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Friday, January 9, 2009

SecuGen, a developer of biometric technologies, has announced that they have worked in partnership with technology developer Sun Microsystems to integrate their Hamster Plus and Hamster IV fingerprint readers into Sun’s Solaris, Ray and Identity Management Solutions.

With the new integration Sun is now able to offer products featuring biometric authentication to their commercial and government clients as Hamster IV has been FBI certified and meets the Department of Homeland Security requirements for biometric tools.

Both of SecuGen’s products incorporated into Sun’s feature Smart Capture technology that enables fingerprint scanning in a number of tough conditions such as bright light as well as being able to capture typically difficult samples such as overly dry, wet, scarred or aged samples.

SecuGen awarded biometric patents in Canada and Japan

SecuGen has announced it has been awarded patents for fingerprint-based biometric technology in Japan and Canada. The two patents awarded in Canada are called “Method and Apparatus for Reduction of Trapezoidal Distortion and Improvement of Image Sharpness in an Optical Image Capturing System” and “Optical Fingerprint Image Capturing System” and the Japanese patent is called “High Contrast, Low Distortion Optical Acquisition System for Image Capturing.”

SecuGen's focus on fingerprints

SecuGen has one focus, fingerprint biometrics, says Jeffrey Brown, vice president of sales and marketing at the company. The company manufacturers its optical fingerprint scanners and also produces its own matching algorithms for use in many markets, devices and surroundings.

Lieberman Software helps companies meet regulations

Lieberman Software helps companies with privileged identity management, handing access to root and administrative accounts. “Essentially the keys to the kingdom,” says Philip Lieberman, president and CEO at Lieberman Software.

CompuLynx brings SecuGen tech to Kenyan bank

SecuGen has announced that its Hamster IV series of fingerprint readers have been delivered and implemented into on e of the largest retail banks of Kenya via Kenyan information technology company CompuLinx. The bank turned to CompuLinx with the need for a biometric authentication solution of its more than four million accounts across 115 branches as the country has no reliable national ID system that can help employees to reliably identify an individual.

Webinar points out how biometrics improve call centers

A webinar hosted by Angel.com, an interactive voice response (IVR) and call center solutions provider, and VoiceVault, a developer of voice recognition biometrics, drives at the need for voice biometrics in call center operations looking for unique alternatives to boost efficiency and lower costs, according to a TMCnet article.

SecuGen releases biometric scanner and card reader in-one solution

SecuGen, a developer of biometric technology solutions, has announced the availability of its SecuGen iD-USB SC/PIV, a USB-connectible device that is capable of scanning fingerprints and smart cards and is FIPS 201/PIV compliant.

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