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Authenware expands into France

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Authenware, a Miami, Fla.-based biometrics developer, has announced that it has come to an agreement with JVL, a French reseller of data-security products, to gain distribution to France and other French speaking countries in Europe for their biometric keystroke software called Authentest.

AuthenTest operates as a second-factor authentication by comparing the way in which a user types in a username and password to ensure it is the actual user trying to gain access to trusted zones. Officials are reporting this as another successful step in Authenware’s ongoing efforts to expand their presence in Europe. [end] 

AuthenWare has announced a reseller agreement with 2Keys Security Solutions, an information technology security company, allowing 2Keys to resell AuthenWare’s behavioral biometrics software.

The software from AuthenWare is their keystroke authentication software which determines a user’s identity based off the unique patterns he types with.

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The French government has shortlisted Paris and 16 other major cities for a €20 million grant that will be used to deliver NFC mobile ticketing solutions for public transportation.

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Credit Agricole, a retail banking group based in Paris, is teaming up with Gemalto to launch a large-scale deployment of contactless EMV banking cards in France.

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Switzerland’s LEGIC has announced two new partnerships that will bring the company’s contactless smart card technology to China.

Radio Frequency Systems, a manufacturer of contactless smart card technology, will use the LEGIC advant 4000 chip generation to create new reader modules for access control applications.

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Cheshire Integrated Transport Services teamed up with Applied Card Technologies (ACT) and sQuid to expand a UK smart card offering to the West Cheshire College and Chester College campuses.

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A recent survey conducted by Wincor Nixdorf shows that a strong majority of French consumers are interested in using fingerprint scanning technology to secure transactions.

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