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Monday, December 23, 2002 in News
At the occasion of the Cartes & IT Security Show 2002, SAGEM introduces the MORPHOACCESS 220, a biometric terminal providing the possibility to identify fingerprints and contactless smartcards at the same time: when the card holder puts his/her finger on the optical sensor, the system’s algorithms match the captured fingerprint against the templates stored on the card. The person is immediately and very easily authenticated and entry to areas with restricted access is perfectly secure.
Saturday, December 21, 2002 in News
IDenticard, a leading producer of biometric security identification, asset tracking and access control systems, and Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider of advanced fingerprint technology, announced today they are working together to meet the growing worldwide demand for the increased security provided by coupling smart cards with biometrics. These industry leaders have paired IDenticard’s IDentiSMART(TM) family of patented contactless smart card solutions with Bioscrypt’s V-Smart(TM), an integrated MIFARE(R) smart card and fingerprint reader for access control.
Thursday, December 19, 2002 in News
FREMONT, Calif. and LUND, Sweden, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – ActivCard(R) (EUROPE: ACTI) , the leader in IDentity Management (IDM) software for remote access, single sign-on and digital ID card solutions, today announced an expanded cooperation with its partner Precise Biometrics AB (publ), developer and provider of world-leading and user-friendly biometric security solutions based on fingerprints, to deliver smart card-based identification (ID) badge solutions with biometric authentication. ActivCard has incorporated Precise Biometrics’ technology for fingerprint matching on smart cards, Precise Match-on-Card(TM), to its ActivCard Gold(TM) 2.2 software, the most successful and widely deployed smart ID card middleware platform available on the market today.
The expanded partnership between ActivCard and Precise Biometrics will enable network users, integrators and service providers to benefit from a multi-factor authentication solution that includes a biometric credential. By leveraging Precise Match-on-Card capabilities to add fingerprint verification as an additional security factor, users strengthen the PIN-based authentication of their smart ID cards managed by ActivCard Gold 2.2 client software. By verifying the fingerprint directly on the card, the Precise Match-on-Card method guarantees that the reference biometric template (the user’s identity) never leaves the card, so it is not subject to theft. Also, this method guarantees the user’s privacy: the personal biometric template is under the control of the user at all times – stored on her smart card. The partnership includes the licensing of Precise BioMatch(TM) Pro and Precise BioMatch(TM) J software for integration into ActivCard Gold 2.2’s desktop client software, which was designed for enterprise businesses and U.S. Government civilian agency digital ID card programs.
“Combining smart cards and fingerprint biometrics at the middleware software level is a powerful and cost-effective security solution that virtually eliminates fraud because a thief needs to know your user ID and PIN number, needs a fingerprint matching the one stored on the card and must possess the device that is registered to the ActivCard Gold software,” said David Putnam, director of product marketing, ActivCard. “For users it’s a no- brainer; they’re already familiar with how to carry a plastic card in their wallet and now they can add laying down a fingerprint on a reader for an unbeatable way to protect themselves from identity theft.”
“We are pleased that ActivCard has chosen Precise Match-on-Card as its premier method of fingerprint biometric authentication for its market-leading smart card middleware, designed for non-DoD government agencies and the enterprise,” said Christer Bergman, president and CEO of Precise Biometrics. “The extended cooperation with ActivCard gives us the chance to, not only, pursue the growing number of opportunities within civilian government agencies and industry, but also to continue our ongoing sales within the U.S. Department of Defense, in order to become the leading supplier of fingerprint biometrics for smart ID cards.” ActivCard now has the industry’s first complete portfolio of biometric authentication technologies incorporated into its IDentity Management (IDM) software and digital identity card solutions portfolio. The portfolio now includes ActivCard Gold Match-on-Card in addition to Trinity(TM) Secure Single Sign-On Solution Match-on-Server; Trinity Match- on-PC; and the industry’s first and only FIPS-validated Match-on-Card smart card applet. This complete portfolio provides a competitive advantage in the marketplace because security administrators have been seeking flexibility in the choice of where to deploy biometric matching capabilities – at the card, at the server, or on the PC – so they can most easily integrate the technology within their existing identity management and security platforms.
Smart ID cards combined with biometric authentication are the preferred technology platform for new ID badge programs being evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. government agencies, according to the e-Authentication initiative advocated by the President’s National Advisor for Cyber Security Richard Clarke in his draft National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, dated September 18, 2002. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration, for example, is – like many government agencies, financial institutions and corporations – holding evaluation trials on combinations of biometric and smart card access technologies, in order to more securely verify that transportation workers and travelers are who they say they are.
