biometrics
AuthenTec combines fingerprint security with Symantec VIP
AuthenTec’s Eikon Digital Privacy Manager now comes pre-configured with Symantec Validation and ID Protection Service (VIP). The addition of Symantec VIP to Eikon …
Fingerprint security for Mac OS X
AuthenTec announced a new fingerprint security solution – including an Eikon fingerprint sensor and TrueSuite identity management software – for Mac computers …
Retailers increasingly considering biometric authentication
More than half of retailers still use passwords for point-of-sale (POS) system login, despite concerns over the sharing and misuse of those passwords, according to …
Biometric technologies for Android
Neurotechnology announced their new line of embedded biometric technologies, including VeriFinger Embedded SDK for fingerprint biometrics, VeriLook Embedded SDK for face …
Open source biometrics technology for mobile devices, PCs and servers
DigitalPersona has open sourced its new MINEX-certified FingerJetFX fingerprint feature extraction technology. FingerJetFX, Open Source Edition (OSE), is free, portable …
National-scale iris and fingerprint identification
Neurotechnology announced MegaMatcher Accelerator 4.0, the latest update of the company’s multi-biometric software and hardware solution for high-volume, high-speed …
Fingerprint sensors for mobile ID devices
DigitalPersona launched a new generation of biometric fingerprint sensors designed specifically for the growing market of battery-powered mobile identification devices. The …
Android VPN client launches via fingerprint authentication
AuthenTec introduced a security solution that combines VPN client security with fingerprint recognition for Android smartphones and tablets. The QuickSec Mobile VPN Client 2.0 …
Large EU IT systems to be managed by single agency
The first step towards a pan-European agency that will manage the large IT systems common to all member states has been taken, reports Computerworld. The EU’s General …
SDK for universal 2D and 3D object recognition
Neurotechnology announced SentiSight 3.0, a Software Development Kit (SDK) for universal object recognition. The object recognition algorithms now enable an even broader range …
First fingerprint-enabled NFC payment transaction executed
NXP Semiconductors, AuthenTec and DeviceFidelity announced that they are jointly developing reference designs that enable highly secure mobile payments via Android-based …
New voice identification technology
Neurotechnology introduced VeriSpeak, a new voice identification technology, available in the VeriSpeak SDK and as a new voice identification. VeriSpeak combines voiceprint …