bioMetrx acquires Orlando's Sequiam Biometrics (TechJournal South)
ORLANDO, FL -New York-based bioMetrx, OTCBB: BMRX), which sells biometrics products, has acquired the assets of Sequiam, an Orlando-based former competitor in a stock transaction. Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Announces Resignation of Dr. Mario Ehlers as Chief Medical Officer (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Pacific Biometrics, Inc., a leading provider of specialized central laboratory and contract research services, disclosed today that Mario Ehlers, MD, PhD, has resigned his position as chief medical officer of the company, effective August 22, 2008. Dr. Beyond Fingerprinting: Is Biometrics the Best Bet for Fighting Identity Theft? (Scientific American)
If you are like many people, navigating the complexities of everyday life depends on an array of cards and passwords that confirm your identity. But lose a card, and your ATM will refuse to give you money. Forget a password, and your own computer may balk at your command. Allow your cards or passwords to fall into the wrong hands, and what were intended to be security measures can become the ... Philippines Pension Scheme Uses Voice Biometrics ePaynews.com (ePaynews)
Aug 18 2008 : The Philippines government has rolled out voice biometric technology for its GSIS ( Government Service Insurance System ) pension payments service. All you need to say is hello (Deccan Herald)
In a few years time, many of the banks in India are expected to use voice as a means of identifying a person; and on the basis of it, letting him/her operate his/her account using the Internet or mobile phone. Speech biometrics, a new technology that understands the uniqueness of a persons voice, offers us the promise of sophisticated and secured bank transaction. Daon Achieves Oracle Certified Partner Status (Centre Daily Times)
Daon, a leading provider of identity assurance software announced today that the company has become a Certified Partner in the Oracle(R) PartnerNetwork. Daon's award-winning biometrics platform integrates seamlessly with Oracle's identity management suite, providing for tighter credentialing and logical access control, and is also integrated with Oracle's Siebel, providing strong identity ... Peter Cochrane's Blog: Bordering on stupidity (Silicon.com)
Are electronic passports up to the job? MasterCard Launches Malaysian Debit Card The Edge Financial Daily (ePaynews)
Aug 22 2008 : MasterCard Worldwide has teamed up with five local banks to launch MasterCard-branded debit cards in Malaysia. The banks launching MasterCard debit cards are Affin Bank, EON Bank, Public Bank, RHB Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia. Homeland Security Explores Ambitious Plan to Collect More Personal Data From Foreign Travelers (US News & World Report)
The department will try to gather biometric data on all departing foreigners without causing delays. Hirsch Electronics VP Honored by Security Industry Association (SIA) (Centre Daily Times)
The Security Industry Association (SIA), the largest international trade association representing electronic and physical security product manufacturers, specifiers, and service providers, recently honored Rob Zivney, vice president of marketing, Hirsch Electronics, with the SIA Statesman Award for his work on Personal Identity Verification (PIV) related issues and recent congressional ...
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