric identification technology to enhance the convenience and security for blood donors later this year.

SIA Efforts Help N.H. Lawmakers Reject Biometrics Restrictions

March 31, 2010
A bill that would have restricted the use of biometrics technologies by private businesses and government agencies in New Hampshire was resoundingly defeated by the state legislature...

Sarnoff Corp. Wins Big at New Product Showcase

March 24, 2010
Sarnoff Corp. was the big winner at Wednesday’s New Product Showcase (NPS) hosted by Security Industry Association (SIA) at ISC West, earning the coveted “Best New Product” award.
 

Advanced Biometric Security Arrives at Border Checkpoints

January 14, 2010
Countries in Europe and the Pacific Rim have begun implementing advanced biometric technology such as facial and iris scanning at borders and airports, a trend one expert says will continue its growth spurt in 2010.

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