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DigitalPersona releases new solution as open source

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

DigitalPersona announced the release of its new fingerprint feature extraction technology called FingerJetFX. Unlike most releases from the company, however, the FingerJetFX solution has been release with an Open Source Edition in addition to its commercially available edition.

The open source edition opens up the source code for free to application developers and manufacturers looking to develop devices and software that needs to convert full fingerprint images to mathematical representations for more efficient storage or secure comparison.


One of the aspects of the new solution DigitalPersona officials are touting is the solution’s low memory requirement enabling it to be deployed on chips, fingerprint sensors, mobile devices, PCs or databases.

FingerprintJetFX, which exceeds PIV requirements for fingerprint template interoperability and in compliant with NIST’s MINEX Ongoing Test, is designed for use on any Linux, Android, Windows and Windows CE operating systems or can be run on embedded systems without an operating system. [end] 

DigitalPersona announced the release of a new version of its Pro Enterprise software solution, version 5.2.

Among the aspects of the new version DigitalPersona is touting are the extensive number of factors a company utilizing the solution can use to authenticate for access to sensitive information or secured computer stations. These factors include what a user knows, such as PINs or passwords, things you have, such as smart cards, contactless identity cards or Bluetooth devices, and things you are, such as fingerprints.

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DigitalPersona announced that its U.are.U 5100 series of fingerprint readers and modules has received Personal Identity Verification (PIV) certification and is now listed on the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) Certified Products List.

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DigitalPersona Inc. released a new version of its DigitalPersona Pro Enterprise software that includes facial recognition as a method for authentication.

Facial recognition can now be combined with fingerprint biometrics, passwords, PINs, proximity cards, smart cards and OATH tokens for a multi-factor authentication solution. Policy creation and enforcement works through a client’s existing Active Directory infrastructure.

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CDS Monarch, a New York-based human services organization providing services to individuals with disabilities and their families, has installed DigitalPersona’s Pro Enterprise software and U.areU. Fingerprint Keyboards to provide secure access to electronic medical records.

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