Written on 2:08 AM by AKS
Corporate Safe Specialists (CSS) announces a significant upgrade to the MenuSOS software module for its Kiosk safe. The CSS Kiosk software platform has been upgraded to include .net framework 3.05, Windows Presentation and Communications Foundations (WPF and WCF) and SQL Express.
CSS Kiosk solutions are designed to help small and medium-sized businesses quickly implement self-service systems with a lower initial investment. MenuSOS is offered as an enhancement to the CSS Kiosk platform, which is the only kiosk system to accept credit/debit cards AND cash, validate and count currency, and store it directly to a business-rated safe. Notes are deposited directly into a business-rated safe and CSS Kiosk security can be made ready for armored car pick-up.
MenuSOS offers rapid self-configuration through a scripted, user-friendly process that non-technical users can complete within a few hours. Restaurant and retail establishments would then have a working kiosk platform that would provide benefits to both the business owner and customers.
For customers, they will now have the ability to order and pay for products and services through a touch-screen interface. The design objective for the user interface was a superior customer experience that shed associations with order entry via personal computer.
Business owners are able to service a greater number of customers without hiring additional staff. The MenuSOS will also enable small business owners to offer their customers the self-service options that have become increasingly popular at larger competitors. The MenuSOS module can also be used as a digital chalkboard to communicate daily specials and other information to customers.
CSS sells a variety of innovative security products including patented, smart-safe technologies that control access to safes remotely, and customer-facing solutions, such as kiosks, that manage transactions and handle cash payment directly from the customer. If you are seeking an entry-level kiosk solution to your business needs that you can implement quickly, confidently and cost-effectively, MenuSOS is designed for you!
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Written on 3:54 AM by AKS
Fingerprint scanning security is no longer the technology of sci-fi thrillers or the super wealthy. In fact, portable, print-based digital privacy can be had by the masses for $50, thanks to a new product from Upek.
The company behind many of the fingerprint security systems built into top-name laptops and personal computers has a new product on the market that is perfect for everyday computer users.
The Eikon To Go Digital Privacy Manager ($49.99) works with both Windows and Mac operating systems. It helps Windows users lock their computer, remember passwords, encrypt files with sensitive data, and launch applications all with the swipe of a finger. Mac users benefit from the ability to lock their computers, quickly switch between user accounts, unlock Keychain and authenticate to secure preferences.
Those who are leery about having a fingerprint on file in their computer need not worry. The device does not read and match the entire fingerprint, rather, it creates a mathematical representation of key information about the fingerprint.
Once a fingerprint – or at least unique details of it – is registered, Upek’s software will guide users through setting up passwords for websites, banks, and archives. Gone will be the days of sticky notes around the desktop with usernames and passwords scribbled. Also gone will be those simple, security-challenged passwords like first names, logins spelled backwards, phone numbers and other tricks to help password-clogged brains.
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Written on 4:29 AM by AKS
The global biometric products market is slated to cross US$7 billion mark by 2012, riding on government identity management programmes, criminal ID and surveillance and private sector initiatives such as employee ID, etc.
This growth gels well for Epoc Messe Frankfurt organisers of Intersec trade fair and conference, scheduled to take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 18-20 January 2009 where as many as 30 companies are showcasing products related to the biometrics field.
The global biometrics market is teeming with opportunities, trends, and growth drivers and around 30 companies exhibiting at Intersec trade fair and conference will have the opportunity to network with patrons strategic planners, systems integrators, equipment developers, and companies and professionals looking to explore the current and future landscape of the biometrics industry.
Global biometric revenues are projected to grow from AED 11 billion in 2007 to AED 27 billion in 2012. The key areas for growth include fingerprint non-AFIS biometrics followed by face recognition at and iris recognition. Asia and the Middle East region in particular are expected to be the largest global markets for biometric products and services.
Biometric technologies that will be displayed at Intersec trade fair and conference include areas such as fingerprint scan, face recognition, automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS), live-scan, iris recognition, middleware/biometric identity management software, vein recognition, multiple-biometric, hand geometry and voice recognition.
