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Validity sensors shipping with new notebooks

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Validity Sensors, a developer of biometric hardware solutions, has announced that its fingerprint sensors are now shipping embedded in notebooks with Windows 7. Among the laptops containing the Validity Sensor are the HP ProBook 6545bs.

HP’s Probook 6545b is aimed at corporate customers looking for the combination of business-critical and new features in a full-function notebook PC. [end] 

Digital Certificate provider GlobalSign has launched an identity certificate product designed specifically for authentication of iOS devices.

The iOS Identity Certificates provide authentication services that give enterprises more control over mobile devices that attempt to access corporate business services and networks.

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Shipments of hardware-based secure password solutions, including one-time-password (OTP) generators, portable smart card readers and USB tokens will equal 1.8 billion units by the end of 2016, according to ABI Research’s latest study.

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Several major wine producers are now using an NFC solution from eProvenance to monitor the temperature of their wine during shipment and storage, according to Point of Sale News.

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Precise Biometrics has developed a new line of “smart cases” for brands of tablets and smart phones to be released in 2012 and 2013. The new smart cases have built-in card reader and fingerprint sensor enabling users to both secure their devices as well as replace various password-based security for protected online sites and applications.

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AuthenTec has announced that its TouchChip line fingerprint scanning modules will be implemented into Dell Computers’ new Latitude E6520 notebooks. The sensor is FIPS 201-certified so it can be used in conjunction with U.S. government projects.

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Lumidigm announced a partnership with Tiger IT Bangladesh Limited to bring a criminal identity solution that utilizes iris recognition and will also offer fingerprint recognition sensors from Lumidigm.

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