Serbia orders integrated ID system

The Republic of Serbia has ordered a US$21 million integrated identification system that will be used for both criminal and civil identification purposes. The system will include an automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS), facial and photo imaging and livescan fingerprint and palmprint scanning technologies.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security news.     

Government vote for optical cards

The Italian Government has awarded Drexler Technology Corporation an initial US$2.4 million order to supply combined optical memory chip cards for use as Italy’s national ID card. Called the Carta d’Identita Elettronica (CIE), they represent the first use of a LaserCard national identification card within the European Union. The citizen’s demographics, colour photograph, digitised signature, and other biometrics, such as the holder’s fingerprint, are to be contained in the optical memory stripe.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.     

Touch and go shopping for Washington,DC

Thousands of consumers at retail outlets throughout Washington, DC will soon have the option of paying for goods and services using fingerprint technology. BioPay and Hypercom Corporation have teamed up to roll out the technology in an initial deployment to almost two dozen outlets.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security news.     

Korean customers pay with their fingers

In a bid to increase customer convenience and security, Korean discount store LG Mart has begun using a fingerprint payment system to remove the need for customers to use credit cards in the settlement process. The system has already been installed at two stores and will be rolled out to further outlets in the near future.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.     

One million sensors sold

A significant milestone has been reached by silicon fingerprint sensor provider AuthenTec as it announced the shipment of its one millionth sensor — the first in the industry to do so, the supplier claims. The sensor was shipped to Targus Group International, a provider of mobile lifestyle solutions, and will be embedded into its DEFCON Authenticator suite of notebook security products.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.     

VOICE.TRUST emerges onto European scene

German provider of speaker authentication solutions VOICE.TRUST has formalised its partnership with US company SpeechWorks International. The company, which was launched in 2000, uses SpeechWorks’ SpeechSecure speaker verification technology at the heart of its biometric-based authentication solution VOICE.TRUST Server.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news     

Identix expected to ‘perform’

A comprehensive report into the make up and performance of Identix has been released by Morgan Keegan’s equity research division. The report gives the fingerprint and facial recognition technology supplier a positive write up, and believes the company will perform in line with the S&P 500 over the next six months — and that it will outperform the growth of the biometrics industry as a whole.Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news     

Healthcare campus gets a helping hand

Rex Healthcare in North Carolina, USA, is using hand geometry technology to help heighten security for patients and 3500 employees at its main hospital campus.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security news.     

Imagis to acquire Briyante

Facial recognition technology vendor Imagis Technologies has concluded negotiations and entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Briyante, a database and application development company.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security news.     

Precise Biometrics makes agreements

Following a successful working partnership, Precise Biometrics and Schlumberger have renewed an existing technical agreement and detailed how the companies will work closer in the future.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news     

Afghan project identifies 150,000 refugees,cuts abuse of system

More than 150,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan registered their iris patterns as identification during their return journey to Afghanistan over the last year, the UN Refugee Agency has announced.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security news.     

Cross credentialing test to begin

A prototype system designed to recognise dissimilar ID credentials presented by visitors to US military and defence industry facilities is to be tested following a contract award to Northrop Grumman Corporation. Alongside the US Defense Department’s Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Northrop Grumman’s Information Technology (IT) and Mission Systems sectors will lead a team developing the Defense Cross-credentialing Identification System (DCIS).Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news     

Match on card system for IT security

Swedish data security company Comex Electronics has teamed up with French smart card developer Oberthur Card Systems and Fingerprint Cards to develop an IT security system based on smart card and finger pattern verification.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news     

New tech on the way

Two futuristic developments caught the eye in the last month, one of which is a new biometric, while the other is a technology which could prove to be interesting for image capture in the biometric industry.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.     

Viisage secures US$7 million from Lau

Lau Technologies has provided US$7 million in debt financing to Viisage Technology. Under the terms of the agreement, the extra money is to be used by Viisage as working capital and for other general corporate purposes.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news     

Bioscrypt aims for year-end profit

Fingerprint technology provider Bioscrypt has reported strong second quarter results, with its revenue growing by 60% over the same period last year. The company also announced a series of high-profile contract wins to complement its good financial showing.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.     

DICUT snaps up Aurora

DICUT, a US security solutions provider, has snapped up Aurora Biometrics as well as its founder, Helena Wisniewski. According to DICUT, the acquisition complements its product range, making it a one-stop shop for physical, logical and biometric security.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.     

Characterization of low-molecular-weight-glutenin subunit genes from the D-genome of Triticum aestivum,Aegilops crassa,Ae. cylindrica and Ae. tauschii

Twenty low-molecular-weight-glutenin subunit (LMW-GS) gene sequences from the D-genome from Aegilops crassa (2n = 4x = 28), Ae. cylindrica (2n = 4x = 28), Ae. tauschii (2n = 2x = 14) and Triticum aestivum (2n = 6x = 42) were obtained using five sets of specific allele primer pairs. Only the sequences of the first primer pair were complete coding sequences (cds) of LMW-GS, and had 305, 304, 306 and 305 LMW-m amino acid residues in Ae. crassa, Ae. cylindrica, Ae. tauschii and T. aestivum, respectively. The repetitive domain and repeat motif numbers of all LMW glutenin subunits showed eight conserved cysteine residues that lead to the same functional activity in different genome. Based on DNA and predicted protein sequences, phylogenetic trees for all sets of sequences were drawn. At the DNA level, the species closest to T. aestivum for the second, third, fourth and fifth set of sequences were Ae. cylindrica, Ae. tauschii and Ae. crassa, respectively. At the protein level, the species closest to T. aestivum based on the first, second and fifth set of sequences were Ae. cylindrica, Ae. crassa and Ae. crassa, respectively. For other sets of sequences, bread wheat proved to be a distinct species. The LMW-GS gene sequences have been recorded in the GenBank with accession numbers JQ726549–JQ726568JQ726549JQ726550JQ726551JQ726552JQ726553JQ726554JQ726555JQ726556JQ726557JQ726558JQ726559JQ726560JQ726561JQ726562JQ726563JQ726564JQ726565JQ726566JQ726567JQ726568.     

Saflink bucks industry ‘bad news’ trend

Biometric middleware vendor Saflink has bucked the biometric industry’s current ‘bad news’ trend with a spate of good news stories which mark a turnaround in the company’s fortunes. Not so long ago the vendor had been on the brink of financial disaster but it has managed to pull itself around, even getting re-listed on Nasdaq’s SmallCap market at the end of April — a feat accomplished by very few in recent times.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.     

Identix aims to keep up its momentum

Between US$65 million and US$100 million in biometric contracts could be awarded before the end of 2003, according to Identix. Naturally, the company hopes to win a significant proportion of these deals, and believes its current ‘momentum’ will prove to be key.This is a short news story only. Visit www.compseconline.com for the latest computer security industry news.