The commercial security stream of the conference will feature pivotal topics, such as convergence of IP and physical security, analytics of video IP, security and biometrics based on eyeball reflexes, intelligent video surveillance, and many more.
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Written on 2:33 AM by AKS
Privaris, a leading provider of multi-function wireless biometric solutions, announces the availability of pre-loaded HID Global credentials on its plusID product line. Customers can now purchase plusID identity verification tokens with HID 26 bit and 37 bit Prox credentials, ready for use with their existing physical access control systems (PACS). With pre-coded plusID's, the only step required for deployment is enrollment of the user's fingerprint on their trusted device.
This new offering makes it easier for small and mid-sized businesses to quickly deploy plusID identity verification tokens for physical access. "We have always offered customers the ability to load the entire range of HID access card credentials -- both Prox and iCLASS® -- onto their plusID tokens as a convenient means of adding the heightened security of biometrics to their existing door readers. Though new, pre-loaded credentials eliminate the need for customers to purchase these credentials, or card formats, separately," said John Petze, President and CEO of Privaris.
Pre-loaded HID Prox credentials in 26 bit (H 10301) and 37 bit (H 10304) formats are available on the entire range of plusID personal biometric tokens, from the plusID 60 to the plusID 75, which includes Bluetooth(TM) for wireless logon to PCs, and the plusID 90, which includes long-range wireless capability for use with vehicle gates and garage doors. plusID products work seamlessly with all access control systems that support HID cards and readers.
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Written on 4:59 AM by AKS
UK-based startup Voice Commerce Group (VCG) recently launched Vo
icePay TV, a speech-enabled payment processing service aimed at helping companies securely sell products and services over the TV, Internet, or via print ads.
The system allows businesses to place a VoicePay logo, free phone number, and unique VoicePay product code into any advertisement. When customers see an advertisement showing a desired product, they can then dial the VoicePay number and authorize the transaction via their voice.
To make purchases, consumers must create a free VoicePay account that makes use of their unique voice signatures. The account consists not only of an individual's voice biometrics but is linked to their credit cards and contains information about their purchasing history, trends, and location patterns. Once consumers have created an account, they can purchase products via VoicePay codes and a credit or debit card linked to their voice signatures.
The system will remove the need for customers to enter card information over the phone, assuaging fears of identity theft, cutting down transaction time, and giving a medium by which advertising statistics can be better tracked and measured.
"The voice signature comprises a number of different components," say
s Nick Ogden, founder of VCG. "It comprises a probability engine, i.e. is this person likely to be doing this type of transaction at this moment in time?...We then have a series of other checks...and then we add in, on top of all that, the use voice biometrics."
According to Ogden, consumers will be prompted to enter the VoicePay product code and state their names, as the locations of their phones and other account information is ascertained and checked.
"The final part is we ask them to give us a voice signature," Ogden says. "We've already checked their voice biometric when they first told us their name, so we already have a probability score on the identity of the person."
Depending on the type of transaction and the probability score generated by the dynamic risk engines running in real time, the final biometric sample-where the customer is asked to say "voice signature"-is tuned and tightened in relation to the level of accuracy that the risk rules require from a specific customer for a specific type of transaction.
Ogden says that if the voice biometric doesn't match or if the system suspects fraud, the call is ended and the system dials back the phone from which the call originated.
"That completely messes up anybody who is trying to do a recording...because they're not expecting that to happen," Ogden says. "It also fixes SIM spoofing issues...By doing all of that, we can achieve a 99.6 percent first-time authorization rate."
The service costs roughly $234 (£150) per year for businesses, with no transaction charges for the first $15,600 (£10,000) in sales. The VoicePay network already covers more than 50 countries, is fully integrated with Visa and MasterCard, and supports any type of payment, including e-commerce and mobile commerce.