About ActivCard
ActivCard, http:/ /www.activcard.com/, is the leader in IDentity Management (IDM) software for remote access, single sign-on and digital ID card solutions. Our scalable IDM and strong authentication solutions are trusted by organizations - from enterprise to governments around the world. ActivCard IDM systems deliver maximum Return On Identity(TM) (ROI) through increased security, reduced cost, and user convenience. The modular product design allows our customers to add capabilities as required, preserving their investment.
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with fluctuations in operating results, our history of losses, the concentration of our customer base, our reliance on strategic relationships, acquisitions and managing the Company’s future growth, and other risks identified in the Company’s periodic filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to those appearing under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially.
NOTE: ActivCard is a registered trademark and ActivCard Gold, Trinity, and Return on Identity are trademarks of ActivCard in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.
About Precise Biometrics
Precise Biometrics is an innovative security company that supplies world-leading systems for authentication using fingerprints. The solutions supplied by the company replace keys, PIN codes and passwords. The company’s products are cost effective and provide security and comfort combined with top-class protection of personal integrity. The range of products includes systems for access control to computers and networks and for building into mobile and terminals, such as mobile phones and portable computers. The company headquarters are in Lund, Sweden. The company also has offices in Stockholm and a U.S. subsidiary in Washington, D.C. Precise Biometrics is listed on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange (symbol: PREC A). For additional information, visit http:/ /www.precisebiometrics.com/
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CONTACT: Megan O’Reilly-Lewis of ActivCard, Inc., +1-510-574-1789, or mlewis@activcard.com, or Christina Zinck of ActivCard Europe, Suresnes, France, +33 (1) 42 04 84 00, or christina.zinck@activcard.fr; or Christer Bergman, +1-703-405-8255, or christer.bergman@precisebiometrics.com, Gunilla Savring, +46 46 31 11 14, or gunilla.savring@precisebiometrics.com, both of Precise Biometrics AB
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Monday, December 16, 2002 in News
HACKENSACK, N.J., and NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –
I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDSY) and the Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey announced today that they will be working together to deploy I.D.
Systems’ Wireless Asset Net(TM) fleet management technology on a fleet of
airport vehicles at Newark Liberty International Airport. The deployment is
pursuant to a $1,000,000 grant awarded to I.D. Systems by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as
announced by I.D. Systems on July 15, 2002.
Monday, December 16, 2002 in News
Vendor Registration Program Presented as Part of Oregon RAINS Event Showcasing Homeland Security Solutions
Tuesday, December 10, 2002 in News
San Diego, CA - ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW) announced that it’s German subsidiary, Digital Imaging International GmbH launched EPICard™, the newest addition to the company’s suite of ID software solutions. EPICard was designed with ease of use and simplicity in mind, resulting in a boxed, ID badging product that enables users to easily design and print ID cards. The EPICard solution comes complete with a camera, tripod, card printer and card printing materials.
Tuesday, December 10, 2002 in News
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 10, 2002–Blackstone Technology Corporation has announced a revolutionary process for high-speed, reel-to-reel smart label manufacturing that will solve the RFID industry’s critical capacity limitation. The breakthrough process, called SpeedBond(TM), is more than 10 times faster than current methods of attaching RFID chips to antennas. More importantly, it is the first process to allow smart labels to be manufactured in one step, going from silicon chip to unprinted label in the same manufacturing line.
The RFID industry took a major step towards full-scale commercialization when, as reported in the RFID Journal, Gillette announced plans to order 500 million smart tags to mark pallets and cases. As other members of the Auto-ID Center, including Procter and Gamble, International Paper, The Gap, WalMart, Home Depot, Kodak, UPS, and Pfizer, implement RFID systems to create supply-chain efficiencies, the ability to print cost-effective tags and smart labels in large quantities is a critical factor enabling the growth of the industry.
“While other companies have narrowly focused on methods of die taping and die attach, Blackstone’s focus is on reducing cost through the entire RFID smart label manufacturing process,” says Joe Weldon, CEO of Blackstone. “We have applied our experience in high-speed labeling, advanced conductive materials, and electronic interconnect processes to solving the bottleneck in the RFID supply chain caused by slow die population and bonding speeds.”
