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New SecuGen release extends platform support

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

SecuGen Corp., a developer of optical fingerprint recognition technology, has announced the release of SecuGen SDK Collection, Release 11. The new release contains a software developer kit designed to assist their independent software vendor partners with what they believe to be the most extensive platform support in the industry.

In addition to broader platform support, Release 11 also includes new software development kits for Hamster Plus, one of SecuGen’s fingerprint readers, BioAPI BSP Pro and SecuBSP Pro. [end] 

SecuGen announced that the General Services Administration added two of its fingerprint scanners to the FIPS 201 Evaluation Program Approved Products list.

The solutions, which are both compliant with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Personal Identity Verification FIPS 201 standard, are the Hamster IV v2 fingerprint reader and ID-USB SC/PIV v2 combined fingerprint and smart card reader.

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Symplified announced the Winter 2011 release of its cloud identity and access management service, a new entry-level version called Symplified ONE for businesses that only need to integrate with a single cloud application and support for the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet.

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Broadcom announced the release of a new chip that will enable handset makers to offer smart phones with 3G, GPS and NFC for only $100.

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Zebra and Checkpoint Systems have entered into a cooperative relationship and licensing agreement. While the exact terms of the transaction were not disclosed, the relationship does bring together Zebra’s active location solutions with Checkpoint division OATSystems’ passive RFID, auto-ID and sensor capabilities.

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SecuGen has announced its Hamster IV v2 fingerprint reader, the new generation of its Hamster IV fingerprint readers, has met the requirements Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Single Finger Capture Device Specifications and received FBI certification for FIPS 201/PIV.

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SecuGen announced that one of its manufacturing partners, iPulse Systems, is rolling out biometric time and attendance systems that incorporates fingerprint modules from SecuGen to all the McDonald’s restaurants across South Africa.

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