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Written on 3:14 AM by AKS
Biometric access safe allows you to store small precious items at home as well as in office. You can store your personal documents, medicines, firearms, rare collectables, fine jewelry… anything that you can fit into the cast aluminum and steel case. What make it more safer and reliable than the traditional safes is its biometric technology that allows you to open this safe based on your unique biometric print. The biometric access safes can store finger prints of more than one person so that several members of a family or staffs of a office can access the safe. Safe may be bolted to the floor, and it meets strict government standards for fingerprint identification and National Institute of Science and Technology standards.
Common Features of Biometric Access Safe:
Fingerprint Biometric Swipe Sensor
Automatically Recognizes Up to 50 Fingerprints
Perfect for Guns, Prescription Medicines, Documents, etc
No wiring required
Large enough to store 2 or more handguns
Quick Access - Can Be Mounted in a Vehicle or Closet
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Written on 1:03 AM by AKS
Our dependency on electronics items is regularly increasing with a rapid pace. With the enhancing dependency on electronics, we need to assure the security of electronic data. Electronic credentials ranging from passports to national ID cards are making next generation debuts in many parts of the world. More number of countries are moving forward with electronic passports containing biometric fingerprint data for extended access control. Along with that a large number of government & private organizations have also adhered to this idea.
These huge number of applications demand one common thing that is a powerful contactless smart IC. A smart IC with improved memory capabilities and faster computing speed is better equipped to handle the data storage, processing and security demands of these second generation implementations.
In future the following IC's technologies need to be integrated with the biometric or other electronic security to match.
FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory): FRAM, the next-generation of embedded IC memory, writes data almost 1,000 times faster than the more commonly used EEPROM and accesses data 3 times faster. It requires only 1.5 volts to write. FRAM has 100 trillion write and read cycles and provides a 10-year data retention at 185 degrees Fahrenheit.
130 Nanometer Production: Double the amount of circuitry can be fixed on the chip in a given unit area using the 130 nm process node as compared to the 180 nm process node typically used to make smart ICs currently. It can be used to place more memory within smaller ICs using less power than can be achieved using traditional embedded memory technology approaches.
Unified Cryptographic Engine: It includes symmetric cryptography, necessary encryption and decryption capabilities and public key functionality that enables advanced authentication. An unified cryptographic engine delivers faster performance through separate, dual-core data encryption standard co-processors, which enables symmetric calculations to happen simultaneously.
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Written on 1:48 AM by AKS
A biometric passport is a combination of a paper and electronic identity document that used to authenticate the citizenship of travelers. The biometric passport is valid for 5 years for first time applicants, compared to 10 years passports without biometric features. The biometric passport is planned to have digital imaging and fingerprint biometrics placed on the radio frequency identification chip. A biometric passport uses the most advanced technology to verify a person's identity, looking the same as a regular passport, with the exception of the computer chip on the photo page.
Passports and ID cards are unlikely to actually use most the thirteen biometric indicators the government proposes to collect on all citizens. Passports are to be now based on biometric testing, and the passport's critical information is stored on a tiny RFID computer chip, much like how information is stored on smartcards.
Biometric passports first appeared in Belgium around the in 2004, putting the country a pio
neer in the field. Biometric passports cannot be changed due to information only being able to be written to it once. Biometrics automates the process that verifies an individual's identity based on their physical characteristics. Biometrics included in a static chip provides a means by which the identity of visitors maybe verified, and hinders entry by imposters and the use of fraudulent documents. Further advances in biometrics technology are growing all the time.
Biometric passport is a technology advancement that will spread across the world, and countries that have not adopted it will be alienated from rest of the world. The biometric passport is believed to be as a foolproof method to stop passport cheats in their tracks. A biometric passport is takes a scanned information of your photograph and stores it in a chip which isbuilt into the passport itself. The DNA biometric passport is in development and has yet to be implemented fully, and governments that wish to implement it need to plan to ensure a smooth transition from the present system to the new system.