Blackstone’s SpeedBond(TM) process will replace the slower “pick and place” technology currently utilized by the RFID industry. “No thermal curing is required in the SpeedBond process, virtually eliminating dwell times and allowing utilization of a wide variety of antenna substrates, including papers and synthetics,” according to Dick Estes, Blackstone’s CTO. “It’s much faster and much more flexible.” For purchasers of smart labels, it also eliminates a costly step in the supply chain: the insertion of an RFID tag into an unprinted label.
The new process is not hampered by die size limitations. Die sizes are currently 700 microns by 700 microns, limiting the number of chips on a wafer and increasing costs. The SpeedBond(TM) process can use chip sizes as small as 300 microns by 300 microns. Blackstone’s patent-pending process can use chips from any RFID supplier, including Philips, Matrics, Alien Technology, Infineon and ST Micro.
“Blackstone’s SpeedBond(TM) process is well-suited for a wide variety of antenna configurations and label materials. We designed our process to work with all chips, and comply with all standards,” says Dave Eastin, Blackstone’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We can produce RFID inlets or smart label material with various read ranges, frequencies, and chip capabilities, from encryption to biometrics to read-write. We look forward to serving the needs of system integrators, label printers, contactless smart card manufacturers, and RFID device manufacturers as demand increases.”
Investors also express confidence in both the SpeedBond(TM) process and the explosive growth of the RFID industry. “We see RFID as one of the huge growth areas in technology over the next few years, and the die bonding process is currently a big bottleneck in enabling full-scale commercialization” says Ed Mullen, chairman of Northstar Global Partners, an investment bank with offices in Boston, Munich and Zurich and an early investor in Blackstone. “We like this investment because it solves a major industry problem and stands to win no matter which chip standard is adopted.”
About Blackstone Technology Corporation
Blackstone Technology Corporation is a New England-based start-up company focused on the RFID and Contactless Smart Card industries. Blackstone’s experienced management team includes former executives from Bemis, Fidelity, Digital Equipment Corporation and Polymer Flip Chip who have pioneered advances in bar coding, reel-to-reel die bonding, and antenna technology for the RFID industry. The company has filed a patent for its revolutionary SpeedBond(TM) technology, which increases the manufacturing speed of RFID transponders and smart labels by more than 10 times over current levels.
For additional information, please contact Dave Eastin or Joe Weldon at Blackstone Technology Corporation via phone (508.529.4528) or e-mail (Eastin@Blackstone-rfid.com ). Or, visit www.blackstone-rfid.com.
Friday, December 6, 2002 in News
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ – International Biometric Group announces the ninth installment of its Biometric Business and Technology Teleconference series. This month’s topic will be “Biometrics and Smart Cards.” The Teleconference will provide an overview of smart card technology and how biometrics are being integrated with smart cards to create robust security solutions. The conference will look at markets, technology, and emerging standards, as well as profile some existing deployments and current initiatives that are underway. The call will take place on Thursday, December 12 at 1:00 pm (ET); 10:00 am (PT). The speaker for this event is Kush Wadhwa, Senior Consultant, International Biometric Group. The IBG Biometric Business and Technology Teleconference series is designed to address the increasingly broad audiences interested in biometrics, including investors, developers and the media. Toward that end, the IBG Biometric Business and Technology Teleconference series provides timely information and insight on the current state of biometrics and the biometric industry. To join the call, dial: (U.S. and Canada) 800-231-5571 or (calls outside of U.S.) 973-935-8507. The call is free-of-charge and we recommend that you dial into the conference 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. About International Biometric Group International Biometric Group is the leading biometric integration and consulting firm, addressing the identification and authentication needs of mid- to large-size organizations. IBG works on behalf of both private and government clients to evaluate, design, and integrate biometric solutions for Internet applications, public sector programs, network security, point of sale applications, physical access and time and attendance systems. Learn more at http://www.biometricgroup.com. CONTACT: Michelle French International Biometric Group PH: 212-809-9491 http://www.biometricgroup.com mfrench@biometricgroup.com
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Sunday, December 1, 2002 in Library
BY KIMBERLY BRENNER CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Sunday, December 1, 2002 in Library
HID Corporation, for years known worldwide for its’ 125kHz proximity technology, took a major technological leap this year when the company announced iCLASS. Based on a 13.56 MHz read/write contactless smart card technology, iCLASS can store biometric templates and useful data, and enables new applications to be implemented at any time without issuing new credentials.
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