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UPEK launches new fingerprint solutions

Friday, September 25, 2009

UPEK, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced the release of new products from their TouchChip silicon-based sensor family of products. The new products are touting greater levels of security and ruggedness, easier integration and further compatibility with government and industry standards.


Coming from the new developments, UPEK has as well developed more specific technology that it plans on introducing into some of its other products. Among these are SteelCoat, a highly durable sensor coating technology suited for mobile solutions; Digital ID Hardware Engine, a processor capable of utilizing any of UPEK’s sensors, and TCEFC1 Drop-in fingerprint module, a FIPS 201 compliant silicon-based fingerprint sensor. [end] 

SML Group Ltd announced the launch of its new “ViziT” RFID item visibility solutions for the retail apparel and item tracking applications.

The ViziT solutions include a range of RFID/EAS enabled paper and woven labels, as well as tickets and sticker that can be attached to garments and stacked items. Using the SML ViziT IT cloud based data management software also provides for semi automated inventory control, as well as improved loss prevention by triggering alarms and item identification at the store exit.

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Smart ID announced it will unveil its new biometric enrollment kit designed for the international marketplace at CARTES & Identification 2011 at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre in France.

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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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In an effort to streamline passenger security, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport has opened the country’s first biometric immigration gate.

Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint.

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Suprema announced that its RealScan-G10 and RealScan-10 line of fingerprint scanners have received final certification from the Government of India’s Standardization Testing & Quality Certification (STQC) to be part of the country’s Unique ID (UID) project.

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AuthenTec announced the acquisition of all the assets of Proxure, which includes intellectual property and software products relating to their syncing and cloud-based storage services.

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