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BIO-key releases biometric iOS app

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

BIO-key International Inc. released its latest WEB-key Client software for Apple iOS products, an application that works with BIO-key’s WEB-key Server for strong authentication solutions.

Advanced mobile device fingerprint hardware solutions have been introduced for iOS devices by Grabba, S.I.C. Biometrics and Fulcrum. Each device supports the new BIO-key iTunes application.


In December 2011, BIO-key made the Android release of WEB-key client available for the Motorola Atrix which offers a built in fingerprint sensor. The integration to the Android Platform completed phase two of BIO-key’s mobile development platform as the company already offers solutions for the WinMobile platform. [end] 

California-based BridgePoint Systems has introduced its TrustPoint 3-Factor Biometric Reader for physical access control systems.

With the TrustPoint product, users enter a PIN into the reader. The reader then performs a biometric finger scan and completes a one-to-one match between it and the biometric template stored on a PIV credential, a process that takes less than two seconds. The smart card reader also verifies the templates digital signature.

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M2SYS Technology has released an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) that enables the storage, search, retrieval, processing and editing of biometric data and subject records. The new system is built on multi-modal architecture, enabling users to combine the biometric matching of a fingerprint with that of an iris, face or palm print.

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RIM has revealed a new NFC sharing app for BlackBerry handsets at BlackBerry World in Orlando, Fla.

According to Pocket-lint, BlackBerry Share enables users with NFC-enabled handsets to share apps with each other by simply tapping the two phones together. Once a connection has been made, each user will be presented with a list of apps the other user has downloaded from BlackBerry App World.

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Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE has partnered with Turkcell, Turkey’s largest mobile operator, to offer a new SIM-based NFC mobile device for the Turkish market.

The Turkcell T11 handset (aka the ZTE Racer II) can be used to pay for both highway toll payments and items at the point of sale with a simple tap against a contactless reader.

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