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Datastrip DSVII®-PA handheld biometric terminal simplifies on-the-spot verification of credentials

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The DSVII®-PA biometric passport reader from Exton, Pa.-based Datastrip provides passport authentication for border crossing, immigration and travel applications requiring on-the-spot verification of travel documents. The handheld device authenticates ID cards by reading 2-D bar codes, OCR-B and contact/contactless chips. It supports an evolving list of ID document standards and applications, including Border Crossing, US-VISIT and Common Access Card. The 2-pound device includes a 600-dpi scanner for full-page passport imaging and a 508-dpi capacitive fingerprint sensor for instant verification of biometric passports. [end] 

Companiesandmarkets.com has released a new report detailing the status and expected future of biometric technology in North America. Specifically detailed in the report are market drivers and restraints, industry trends, competitive environment analysis and challenges facing those in the industry taking into consideration fingerprint, face recognition, iris recognition, hand geometry, voice verification, signature verification and other biometric modes.

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MaxID Corp. has introduced a new product in its line of mobile, multi-modal biometric devices. The new device, called the iDL300, is even smaller and more lightweight than its other handheld counterparts in the iDL product line and is expected to be available in September.

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Aware Inc. has announced it has supplied a major U.S. government agency with client and server-based software products for the personal identity verification (PIV) employee credentialing system implemented by IT services firm Jacob & Sundstrom.

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Datastrip has announced it has partnered with Tanzania-based information technology company Techno Brain to sell the EasyVerify mobile solution in the African market. The Easy Verify’s comes installed with contactless smart card and fingerprint reading capabilities and the option to expand into face and iris recognition.  

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LaserCard Corp. announced receipt of a follow-on order for approximately $2.7 million of optical security media cards to be issued under the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Permanent Resident Card program. Deliveries of the cards are scheduled to concluded by the end of the year

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Axway, a business interaction networks company that manages digital business interactions, has partnered with MaxID, a developer of biometric and other identity solutions, to create a new handheld mobile device designed for use in biometric authentication.

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