Source:Ezine Articles
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Written on 3:38 AM by AKS
Orlando, FL December 18, 2008 -- Best-in-class fingerprint authentication hardware manufacturer and network security solution provider Zvetco Biometrics today announced the Verifi M5000 USB Fingerprint Reader. The Verifi M5000 is a sleek and powerful new design, expanding the capabilities of Zvetco's award-winning Verifi fingerprint readers. The M5000 is a heavy duty fingerprint readers, designed to be depoloyed in harsh environments. Like the P5000 on which it is based, the M5000 can handle the largest one-to-many (1:N) identification schemes, in government, enterprise or Web transactions. It features a high-resolution UPEK large area silicon sensor that captures larger and more detailed fingerprint images, making them suitable for large scale searches.
"Zvetco's M5000 provides a perfect biometric tool for military, police and and government agencies where identifying unique individuals from within extremely large databases is the requirement, often in harsh environments." said Zavi Cohen, CEO of Zvetco Biometrics. "Zvetco's new Verifi M5000 fingerprint reader features a unique case design which is not only waterproof but can be mounted in kiosk, Nema enclosures , police cars and on door jams. It uses significantly larger sensor that captures more minutia points from the fingerprint image, ensuring the highest accuracy match for every user. This technology introduces a cost-effective solution for one-to-many authentication and complements FIPS-201 deployments with quick and accurate identification of an individual fingerprint from within even the largest government or enterprise database."
Zvetco's Verifi M5000 is also an ideal companion solution to Zvetco's P5000, the ideal solution for protecting desktops and helping network security everywhere. The P5000 is designed to facilitate government logical access -- the protection of personal computers and electronic data to help prevent the inside threat.
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Written on 5:30 AM by AKS
The numerous instances of keys snatching and stealing will no more help thieves to get away with the cars. To start the cars they will have to scan the finger of authorised person at first.
Fed up of increasing risk of car theft, the auto manufacturers have come up with the unique idea of introducing biometric security access to the cars. With the increasing use of biometric technology in electronics products, it was just a matter of time to enter in auto sector.
Biometric technology products like Biometric Immobiliser, developed by Automotive Technology Research and Development (ATRD) is an attempt to minimize the risk of your car theft. After installing his device in your car, you don't need only car keys but the immobiliser ask you to scan the valid finger before activating the ignition.
For adding this feature you would require only a small dashboard mounted touchpad- that scan the finger and match it with the biometric record stored in the immobiliser's memory. Unless the two records match it won't allow the engine to fire.
To suit the purpose of family cars this technology can be programmed to register multiple fingerprints. That will allow more than one person to get access to the cars.
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Written on 4:24 AM by AKS
Now you don't need to fed complex & tough-to-remember passwords to get access to your laptop. Just press your finger and login to your account. Repetitive changing of passwords in your laptop as well as in mind will no more irk you. It has all been possible due to the biometric technology.
A large number of business laptops manufacturers are using this technology. Such laptops come with built-in fingerprint scanners, which scans your fingerprint and allow access to the authorized users only. These biometric security enabled laptops are quite convenient to handle. Employees need only swipe their fingers across the sensor to login. It is of great help to the business managers because even if the laptop is lost or get in wrong hands, they will not be able to login to your account and get access to your data.
Advantages of Biometric Security
The most prominent benefit of using biometric security system is that employees will entirely get rid of password system. It is quite a tough task for organizations to change passwords frequently. Employees forget their password and log themselves out of the system. To log back in they need IT help-desk leading to time consuming calls. To get out of this problem they often write password on a piece of paper and put it under keyboard or notebook thus increasing the risk of getting in wrong hands.
The use of biometric security enabled laptop and other devices would solve such problems and save administration and user assistance costs.
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Corporate Safe Specialists (CSS) announces a significant upgrade to the MenuSOS software module for its Kiosk safe. The CSS Kiosk software platform has been upgraded to include .net framework 3.05, Windows Presentation and Communications Foundations (WPF and WCF) and SQL Express.
