NXP Semiconductors N.V. and AGETO will be presenting a new NFC capability for national ID cards, enabling German citizens to benefit from the advantages of the country’s new personal identity cards. Using NXP’s SmartMX technology, which is embedded in the cards and the AGETO eID client, citizens can ... Read More
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The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China originally deployed at Bell ID system to issue contact smart cards in 2002 but had upgraded and made the switch to contactless cards. Bell ID’s Identity Token Manager is a hardware and software independent, web-based software ... Read More
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Authentify announced that it has been selected to support the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrator’s pilot project for raising the level of trust in online identities. Known as the Cross Sector Digital Identity Initiative, the pilot is being conducted with the federal National ... Read More
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Global shipments of mobile handsets equipped with near field communication technology will increase by 400% from 2013 to 2018, reaching 1.2 billion units, according to HIS Technology. Last year was the beginning, with worldwide shipments of NFC-enabled cellphones climbing to 275 million units in ... Read More
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U.S. Bank employees are piloting voice biometric software that enables customers speak a simple passphrase, such as “my voice is my password” to access a credit card account on a mobile device. The system enables select credit card customers to use their voice to login with a spoken passphrase so ... Read More
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The IRS could net savings could reaching $305 million annually by implementing an improved identity management solution, according to a recent study from RTI International and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. By instituting a solution aligned with the National Strategy for Trusted ... Read More
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The latest smart card specification for U.S. government employees was released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Federal agencies will have 12-months to issue cards that comply with the revised standard. As expected, FIPS 201-2 will enable derived PIV credentials on mobile ... Read More
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The NFC Forum and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced the publication of a document that will help the air travel industry better understand and evaluate the potential benefits, costs and use cases of NFC technology. The document, entitled “NFC Reference Guide for Air ... Read More
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Multispectral imaging is a proprietary technology developed by Lumidigm that overcomes the fingerprint capture problems that conventional imaging systems have in rugged conditions. Lumidigm’s technology uses multiple spectrums of light and advanced optical techniques to extract unique fingerprint ... Read More
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MarketsandMarkets has peered into its crystal ball, forecasting the future of biometrics technology beyond its flagship modalities. The new report, entitled “Next Generation Biometric Technologies Market Global Forecast 2012-2017,” examines the next steps for biometrics specifically as it relates to ... Read More
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