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USA Supreme introduces biometric car starter

Friday, March 19, 2010

USA Supreme Technology announced a new biometric security device for cars in the U.S. The Biometric Car Starter is a fingerprint-based solution that renders a car inoperable until an authorized user swipes their fingerprint. USA Supreme is confident their product is vital to car security as it focuses on prevention of theft rather than tracking a car after theft or alerting people about the theft. [end] 

L-1 Identity Solutions has unveiled a new biometric device called the HIIDE 5. The HIIDE 5 is the next generation in their HIIDE device family which is a small and lightweight mobile option for enrolling or authenticating of one’s identity using biometrics in the field. Additionally, the new device is touted as a customizable option designed to be able to fit the needs of field operations in law enforcement homeland security, military operations and transportation security.

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BIO-key International has announced a new contract that requires a biometric solution built off a combination between its and fellow biometric developer MorphoTrak’s matching algorithms, according to a UPI article.

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Hawk Systems, a developer of fingerprint authentication technology, has announced a new offering that would require a fingerprint to start a car called SECUREPASSTM System Vehicle Identification System.

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SmartMetric, a developer of portable biometric solutions, has announced that its biometric activated data card can now be used to contain full medical history and health records on the individual. The card, called the SmartMetric Data Card, is a standard sized card that has the capability of holding multiple pages of data as well as being inaccessible without the holder first scanning his fingerprint on the card itself.

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Ceelox has announced that it has finished development of a prototype application that would use Ceelox’s fingerprint biometrics to enable biometric authentication in online environments such as corporate intranets, cloud computing networks and commercial applications like online banking and other personal account-based access.

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In collaboration with Gerry Weber, RF-iT Solutions and Pranke GmbH have created a starter package for directly managing stocks using RFID technology in the retail industry.

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